Toys / Puzzles

Canadian Woodworking toy and puzzle articles feature safe, fun projects, clever designs, and step-by-step guidance for creating engaging wooden toys and puzzles for children and the young at heart.

  • Triangle puzzle

    This is a put-together puzzle that is very challenging.

    January 13, 2004
    Rea Gibson
  • Sandwich puzzle

    The object of the sandwich puzzle is to assemble the 6 inside pieces so that they fit neatly between the 2 outside pieces.

    November 13, 2003
    Rea Gibson
  • Tower of brahma puzzle

    The object of this puzzle is to transfer all the discs to another peg, one at a time, never placing a larger disc on a smaller one.

    September 13, 2003
    Rea Gibson
  • Wine Bottle Puzzle

    Wine bottle puzzle

    To enjoy this wine you have to solve the puzzle.

    July 13, 2003
    Rea Gibson
  • magic square puzzle

    Magic square puzzle

    The Magic Square puzzle originated in China more than 3,000 years ago.

    May 19, 2003
    Rea Gibson
  • Egg puzzle

    This is a simple, yet entertaining puzzle. The object of the puzzle is to make the bird and fish shapes from pieces of the egg.

    March 13, 2003
    Rea Gibson
  • Turning classic tops

    Wooden tops have fascinated children down through the ages with their mystifying ability to defy the laws of gravity. Who knew that physics could be so much fun?

    March 13, 2003
    Rick Campbell
  • Disappearing dime puzzle

    Place a dime in the hole of the coin block. When you push the coin block into the wooden pocket, the dime disappears.

    January 13, 2003
    Rea Gibson
  • Activity centre

    Keep your child entertained with this activity centre. Tape paper to it, stock it with paints and crayons and let them be creative.

    September 13, 2002
    Michel Theriault
  • Wooden Cube Puzzle

    Wooden cube puzzle

    The seven shapes in this puzzle represent all the ways three or four cubes can be arranged, other than in a straight line.

    September 13, 2002
    Rea Gibson
  • Pyramid puzzle

    This is a “put-together” puzzle made up of two identical pieces that, when placed together, make a pyramid or tetrahedron (a 3-sided pyramid).

    July 13, 2002
    Rea Gibson
  • “C” cab stake truck

    Here is a cool toy that you can build over a few evenings or on the weekend.

    May 13, 2002
    Jim Thoms