[Childcare] Easy to make! Handmade toys that delight 0-year-olds

mobile

Easy with colored construction paper! How to make a spherical mobile [DIY]

Here’s an idea for making your own mobile that people of all ages can enjoy.

A mobile is the gently swaying decoration often hung above a baby’s crib.

By combining circles cut from construction paper to create three-dimensional motifs, you can make something that looks equally delightful from any angle.

You can also switch up the colors for each motif to make it colorful, or experiment with shapes to add originality.

Let’s create a cute mobile that matches the atmosphere of your room!

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sensory mat

Work No. 011 Sensory Mat [Handmade Toy by a Nursery Teacher]

A sensory mat with various parts is a mat you can enjoy by looking and touching.

You play by feeling different shapes and soft, bumpy areas with your hands, or by walking on them.

You can prepare a base mat and make the parts yourself.

By attaching items you have at home—such as plastic bottle caps, kitchen sponges, fluffy towels, water-filled plastic bags, and noise-making toys—you can easily create one.

Walking on uneven, unstable areas helps develop balance and leg strength, and even spots that feel a bit painful underfoot become valuable experiences.

Keep building a variety of senses and continue growing healthy and strong!

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A flapper you can make with a paper carton

Only one milk carton?! A simple handmade toy that babies can play with from newborn and up

Here’s how to make a simple flapping toy using a milk carton.

First, open up the milk carton and cut off the bottom since you won’t need it.

Following the carton’s fold lines, cut it into four rectangles.

You’ll use three of them.

One piece will be the wing: fold it in half.

The remaining two pieces will be the handle: fold each into thirds lengthwise and stack them together.

Finally, make a slit at the center of the crease on the folded wing piece, insert the handle, and secure it with tape—that’s it! Decorating it with stickers or drawings is also recommended.

You can make it right away with materials you have at home, so give it a try and have fun.

If you’re using recycled materials that may contain allergens, please take safety into consideration when making it.

A toy with a cap that spins around and around

No.105 “A Toy with a Cap that Spins” [Handmade Toy by a Nursery Teacher]

How about making a fun spinning toy that even small children can play with? Use an awl to make a hole in the center of a plastic bottle cap and thread twine through it.

After threading about ten caps, tie the ends of the twine securely to make a ring of caps, then slide it onto a stick.

Create supports with holes for the stick using a milk carton and cardboard, and you’re done.

You can also decorate the milk carton with your child’s favorite colors or characters.

About 10 to 12 bottle caps per ring feels just right.

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Tambourine you can make with things at home

[Handmade Instrument] Make a Tambourine with Things at Home ♪ A Fun Activity to Do with Kids

Here’s an idea for making a tambourine using items you have at home.

You’ll need a round container from a six-piece cheese pack, jingle bells, string, animal-themed templates, colored construction paper, origami paper, scissors, and glue or double-sided tape.

Even if children don’t recognize it as a musical instrument, this works as a special sound-making toy that infants can enjoy.

The cute animal motifs will spark children’s interest and curiosity.

Let’s make sounds freely and have fun playing along with music and rhythm!

a toy that makes a rustling/clicking sound

[11 months old] Easy! Milk Can Upcycled Toy

The soft plastic used for the lid on canned milk—neither rubber nor floppy—has that perfect firmness that feels timeless.

So, let’s make a “shaker toy” using just the lid instead of the whole can.

First, decorate two lids with drawings; it’s best to make the front and back completely different so you can tell them apart.

Put some beads between the lids, stick the two pieces together, and secure them firmly with tape.

That’s it! You can roll it, tap it, or even pretend it’s a flying disc and throw it to play.

Musical Instrument Crafting: Guitar

[Instrument Craft] How to Make a Simple Guitar (Rubber Bands, Paper Cups) [Handmade Instrument, Playable Toy, Playable Craft] Upcycling Play – For Preschoolers and Lower Elementary Students

We’d like to introduce a DIY musical-instrument craft: a guitar you can play once it’s finished.

Prepare four paper cups, three rubber bands, a felt-tip pen, tape, and scissors.

First, place the bottoms of two paper cups together and secure them with tape so they don’t shift.

Next, make three slits in the rim of each of the remaining two paper cups.

Insert these slit cups onto the taped-together cups, and hook the three rubber bands onto the slits so they don’t cross over like an X.

Finally, pluck the rubber bands to check that they make sound—that’s it! The steps are simple, so give it a try!

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