Easy-to-make projects for wooden toys, with simple instructions and tools and materials lists 75 patterns from fairy tales, the forest, the farm, the ocean, and the city, most provided at full-size Kid-safe finishes you can make at home from natural ingredients like berries, spices, and vegetables Beginner-friendly introduction covers the basics, wood selection, cutting tips, and more Self-taught author provides accessible, easy to follow content that makes woodworking simple With this book of scroll saw patterns, making handmade wooden toys is child's play! Author Erin Freuchtel-Dearing, a stay-at-home mom who taught herself to make wood toys without any prior woodworking experience, shows you how to make 75 simple and charming wooden toys using just a scroll saw and a few simple tools. Her toy designs are so easy to make that your children and grandchildren can help to create and decorate them! Rounded corners, food-coloring finishes, and natural materials make the toys safe for kids and toddlers. "I am evidence," Erin says, "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." Her work has been featured prominently in The Philadelphia Inquirer, Parents magazine, and Lucky Kids magazine.