The Playwork Book

A practical manual of simple, low-cost projects for children and caregivers, presenting step-by-step instructions and numerous diagrams for making toys, games, and play equipment from common household materials. It opens with an appeal to the creative inner life of children and the virtues of homemade amusements, then offers project-by-project guidance—woollen balls, ropes, dolls and furniture, whistles, kites, boats, model aeroplanes and more—focusing on clear techniques, material substitutions, and encouraging resourcefulness, craftsmanship, and imaginative, participatory play.