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The Santa Claus Fortune Teller below was originally published in a Louisiana newspaper back in 1888. Instructions read: In the system of the astrologers, the…

The following wreath embroidery pattern was originally published in 1911 in The Washington Herald. The text that accompanied the pattern reads: This little wreath is…

How do you like these old fashioned snow plows? The look like devices for an extreme workout club, but this is how the boys of…

The article was originally published in 1921 and it describes how to make plant protectors as well as a watering can out of a large…

The instructions below were originally published in 1921 for making a bird house for martins. A Martin House The roof is built in sections so…

Have you ever wanted to build a bluebird house for the birds out back? These instructions for a bird house were originally published in 1921…

The following instructions for building a packing case dog house were originally published in 1912. The dog house itself is made from a wooden packing…

Have you ever wanted to build a tree club house? So have we, and some of us remember the dinky, unsafe club houses our parents…

Water makes a fun activity for kids and back in the early 1900s, the toy water motor kept kids busy for hours. Maybe it was…

Parents and kids of the past often built their own entertainment, such as this wagon with a sail, called a sail wagon. It looks dangerous…