Part 1

Part I: Toys and Games

 

Young Imaginations get their greatest workouts from toys and games that they make themselves or with a little help from parents and educators. The simple but sturdy design of Ed Lewis’s “Fast Toy Wood Car” is a great example. You can make it with a few basic workshop tools and inexpensive materials; and it’s a perfect platform for putting imaginations to work on new designs and modifications.

Paul Rawlinson explains how to make a working miniature canon using party poppers. Gus Dassios provides instructions for a different kind of popper—one that will liven up your next board game. A design engineer by profession, ...

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