Build These Classic Popular Mechanics DIY Christmas Decorations

Editor’s note: Originally published in 1962, this DIY outdoor Christmas display has been a reader favorite for decades. Over the years, we’ve received mail and emails asking for the patterns, so people could replace one figure or another. It popped up again this year when reader James Reske emailed a photo of the display he built in 1970, when his son (to whom he has now passed it on) was born. We thought you might like to see it, and maybe create your own family tradition. So we’ve pulled it out of the archives, dusted it off, added notes on some current tools you can use for the steps, and republished it here. [View in Browser]( [Popular Mechanics]( [SHOP]( [EXCLUSIVE]( [SUBSCRIBE]( [Build These Classic Popular Mechanics DIY Christmas Decorations]( [Build These Classic Popular Mechanics DIY Christmas Decorations]( [Build These Classic Popular Mechanics DIY Christmas Decorations]( Editor’s note: Originally published in 1962, this DIY outdoor Christmas display has been a reader favorite for decades. Over the years, we’ve received mail and emails asking for the patterns, so people could replace one figure or another. It popped up again this year when reader James Reske emailed a photo of the display he built in 1970, when his son (to whom he has now passed it on) was born. We thought you might like to see it, and maybe create your own family tradition. So we’ve pulled it out of the archives, dusted it off, added notes on some current tools you can use for the steps, and republished it here. Editor’s note: Originally published in 1962, this DIY outdoor Christmas display has been a reader favorite for decades. Over the years, we’ve received mail and emails asking for the patterns, so people could replace one figure or another. It popped up again this year when reader James Reske emailed a photo of the display he built in 1970, when his son (to whom he has now passed it on) was born. We thought you might like to see it, and maybe create your own family tradition. So we’ve pulled it out of the archives, dusted it off, added notes on some current tools you can use for the steps, and republished it here. [Read More]( [Read More]( [A Volcano Could Erupt in Iceland Any Minute Now]( [A Volcano Could Erupt in Iceland Any Minute Now]( 'Earthquake swarms' warn that the big one may be coming soon. [Read More]( [Alternate text] [Alternate text] [Your Consciousness Can Connect With the Whole Universe, Scientists Say]( [Your Consciousness Can Connect With the Whole Universe, Scientists Say]( A recent experiment suggests the brain is not too warm or wet for consciousness to exist as a quantum wave that connects with the rest of the universe. [Read More]( [How We’ll Die on Mars]( How We’ll Die on Mars]( Establishing a permanent human presence on the Red Planet will be risky, but researchers are finding solutions that will keep future residents alive long enough to die peacefully. Here’s how it could happen. [Read More]( [Alternate text] [Alternate text] [How to Keep Your Christmas Tree Alive for Longer]( [How to Keep Your Christmas Tree Alive for Longer]( These simple tips will help make your Christmas tree last through the whole joyous season. [Read More]( [Why NASA Immediately Suspended All Mars Missions]( [Why NASA Immediately Suspended All Mars Missions]( No, Mars rovers don’t have Thanksgiving off—but they do have to reckon with solar conjunction. [Read More]( [Alternate text] [POP Membership]( [LiveIntent Logo]( [AdChoices Logo]( Follow Us [Unsubscribe]( | [Privacy Notice]( | [CA Notice at Collection]( Popular Mechanics is a publication of Hearst Magazines. ©2023 Hearst Magazine Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. This email was sent by Hearst Magazines, 300 West 57th Street, New York, NY 10019-3779