Traditional Rolling Toy

Print ready PDF wooden toy plans for a traditional rolling toy. Instant download. Make a wooden baby rattle.

Easy woodcraft project for the beginner.

Click to download free instructions.

Use child safe paints or food colouring or leave it untreated.

Tools

Chances are the average home handyman will have these tools or most of them tools already.

• Power drill corded or battery powered.
• Jigsaw, scroll saw or coping saw to cut the round shape.
• Combination square a measuring tool I use all the time.
• Can you ever have enough woodworking clamps?
• Hacksaw to cut the dowel axles to length.
• Wood file to round over all the edges.
• Sanding block with 120 and 80 grit sandpaper.

Materials

For this free wooden toy plan, none of the dimensions are critical, so these measurements are guidelines only. This toy can be made from pieces of scrap timber.

• 19mm (3/4") thick timber, 90mm wide and about 200mm long.
• 8mm dia. dowel, 3 pieces 100mm long, pretty common.
• 25mm dia. dowel, 3 pieces 80mm long sometimes used as broom handles.

Wooden Toy Plans

Step 1

Step 1.

Cut two circle shapes from the 3/4" thick timber. 

Drill three holes about 20mm offset from the edge of each disc to fit the 8mm dowel.

This is how I make large diameter wooden discs using a simple but effective woodworking jig.

Step 2.

Cut three pieces of 8mm dowel to lengths of 110mm. Chamfer the ends to make it easier for assembly.

Step 3

Step 3.

Cut a slot in each end of the dowels with a hacksaw as shown in the photo. 

Make sure to cut in the same direction as the grain.

Step 4

 Step 4.

Cut three pieces of 25mm dowel to lengths of 80mm. Drill one hole in each dowel at least 16mm (5/8") from the end. Use the 8.5mm drill bit so that it will rotate freely around the 8mm dowel. Smooth and round all the edges. 

Step 5 .

Glue the yellow dowels into one of the green discs. Thread the red dowels in such that the other end fits between the other two yellow dowels as shown in the illustration below.

Glue the remaining green disc in place and the toy rattle is complete.

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