How to Make Wooden Tools For Kids the Easy Way

Do you want to experience one of the most amazing feelings in all of woodworking? Then you need to start making things for kids. When I made a set of wooden tools for my son, he was so happy to start playing with them. The feeling it gave me is not something that can be described. It has to be felt.
How to Make Tools for Kids
The first set I made for him was only a few tools. But, he had so much fun with them that I was quickly designing an entire matching set. The whole 20+ piece set, and a farm style tool box are covered in the woodworking notebook.
Kids love wooden toys. They also love to use their imagination as they play. When you make wooden tools for a child, they also get to learn about tools as they use their imaginations. This is a double bonus.
Having been a woodworker for a very long time, I always knew that I wanted to introduce my son to the craft as soon as I was able to.
He is just under two years old right now, and even though he doesn't know what most of these wooden tools are, he still enjoys playing with them. It also allows me to begin showing him things that have to do with woodworking.
One of my favorites from Wooden Tools For Kids is a replica of a marking gauge. I have a nice Crown marking gauge that I use in the shop. So, I made a couple modifications to it for the wooden tool version.
First, the stock does not move. This is to keep the pieces together, and preserve the look of the real thing. Also, the marking pin at the end is very blunt, and made from a dowel. Plus, all of the pieces are doweled together to help prevent them from coming loose over time.
The other goes through the end of the beam, and holds the marking pin in place. My son still uses this as a hammer, but again he's not even two yet.
Another one of my favourites is a simple square made from Maple and Walnut. My son has lots of toys that are made from those two species.