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  1. Homemade Toys - A Crib

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    First you get four elder rods each about a foot or a foot and a half long and then get a string and make a square and tie them at each corner.
    Then you get two strong cords and two feet long and tie them diagonally from corner.
    Then you get four more elder rods slightly shorter than the first four and then continue like that till you get near the top. I then get more short elder rods to fill the hold at the top.
    Then you get a strong stick and put it under the cords on top of
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
          1. toys (~1,598)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Jimmy Williams
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Erry (Armstrong), Co. Offaly