Small Schoolhouse

Homemade Toys   How often have you seen this happen around the holidays? The parents have spent a small fortune on the latest, greatest toy . After a few grins and giggles, the parents take the toy out of its huge box and proceed to put it together. In the meantime, the child finds the box to be quite fascinating. By the time the toy is fully put together, the child is so'm ' engrossed in the box that he or she has no desire to play with the expensive toy . Homemade Toys Homemade Toys Homemade Toys Homemade Toys This scenario is replayed in house after house across the country. The lesson is, children are easily entertained and homemade toys can be created from every day materials that can easily keep their attention. Here are some ideas for easy to create homemade toys . One idea fora homemade toy is a cardboard box car. Take a large cardboard box and cut a hole in the top and cut out the bottom. Decorate it like a car, using paper pl...