Book
Natural wooden toys : 75 easy-to-make and kid-safe designs to inspire imaginations & creative play / Erin Freuchtel-Dearing. --
Record details
- ISBN: 156523524X (pbk.)
- ISBN: 9781565235243 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: 183 p. : col. ill.
- Publisher: East Petersburg, PA : Fox Chapel Pub., c2011.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Includes index. |
| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 23.95 |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Wooden toy making. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stroud Branch | 745.592 Fre | 31681002316735 | NONFICPBK | Available | - |
As a stay-at-home mom with two young children, Erin Freuchtel-Dearingâs concerns about the low level of play and imagination in many commercial toys led her to purchase a scroll saw and start making wooden toys from scratch. Her previous experience with a sewing machine made the transition to the scroll saw effortless! Erin began selling her creative, colorful, and child-safe toys on Etsy.com. Chosen from over 2000 applicants to become a part of Etsy's 25-member Second Community Council, she represents the areas of toys and woodworking. As Erin put it, âI am evidence that your typical mom with very little familiarity with power tools can learn to make simple, safe, creative, open-ended wooden toys for their children.â Her work has been featured prominently in the Philadelphia Inquirer, Parents magazine, and Lucky Kids magazine.
Erin Freutchel-Dearing is a stay-at-home mom with two young children. Concerns about the safety of her children's toys, as well as the low level of play and imagination they were promoting, led her to purchase a scroll saw on Craigslist and learn to make wooden toys from scratch. Her previous experience with a sewing machine made the transition to the scroll saw effortless. She began selling her creative, colorful, and child-safe toys on Etsy.com. She was chosen from over 2000 applicants to become a part of Etsy's 25-member Second Community Council and represents the areas of toys and woodworking. As Erin put it, "I am evidence that your typical mom with very little familiarity with power tools can learn to make simple, safe, creative, open-ended wooden toys for their children."
