Sadly,
The Toycrafter is out of business. Don sold The Toycrafter about 5
years ago, with no intention of making and selling toys again, but
with the closing of The Toycrafter , Don and Cheryl have started
making a few toys and Judaica items to continue the tradition started
by Don 35 years ago. We currently have a small line of judaica items,
including some nice dreidels, and a few spinning top mazes and
spinning tops. New items will be added as inspiration strikes. To
learn more, please feel free to contact us by phone –
1-585-734-0876, or by e-mail – don@louisesdaughter.com,
or through our new web site ..... http://www.louisesdaughter.com
We can e-mail
you a PDF catalog of our Louise's Daughter items, including our new
toys and judaica items.
Uncle Don's Mechanicals
Don and Cheryl have started a new venture - Uncle
Don's Mechanicals - wooden toys for taller kids. The
first designs off the table and onto the wall can be found here! The
first designs are wall mounted automata, mechanical wonders activated
by the viewer. Future designs will include pull toys, jack in
the boxes, automata, mechanical banks, etc. This is a battery
free zone. You will have to pull, push, crank, wind-up, or
otherwise interact with these toys. You can link to a picture
of the original
prototype here. While Louise's Daughter products start life in
Cheryl's head and are collaboratively turned real by Cheryl and Don,
Uncle Don's Mechanicals start life in Don's head, and are then turned
into real things by that same collaborative effort. Don engineers and
Cheryl adds her special touch. Family is important to us, and
family relationships have worked their way into the names of both of
our business ventures ----- Cheryl is a daughter and Don is an
uncle....... and we are both grandparents now
It has taken a while, but Uncle
Don's Mechanicals is up and running!
We also have now
created a piece that includes two or our dancing figures actually
dancing as you move the lever back and forth on the front of their
colorful stage. A picture can be found in our catalog mentioned
above, or by clicking here
Spinning Top Show
Don is available to demonstrate tops from his
collection for groups of all sizes and all ages. Don has
delighted children of all ages, from pre-schools to nursing homes,
with many of his favorite tops chosen from one of the largest
spinning top collections in the world!
Click on the red top above to learn more
about how Don can share his tops with your group!
Art Start
Cheryl and Don have also has developed a creativity
program for kids of all ages. A wonderful pile of wooden parts
left over from Don's creations, from The Toycrafter, and from
Cheryl's work, and some glue combined with your imagination results
in the most wonderfully creative works of art imaginable. Don
will bring the glue and the pile of parts, you provide the kids - 3
thru 103 - and the results are guaranteed. Plastic containers
with over 400 colorful wooden parts complete with glue and a
suggestion/hint sheet are available for sale at your event, or you
can order directly from Uncle Don's Mechanicals by contacting us
(contact info below) Art Start
costs $25.00 per jar. (add sales tax if shipped within NY
state) If you are a teacher, scout leader, or other
grown-up who works with kids, ask about bulk pricing. More
information and pictures here
You can contact Don by the following methods
1-585-734-0876
1-585-224-9959 - fax
e-mail Don
here
Louise's Daughter or Uncle Don's Mechanicals, 1237 E.
Main St., Rochester, NY 14609
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Don and Cheryl Olney - Uncle Don's Mechanicals and Louise's Daughter
page last updated 9/21/2008
