The Magic Square puzzle originated in China more than 3,000 years ago.
Toys / Puzzles
Canadian Woodworking toy and puzzle articles feature safe, fun projects, clever designs, and step-by-step guidance for creating engaging wooden toys and puzzles for children and the young at heart.
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This is a simple, yet entertaining puzzle. The object of the puzzle is to make the bird and fish shapes from pieces of the egg.
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Making beautiful boomerangs – part 2
This is the final part of our two-part article on making laminated boomerangs.
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Wooden tops have fascinated children down through the ages with their mystifying ability to defy the laws of gravity. Who knew that physics could be so much fun?
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Place a dime in the hole of the coin block. When you push the coin block into the wooden pocket, the dime disappears.
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Making beautiful boomerangs – part 1
This is the first part of a two-part article on making laminated boomerangs.
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Could there be a more interesting gift than a secret compartment and hidden treasure?
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The seven shapes in this puzzle represent all the ways three or four cubes can be arranged, other than in a straight line.
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Keep your child entertained with this activity centre. Tape paper to it, stock it with paints and crayons and let them be creative.
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This is a “put-together” puzzle made up of two identical pieces that, when placed together, make a pyramid or tetrahedron (a 3-sided pyramid).
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Here is a cool toy that you can build over a few evenings or on the weekend.
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The object of this puzzle is to make up five shapes with the four pieces.
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This is a fun project that is easy to make and will create lots of laughs at a party. It has been around for many years and has been called many names.
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This puzzle not only challenges you to separate the three pieces but to re assemble them as well.
