Handmade ideas for wall-mounted toys for 0-year-olds
You’ve probably seen wall-mounted toys quite often in childcare settings or kids’ areas at shopping centers, right?
In this article, we introduce DIY ideas for wall-mounted toys designed for 0-year-olds.
These ideas will be helpful both for parents who want to add them to playtime at home and for caregivers who want to increase the variety of toys on site.
We’ve gathered ideas that can be made with familiar materials, so you can arrange them in many different ways with a bit of creativity.
Let’s create wonderful toys that children will love to play with again and again.
[0-Year-Olds] Handmade Wall Toy Ideas (1–10)
Spinning Picture Match
A matching-picture toy made from recycled materials like packing tape cores, plastic wrap tubes, and cardboard.
Attach paper with illustrations to a packing tape core, make three identical ones, thread them onto a plastic wrap tube, and set it into a cardboard box.
Applying clear vinyl tape over the illustrations increases durability and lets you wipe off dirt easily to keep the toy clean.
A small bell is hidden inside each packing tape core, so it makes a sound when you spin it—perfect for infants who enjoy sound play.
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.
Monkey Hook Play
This toy uses cute S-shaped hooks with lots of little monkeys gently swaying.
Stick monkey illustrations onto the S-hooks and hang them on a wire grid or a tension rod to play.
If you link the monkeys’ hooks together, you can connect many of them and have even more fun! All the materials can be found at 100-yen shops, so it’s recommended for childcare workers who are concerned about their handmade toy budget.
If you prepare wire grids in a few different sizes, you can enjoy a variety of ways to play.
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.
Spinning Panel
When you spin it around, the ball inside the attached device moves, and the picture wiggles and waves! Why not try making a fun, tactile spinning panel? Its bright, festive look makes it enjoyable for adults, too.
If you pour laundry starch or herbarium liquid into the rotating base, you can create a mechanism where the parts inside move slowly.
It’s also fun to attach an accessory that makes super balls bounce around randomly in sync with the motion.
With the right ideas, you can incorporate all sorts of clever features, so try making one while imagining how kids will play with it.
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!