I have added a new link to one of my favorite sites in the Oh the Places You Will Go section. Titled, Make Toys with Your Printer, it will take you to the Toymaker! This is a website where you can print out all sorts of unique and original paper projects that turn into neat toys when you cut glue and bend them into their proper proportions. I love paper and I love toys and gadgets so this is a perfect combination for me.
I have enjoyed Marilyn's creations over the years and I hope you who are reading this page will have fun with it too. Browse around, read her journal, and if you enjoy her toys tell her "thanks." Of course you can always buy her book... maybe a nice gift for a printerless friend. I found the site one day, long ago, when I came across the Esther puppet show material.
I really enjoyed the paper puppets and dolls and the little peek a boo scene in a box. For puppets and dolls there is the Three Billy Goats Gruff and The Three Bears, the bears look more like clowns, so when I made them I cut off the hats. I like the panda palace, wind boats and spinners too. There really is so much here to like. I appreciate this lady's creativity, her use of color and her generosity in making such cool little things available... for free. You can always send her money of course... but she really does offer it all for free and for your enjoyment. You may need to purchase some cardstock for some projects.
For grown up toys she offers some pretty gift boxes and various holiday goods...(Note: for all religious persuasions.) She is into dragony things too, (as you will see.)
I do not know Marilyn personally, but I have emailed her a few" thank you"s over the years. She often writes back too. I like that she is personable and I am on her mailing list too, which often has some artsy surprises for readers. She only sends them out from time to time.
My printer is broken at the moment so I am a little jealous as I write this... ENJOY!
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