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 From Handicrafts for the Handicapped , a set of paper animals for a sick or invalid child to cut out and play with - in the days when Mamma...

  From the 1960 edition of McCall's Golden Do-it Book , here are some beginner, straight-line knitting projects and quick to make. This ...

  From a great and fun book called The Woman's Day Book of Gifts To Make , published in the mid-1970s (which is when I think home crafti...

  From Make it From Odds 'n' Ends , published in 1973 by the Pack O' Fun people, a variety of jewelry, pendants and earrings to ...

  From The Boy Mechanic: Book II , a free download from the Internet Archive , dating back to a time when your house might have one or two s...

 

It was much better to imagine men in some smokey room somewhere, made mad and cynical by privilege and power, plotting over brandy.  You had...

  This is an example of what boys were expected to be able to accomplish, perhaps with a bit of help from Dad or the shop teacher.  From Pop...

Subtitled Tales of Fun and Fancy , with illustrators that include Arthur Rackham and Harry Rountree. A free download from Project Gutenberg.

 He went as Fluffy the 3-Headed Dog and I was Hagrid.  Half the second grade came as Ron, Harry or Hermione, so he had his picture taken a l...

  Next Friday the elementary school where the Little Man and I volunteer is having a "Dress Up As Your Favorite Book Character" da...

Some holiday designs to trace, from the McCall's Giant Golden Book , published 1953.  Available as an online loan from the Internet Arch...

 Another gift idea, this one from William Hennessey's book Things for Boys and Girls to Make .  Available as a online loan from the Inte...

  Sneaky disguises to cut out and wear, from the McCall's Golden Book, 1953 edition.  This, alas, is not one of the ones you can downloa...

 

 Intended as a project for kids, not adults, this comes from Things for Boys and Girls to Make , 1954, by William Hennessey. Another downloa...

 A pretty beaded chain from Work and Play for Little Girls by Hedwig Levi.  Full instructions are in the book at the Internet Archive.

Instructions on how to make frills, plaits, roses, rosebuds, daisies, and any number of other trimmings beloved by early 20th century seamst...

Millions of Cats , by Wanda Ga'g, published 1928.  Available as a free download from Project Gutenberg .