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101 Clever Creations from Everyday Items HEATHER SWAIN A PERIGEE BOOK 101 Clever Creations from Everyday Items HEATHER SWAIN A PERIGEE BOOK A PERIGEE BOOK Published by the Penguin Group Penguin Group (USA) Inc. 375 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014, USA Penguin Group (Canada), 90 Eglinton Avenue East, Suite 700, Toronto, Ontario M4P 2Y3, Canada (a division of Pearson Penguin Canada Inc.) Penguin Books Ltd., 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL, England Penguin Group Ireland, 25 St. Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2, Ireland (a division of Penguin Books Ltd.) Penguin Group (Australia), 250 Camberwell Road, Camberwell, Victoria 3124, Australia (a division of Pearson Australia Group Pty. Ltd.) Penguin Books India Pvt. Ltd., 11 Community Centre, Panchsheel Park, New Delhi—110 017, India Penguin Group (NZ), 67 Apollo Drive, Rosedale, North Shore 0632, New Zealand (a division of Pearson New Zealand Ltd.) Penguin Books (South Africa) (Pty.) Ltd., 24 Sturdee Avenue, Rosebank, Johannesburg 2196, South Africa Penguin Books Ltd., Registered Offices: 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL, England While the author has made every effort to provide accurate telephone numbers and Internet addresses at the time of publication, neither the publisher nor the author assumes any responsibility for errors, or for changes that occur after publication. Further, the publisher does not have any control over and does not assume any responsibility for author or third-party websites or their content. Copyright © 2010 by Heather Swain Text design by Pauline Neuwirth All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, scanned, or distributed in any printed or electronic form without permission. Please do not participate in or encourage piracy of copyrighted materials in violation of the author’s rights. Purchase only authorized editions. PERIGEE is a registered trademark of Penguin Group (USA) Inc. The “P” design is a trademark belonging to Penguin Group (USA) Inc. First edition: July 2010 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Swain, Heather, 1969– Make these toys : 101 clever creations from everyday items / Heather Swain. p. cm. Includes index. ISBN 1-101-18392-6 1. Toy making. I. Title. TT174.S86 2010 745.592'4—dc22 2010002461 For Clementine and Graham Acknowledgments I could no more write this book without the following people in my life than I could make a mini-marshmallow popper without paper cups and balloons: ◆ Barbara Swain—creative, resourceful mom who taught me the art of playing ◆ Richard Swain—supportive father who loves to save a buck ◆ Dan Vonnegut—husband who doesn’t mind when I make a mess because he believes (even before I do) that I’ll make something interesting ◆ Clementine and Graham—kids who fill my day with wonder and are the inspiration for everything I make ◆ Lucinda Brown—former fluids gal whose engineering background was indispensable to the creation of the windup toys ◆ Stephanie Kip-Rostan—superagent who helped form the idea for this book ◆ Monika Verma—superagent’s right-hand gal who keeps track of all the details ◆ Meg Leder—editor extraordinaire who made this book possible ◆ Perigee staff—the people who turned the idea into reality ◆ Becky, Em, and LJ—my playmates and personal cheerleaders who keep me sane when all my screws have fallen under the table and I can’t find the glue stick v Contents Introduction Axi Cardboard Box Projects A29 How to Use This Book Axiv Box Barn with Cork Horses A 31 Materials List Axvi Bigfoot Box Shoes A 34 Cereal Box Façade Town A 35 Balloon Projects A1 Bunny Wagon A 38 Human Habitrail A 40 Bobble-Head Balloons A 2 Castle with a Drawbridge A 42 Balloon Barbershop A 3 Collapsible Big Box Playhouse A 45 Mini-Marshmallow Popper A 4 Rocket Ship A 50 Balloon Balls A 6 Twirly Whirly A 56 Punch Ball A 7 Hot-Air Balloon A 8 Clothespin Projects A59 Zip-Line Balloon Racer A 10 Clothespin People A 60 Cardboard Tube Projects A13 Clothespin Fairies A 61 Hungry Platypus A 63 Goofy Glasses with Fake Eyes A 14 Piano A 66 Indoor Tennis, Anyone? A 15 Kaleidoscope A 17 Craft Stick Projects A69 Nesting Dolls A 20 Pull-Along Snake or Millipede A 21 One-String Bass A 70 Talking Finger Puppet A 22 Opera Singers A 72 Trombone A 24 Bendy Ballerina and Her Foldable Stage A 74 Tubular Drums A 26 vii Drink Container Projects A79 Poster Board and Foam Board Projects A121 Simple Milk Carton Boat A 80 Simple Milk Carton Sailboat A 81 Thaumatrope Name Spinner A 122 Balloon-Powered Boat A 82 Beady Eyes Balancer A 124 Propeller Boat A 84 Cutout Dress-Up Dolls A 125 Rice Hunt A 86 Misfit Marionettes A 126 Soda Bottle and Rolling Pin No-Sew Butterfly Wings A 128 Bowling Alley A 87 Geo Board A 131 Teeny Tiny Air Rocket A 88 Loom A 132 Stacking Box Face Puzzle A 135 Fabric Projects A91 Jingle Jumpers A 92 Rubber Band Projects A139 Sock Baby A 93 Chair Leg Catapult A 140 Dress-Up Doll Frame A 94 Come Back, Ralphie Rolling No-Sew Felt Coin Purse A 97 Dog A 142 Cornhole A 100 Rubber Band and Pencil Mallet A 144 Felt Bakery Sugar Cookie Violin A 145 Factory A 102 Shoe Box Guitar A 147 Felt Bakery Easy-as-Pie A 104 Banjo A 149 Felt Bakery Decorate-a-Cake Kit A 106 Spool Projects A153 Pizzeria A 108 Rolling Dogs A 154 Master of Disguises A 112 Sneaky Windup Mouse A 155 No-Sew T-Shirt Doll A 115 Helicopter A 157 Secret Cave A 117 Fairy-Go-Round A 161 Castle Curtain A 119 Shoe Box Baby Carriage A 164 viii
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