Making Inventive Wooden Toys

27 Wild & Wacky Projects Ideal for STEAM Education

Bob Gilsdorf

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Fox Chapel Publishing
01 November 2018

Toys: making & decorating; Decorative wood & metalwork

What does woodworking have to do with physics and fun? You’re about to find out! Making Inventive Wooden Toys is filled with high-octane, exciting, and slightly wacky toys for kids and parents to build together. These creative projects combine ingenuity and woodworking with real-life lessons in science, technology, engineering, art, and math—aka STEAM. Have fun building 27 easy-to-make wooden action toys that can do extraordinary things, like the Desk Top Rocket, the Anti-Gravity Box, the Ping Pong Ball Explosion, the Gator Snap, or the Horizontal Wheel-Top Racer. You’ll find there’s a secret treasure buried deep within each project… as they bring science to life and actually demonstrate the laws of physics right before your eyes!

By: Bob Gilsdorf
Imprint: Fox Chapel Publishing
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 178mm,
ISBN: 9781565239487
ISBN 10: 1565239482
Pages: 184
Publication Date: 01 November 2018
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Bob Gilsdorf is a third-generation woodworker who is active in the Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts, and Young Life organizations. He lives in Colorado Springs, Colorado.