Category: Children

Paper hats were very popular in the early 1900s and women and children would often craft their temporary hats during the summer months. The following…

Being born in the seventies, I remember making these can telephones in school and at home for playtime with my friends. They are really simple…

The tinkling wind chime was a popular children’s craft project back in the 1970s. I was born in ’73 and I remember making this craft…

This craft project for making a toy farm  is similar to something I did with poster board for my kids. If your kids like playing…

The image below shows how to draw a German soldier. This image was originally published in 1909 and shows the general dress for German soldiers…

Drawing styles change from decade to decade, and this how to image on drawing a baseball player shows a style that was very unique to…

The paper doll below is of Mr. Pickwick, a character in Dickens’ The Pickwick Papers. It was published in 1913 and was meant for children…

In the 1980s, I collected cheap, plastic charms, jelly bracelets, and rocks. Today, my youngest child collects expensive junk bought inside surprise bags and large,…

Numerous strange baby devices came out in the early part of the 20th century, and nearly all of them looked like medieval torture devices. It…

The connect the dots below was originally published in 1913. At the time, connect the dots were seldom published in newspapers and they were not…