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We used to sell some beautiful paper theatres designed by Peter Jackson which we can sadly no longer get and I am desperate to find them again. They came in a book and you pressed the pieces out, then slotted them together to form an elaborately decorated theatre. There was also paper jumping jacks. I still have my ex-demo Cinderella Theatre just in case I ever find them again and because it's simply to lovely to get rid of. The designs were probably inspired by Pollock's who still exist today as The Pollock's Toy Museum . Benjamin Pollock was born in 1856 and inherited a Theatrical Print Warehouse from his father in Law. When trade started to slow he diversified into paper theatres as toys. If I cannot find these paper theatres I may be forced into drawing my own!

This Easter bunny bin comes from the home of the very talented Marilyn Scott Waters, and her brilliant paper toys website www.thetoymaker.com . Its made from just a single piece of paper and will look great full of sweets or any other Easter treat. You can download the PDF for the Easter bunny bin featured above directly from http://www.thetoymaker.com/Toypages/75BunnyWheelbarrow/75BinnyBin.pdf . You don't have to stop there. Marilyn has a whole selection of Easter toys just waiting to be made on her website at http://www.thetoymaker.com/Holidays/Easter/1Easter.html . Choose from a selection of egg baskets to make, bunny cards, Easter eggs...yiu can even make your own bowing bunnies! Easter Baskets Easter Cards Bowling Bunnies!  Whatever you decide to make, have fun, and a Happy Easter.

From the workshop of the talented Marilyn Scott-Waters, comes the toymaker website. Marilyn shares our passion for spending time with your children and making things together. This doesn't have to be expensive, and you don't need to be a master carpenter either, as these wonderfully illustrated toys are made entirely from paper. All you will need to get started, is a printer, some scissors, some glue and a little dash of creativity, along with mummy or daddy to help. Once you enter the site, there are activities for girls and boys to choose from, including themed projects for Easter or Halloween. Athough many of these toys are beautifully illustrated, you may prefer toys that you can colour in yourself - We'll there is a section for that too, so get out your paints, crayons, coloured pencils or felt tip pens and get colouring in with the selection of colouring in projects . If you are looking for something more educational, then you will find a range of mathematical toys t...