Toy Motor Boat – Homemade Boats for Kids
Homemade Boats for Kids – The toy motor-boat shown in Figs. 48 and 49 is propelled by a tin propeller run by a rubber-band motor. A handful of rubber-bands will cost only a few cents, and the rest of the…
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Aeroplane Model – How to Make Aeroplane Model
Model aeronautics has become nearly as popular as kite flying, and girls as well as boys have taken to building these unique air toys. The model aeroplane requires more work than ordinary kite construction. It also requires more patience and…
How to Make a Malay Kite – Homemade Kites
How to Make a Malay Kite – The Malay tailless kite is probably the most practical kind ever invented. It will fly in a wind that the tail variety could not withstand, and it will fly in a breeze too…
Homemade Wooden Toys – Eight-blade Windmill
The Eight-blade Windmill in Fig. 9 has a spool hub (Fig. 10), and blades made of cigar-box wood, shingles, tin, or cardboard (Fig. 11). Fig. 9.—An Eight-blade Windmill. You will see by Figs. 10 and 11 that the blades are…
Homemade Wooden Toys – Four-blade Windmill
The Four-blade Windmill shown in Fig. 6 has a hub 4 inches in diameter and 1 inch thick (Fig. 7).
How to Make a Windmill at Home for School Project – The Pinion-wheel Windmill
Learn how to make a windmill at home for a school project with this easy step-by-step guide. Create a functional pinion-wheel windmill using simple materials, perfect for science fairs, STEM activities, and classroom presentations. The Pinion-wheel Windmill in Fig. 4…
How to Make Paper Pinwheels – Homemade Toys
The Paper Pinwheel shown in Fig. 1 is one of the best whirlers ever devised. A slight forward thrust of the stick handle upon which it is mounted starts it in motion, and when you run with the stick extended…
How to Make a Kite for Kids Step by Step – A Vintage Tailless Kite Project
A Tailless Kite – The frame of a 3-ft. kite is made of two sticks, each 3 ft. long. These are tied together so that the cross stick will be at a distance of 15 percent of the full length…
How to Make a Flying Toy
How to Make a Flying Toy – A wing is made in the shape shown in Fig. 1 by cutting it from the large piece of an old tin can, after melting the solder and removing the ends. – –…
Rolling Can Toy – Handmade Toys for Kids
Secure a tin can, or a pasteboard box, about 2 in. in diameter and 2 in. or more in height. Punch two holes A, Fig. 1, in the cover and the bottom, 1/4 in. from the center and opposite each…