Babies under one year old grow as they play, taking in lots of stimulation—listening to sounds, looking at colors and shapes, and touching different objects to learn their textures.
If you’re looking for DIY toy ideas that nurture a baby’s five senses, this is a must-see.
Here, we introduce ideas for wall-mounted toys designed for babies under one year old.
We’ve gathered ideas that promote development in 0-year-olds, including ones that use finger movements, spark curiosity, and build concentration.
Most can be installed on a wall, so by adjusting the height and location, they can be enjoyed for a long time—from the lying-down stage to the walking stage.
They’re all easy to make with items from 100-yen shops or materials you have on hand, so be sure to use these as a reference.
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Fun for 0-year-olds! Handmade Wall-Hanging Toy Ideas (1–10)
Who’s under the lid?
Here’s a handmade wall-mounted toy idea using wet wipe lids that you can even buy at 100-yen shops.
Little kids love opening and closing lids, don’t they? If you hide various items inside the lids that catch their interest, they can have fun opening and closing them over and over.
What’s inside this one? How about this one? It’s the kind of toy that makes them want to play again and again.
Make sure to supervise so children don’t accidentally pinch their fingers in the lids while playing.
Infinite toilet paper
Here’s how to make an “infinite toilet paper” toy that lets you endlessly pull and roll toilet paper for fun.
Because it’s infinite, no matter how much you pull out, you can quickly reset it back to the start—an incredibly reassuring wall-hanging toy! All the materials can be found at 100-yen shops, like a tension rod, felt, and masking tape.
Just connect the felt pieces with masking tape, attach them to a core, and thread the rod through—that’s it! If you use hemming tape instead of masking tape to join the felt pieces, it will be more durable.
Wall-mounted ball drop
I’ll show you how to make a wall-mounted ball drop.
It’s a toy where you put a ball into a case and enjoy watching it fall.
Materials: a towel stocker, cardboard, bias tape, construction paper, string, glue, packing tape, and colorful balls.
It takes a bit of effort to cut the cardboard that goes inside the towel stocker into a box shape, but please do make it to increase the overall strength of the toy.
Cut the hole for inserting the ball slightly larger than the ball and sew bias tape around the edge.
Even if the hole tears from the balls, you can quickly repair it with vinyl or a clear file, so you can play with it for a long time.
Exciting Post
This is an exciting “Wonder Post” that lets children feel the fun of taking on challenges and the experience of success.
They can enjoy dropping balls or cards into holes and watching items come out from below.
Use cardboard and empty milk cartons to build the main post.
A handy tip when making it is to leave the tunnel section open so kids can see the balls rolling.
Next, secure everything with packing tape, then attach construction paper.
Finally, add decorations and close the top to complete the post.
Adjust the height so children can stand and play while maintaining their balance.
Try creating this toy to promote fine motor skills by having kids release balls and think about the orientation and height of the cards.
busy board
How about making a busy board using items from a 100-yen shop? A busy board is a board with several toys attached that are likely to interest a baby.
Attach sound-making items, tactile items, and things that encourage fine motor movement to a perforated design board using zip ties or adhesive.
Be sure to remove anything that could pose a choking hazard.
Try incorporating lots of ideas, like setting a gauze handkerchief in a perforated case or adding a zipper that your baby can enjoy opening and closing.
Mystery Box
This is a crafty toy you can make with rubber bands and cardboard.
Just attach rubber strings in a grid pattern over holes cut into the cardboard, and it’s done.
At a glance it looks like it has a lid, but since it’s rubber, surprise—the hand can slip smoothly deep into the box.
Put in fun items kids will love, like capsules made from empty gashapon cases.
They can play as if they’re excavating treasures.
The key tip is to put clips, buttons, or beads into the capsules so they make a sound when pulled out!
Velcro remover
Let’s let kids enjoy that satisfying peel of hook-and-loop fasteners! All you need are a floor mat, some card sleeves, illustrations to put in the sleeves, and hook-and-loop tape.
Stick the tape on the back of the card sleeves with the illustrations inside, and you’re ready to go.
The tape on the card sleeves will attach to a floor mat hung on the wall.
Kids can take them off, stick them on, and arrange them however they like.
You’ve got a highly flexible wall-mounted toy ready to play with!