Making Toy Horses at Clear Spring School

Making children's toys was a common educational sloyd activity first popularized by Eva Rodhe in Gothenburg in the late 1890's. These first grade students are making toy horses as part of an integrated learning social studies project. They are studying westward expansion. They will make the horse, a wagon, the contents for the wagon, imagine their traveling companions, write stories about their journey and even make the pens used to write letters home to family.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• horses
• toy making
• wood shop
• Clear Spring School
• Wisdom of the Hands
• first grade
• tools

[cicies15]

the kid in the blue shirt...well my dog looked at him like he was humpin something!

[29jug11]

Truly inspirational:

I am a professional Toy Maker/Teacher

This is just how practical crafts including woodworking should be taught to young children.

This way thy learn to respect sharp tools and a love for materials:

Also that not every toy is made from plastic or needs batteries:

My only critisism is that I would re-think the safety aspects of drilling the leg holes:

BRILLIANT!