“Once we believe in ourselves, we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight, or any experience that reveals the human spirit."
~ E.E.Cummings

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Welcome to The Toymaker’s Bunny Newsletter!

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“Earth laughs in flowers."
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Bunny Bin

Two little bunnies are bring you a treat!

http://www.thetoymaker.com/Toypages/75BunnyWheelbarrow/75BunnyWheelbarrow.html

(Computer Tip – If the new toys are not showing up on your screen, try hitting the refresh button on the browser bar. If that doesn’t work try emptying your cache.)

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“Spring has returned. The Earth is like a child that knows poems." ~ Rainer Maria Rilke

Paper Garland

I invented this easy-to-make paper garland after trying to figure out how to connect paper without glue.

http://www.thetoymaker.com/Toypages/74PaperGarlands/74PaperGarland.html

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Easter is here! Make something special for a friend.

http://www.thetoymaker.com/Holidays/Easter/1Easter.html

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In praise of doodling.....

There aren't any art classes at my son's junior high, there's no woodworking or metal working either. There're no home economic classes like when I went there. It makes me wonder if any of his classmates will grow up to be inventors or designers. How can you learn to be creative if you never get a chance to make stuff? Sure you can be creative with words and writing but I don' t think they do much of that. The kind of writing they do is of the literary criticism variety.

I spoke at his school a couple of weeks ago and the kids said they aren't allowed to doodle in class. Heck, that's how I learned to draw. Just because someone is doodling doesn't mean they aren't listening. Every artist I know can tell you what they were listening to when they were drawing a certain line. Doodling is good for you, It gives your brain room to dance. So go find a piece of scrap paper and cover it with meanderings. You'll thank me.

 

Best thoughts,

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"O terque quaterque beatum”
We are three or four times blessed.

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"People from a planet without flowers would think we must be mad with joy the whole time to have such things about us." ~ Iris Murdoch