Thursday, September 9, 2010
Toy Swing Set
Jack and Tess have always loved swings. One of their favorite activities in my art room is swinging the climbing gorilla toy that I made over a year ago. So now I've added another swing to the mix. A very simple one using bent wire and wood scrap. I made it so the guy comes off, so part of the fun is just getting him into the seat. It actually swings for quite awhile. I was surprised.
Very cute!
ReplyDeleteWonderful idea! I discovered your blog a few weeks ago and scrolled back all the way to the first post because I couldn't get enough seeing all this nice simple things :) Great! Kind regards, Katrin
ReplyDeleteBeautiful funny toy!
ReplyDeleteThe best thing about seeing the projects you put up here is watching how they come to life in Jack's and Tess's hands. : )
ReplyDeleteLove this swing!
ReplyDeleteEverytime I come here... It's full of "Bonheur"... Using small things for mervellous game ! Thanks !
ReplyDeleteLove your work :)
ReplyDeleteThanks everyone!
ReplyDeletefridica - Yes! That's the fun part isn't it! I love seeing how they react to the different toys and how they choose to play with them.
That is seriously incredible. I adore it. What lucky lucky kids. Is that band-aid because he was hammering something he shouldn't have been?! Divine. Pruxxx
ReplyDeleteFlotsam Friends - Ha, thanks. No, the band-aid is actually for a rock and roll guitar blister. He recently got out an old guitar that I made in college (I'll probably post it on the blog soon) and has been strumming it like crazy! Awesome.
ReplyDeleteThis is so cool! All of the toys you design make my husband and I extra excited for when our baby becomes a kid. Thank you so much for sharing!
ReplyDeletewhat an awesome little swing set!
ReplyDeleteAnd if you see jack's face it's pretty serious business. Looks great, thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteamazing!
ReplyDeleteNo need to have children eyes to love being here.
ReplyDeleteIt's allways a great pleasure for me.
Christian
You are very abrupt! I in delight!
ReplyDeleteSuch fun! This reminds me of the Alexander Calder exhibit I saw with my 3yo a few months back at the Seattle Art Museum. There was a great video of tiny wire/wood moving sculptures he made into a little circus - acrobats, horses pulling carts, belly dancers. http://www.seattleartmuseum.org/exhibit/exhibitDetail.asp?eventID=16552
ReplyDeleteThanks everybody!
ReplyDeleteMrs. LIAYF - Yes, I'm a huge Calder fan. That Seattle exhibit was awesome wasn't it! I took the train there and back all in one day just to go see it.
OH MY GOD! YOu are TALENTED.. beautiful work.. I love your blog..
ReplyDeleteWhere have you been all my life?! Just kidding (but only a little).
ReplyDeleteI just discovered your blog today, and I love the creativity and simplicity. Thanks for sharing with the rest of us!
Love it :-) Can I ask what sort of wire you use? What gauge is it?
ReplyDeleteThanks everyone!
ReplyDeleteMatthew - I think this was a combo of 22-gauge wire (you can find at a craft store) and er 308L welding rod, which can be found at welding supply stores. Wire is really inexpensive, so just go to a craft store or home supply store and buy a few different gauges and try them out. It's really fun!