Updated: 6:55 AM PST, December 15, 2020
For more than two decades, Higinbotham has created handcrafted wooden toys. Toy trucks and tractors are some of his specialties. He estimates that since he started his passion project back in the 1980s’ he has given away at least 3,000 toys.
Ed Higinbotham and Santa Claus have some similarities. They both love to make children smile. The 94-year-old Pennsylvania resident has even been called by the local townspeople as the “Fayette Santa.”
For more than two decades, Higinbotham has created handcrafted wooden toys. Toy trucks and tractors are some of his specialties. He estimates that since he started his passion project back in the 1980s, he has given away at least 3,000 toys. The Pennsylvania State Police are in on his act of kindness, too, and for the past three years have distributed Higinbotham’s wooden toys to schools and groups in the community.