The Boy Mechanic Makes Toys

159 games, toys, and magic tricks- from the editors of Popular Mechanics.

"So many projects, not enough time!"

It’s vintage fun! This Popular Mechanics' collection features unique toys and games that anyone with a basic tool kit will want to make. Charmingly designed to capture that old-fashioned flavor, every imaginative project remains as engaging today as ever, with its appeal fully intact. The many activites you'll find in this book will make everybody feel like a kid again. Send messages back and forth with a heliograph! Communicate to each other by using a cipher code!

Get a builder's club together. Have them make a child's playhouse. Donate it to the local orphanage or someone in need. Make a musical windmill for all to enjoy. Build a model airplane. How about putting a circular swing, hammock, or a sled together for outside activities? Play a new game called "bucket ball" indoors. It will be even more satisfying to play since your group has created it themselves.

272 pages.