Children's rocking chair with their own hands

In the shops you can find a huge number of various children's rocking chairs, such as classic cradles, rocking animals, for example, horses, as well as rocking horses depicting favorite characters from children's fairy tales.

Can and should, because the manufacturing process is not time consuming and very exciting. You only need desire. Approach rocking creatively, do not be afraid of experiments. The children's rocking chairs with their own hands will be distinguished by high quality, reliability, originality, and low cost compared to those purchased in the store.

Perky laughter and joy in the eyes of a child - the best thanks for your work. Not so important, decide whether you make a horse, a giraffe or an elephant; a children's rocking chair will bring a lot of positive emotions that children remember for a lifetime.Such things are usually stored for a long time and pass from generation to generation. Your children, and further grandchildren, will certainly feel your diligence and love!

To make a rocking chair with your own hands, it is not at all necessary to have special skills. It is important to carefully follow the instructions and the sequence of the process.

For children's rocking used wood species of high strength characteristics. The product during operation will experience loads up to 30 kg. Soft breeds will not provide durability and safety necessary for children.

Based on the age and height of the child, determine the size of the children's rocking chair. To do this, you need to scale every detail.

Prepare plywood with a minimum thickness of 18 mm. Using wood glue, fix the templates cut out of paper on the plywood sheet. The glued template will not move, and you can easily circle it with a pencil outline. Cutting parts is better to produce using a manual or electric saw, also a jigsaw works great with this task.After all the parts are ready, the cutting lines must be machined with a sander or sandpaper.

The proposed patterns can be independently transformed, for example, by adding a back, which will make the chair more stable, supporting the child’s posture and balance.

The eyes and tail hole are made with a drill. If you plan to make a non-demountable further construction, then all the joints during assembly are processed additionally with glue intended for gluing wooden products. Attach the base assembly to the finished elephant. Make sure that the gurney swings easily and at the same time is stable.

For coloring of children's toys safe paint is used. Rocking can be painted in different colors or make one-colored. After two days that are required for drying the paint, you can start applying a colorless varnish. It will add extra shine and protect the paint from cracking. Assembly parts for a rocking chair can be painted both separately, and after final assembly.The finished product is painted in several stages so that the upper part and the base are completely painted.

When the children's rocking chair is ready, it remains to fix the rope to the place of attachment of the tail. For the manufacture of the tail, you will need a rope of such thickness that you can freely insert and glue into a previously drilled hole.

Unlike children's rocking chairs, working from power sources, wooden ones are the most practical and convenient to use. The absence of wires and bolted connections in the design provides a high level of security. If powering an electric bobber requires power supply, the wooden analog made with its own hands works flawlessly at any time. The child sits down independently, takes a comfortable position and his parents cannot stop him.

It should be noted that modern toys are made from various polymers, plastics and other chemicals that can harm the health of the child. Plastic toys are safe only at first glance, but when exposed to direct sunlight there is a release of toxic substances that the child inhales.Wooden rocking chair, made of natural materials, is considered to be environmentally friendly and safe.

Keep the children's rocking chair should be in a dry place, away from any inflammable or combustible objects, such as a radiator, lamp. When stored indoors with windows, protect the rocking chair from the sun. To do this, just throw a blanket or thick cloth on the product. Humidity should not exceed 60%, otherwise a wooden product can swell from an excessive amount of moisture. Humidity below 45% leads to cracking due to drying of the wood fibers.