Ideas for making your own toys


	Ideas for making your own toys

bignosemousie

8-18-2007 3:01 PM

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toys, create, crafts, kids

bignosemousie says:

Angry Chicken gives instructions for making these toys at the links. Let's take the scary and dangerous out of toys.

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8-19-2007 10:37 AM

haraya

We can also make our own action figures

8-19-2007 10:46 AM

dfiskey

these links are great-- and obviously a major comfort in knowing they are safe. thanks.

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