Santa’s helpers — PSU students, Bone Creek 4H children make toys for tots

 “Elves,” big and small, have spent the past few weeks creating and assembling wooden toys for tots.

For the second year in a row, Pittsburg State University students in Society of Architectural Woodworkers (SAW) club are creating wooden toys to send to Toys for Tots, which will then be used in the Crawford County Christmas Distribution next week. Last year’s toys were a “resounding success,” Toys for Tots Crawford County Coordinator Lynden Lawson said. The toys were quickly picked up.

The idea of creating wooden toys for children in the community was brought to PSU last year by Chris Wernimont. This year, Bone Creek 4H children helped make the toys, which Wernimont said he hopes “leaves a lasting impact” on the children.

(Read more: Pittsburg, KS – Morning Sun)