Easy Wood Carving for Children: Fun Whittling Projects for Adventurous Kids Woodcarving is an easy to learn and fun hobby for adventurous children and their parents. This bright and interesting introduction, from the author of Snitte: The Danish Art of Whittling, includes more than fifty activities at levels for beginners and experienced whittlers. Each project includes easy-to-follow instructions, illustrations, and diagrams, as well as inspiring full-color photographs. Along with their parents, children can craft a tumbling tower game, a toy racing car, a dolphin necklace, or even a handy coat hook! Included is a section on practical steps to get started and advice on knife safety with children. C O N T E N T S: Introduction Difficulty levels Whittling guidelines Getting started Finding a whittling knife Protective gear Wood Where to find fresh branches Dry wood Wood-carving techniques Whittling away from the body Whittling towards the body Practical tips Sharpening knives Saws and garden shears Splitting wood Colouring wood Sanding wood Carving seat Whittling and reading Animal figures Bird made from a single branch Bird with a feathery tail Bird made from the end of a branch Lifelike bird Pigs and dogs Fence with string or rails Dolphin Seal Snake Games Pig throwing Game pieces Tower of Hanoi The four confounding squares Toys Racing car Spinning tops Spinning top with handle and pull string Whittled top Acorn top Willow bark flute Weighing scales Theatre with figures A small theatre Sound sticks Building blocks Woodland landscape Ball-in-a-cage rattle Skier and drummer Jack in the box Seesaw toy Jewelry Sliding adjustable knot Heart pendant Sword pendant Dolphin pendant or earring Miniature rattle pendant Home and Garden Plant labels Stars Friendly will-o’-the-wisps Fir tree Picture frame Straw flowers Whittling bark Pulled fiber broom Kitchen roll holder Hollowing out a branch Egg cup Rings Refrigerator magnets Small signs Pencils Knobs and coat hooks Wall hooks Candlestick Key rings Crocodile clothes peg Shrunken box Marking gauge About the Author Frank Egholm is a lecturer, author and former woodwork teacher who worked for many years at the Rudolf Steiner School in Vordingborg, Denmark. He designs and develops his own wooden toys and games. Frank is married to the illustrator Lillian Egholm.