Handmade toys that captivate babies! Fun and engaging
Introducing handmade toys that babies will love!
Through everyday play, babies are constantly learning and absorbing new things.
Why not try making “toys” to support their development?
We’ve gathered a variety of toy ideas you can create using materials you already have at home.
If you’re looking for handmade toys for ages 0–2, use these ideas as a reference and give them a try.
They’re full of features and clever touches that delight babies, so once you make them, your little one is sure to play with them enthusiastically!
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Babies will be captivated! Fun handmade toys (1–10)
Educational toy that nurtures a math and science brain
When you want to nurture a child’s thinking skills, try making your own educational toys! Using boards and paper cups from the dollar store, you can expand the range of play with activities like forming triangles or matching numbers.
It’s recommended from around age two, but if it’s too difficult, it might help for mom or dad to demonstrate how to do it.
yo-yo
Yo-yos are great for kids who want to play with sounds! They’re easy to make: put acorns or other small items into two bowl-shaped cups, stick them together, and secure them with tape.
You can use nuts you picked up outside or things you have at home like plastic beads.
Try putting different items inside and enjoy how the sounds change.
A tissue box that dispenses cloth
Have you ever had the experience of leaving a tissue box out, only for your child to pull out all the tissues? You can easily make a toy at home that satisfies that same curiosity.
With just a few thin handkerchiefs and an empty tissue box, it’s done in no time.
Kids will be thrilled, since they can pull them out and play over and over again.
Babies will be captivated! Fun handmade toys (11–20)
spinning top
By the latter half of age one, children can play with spinning tops.
Let’s make a big top using a milk carton and a plastic bottle cap.
Twisting the axle to spin it may look difficult at first, but the cap is thick and easy to grip, so it actually spins surprisingly easily.
If you color the milk carton, it looks very vivid when it spins.
puppet
Puppets are toys that even 0-year-olds can play with.
They’re easy to make by simply sewing felt together—no sewing machine needed.
Kids love the chomping motion, so it’s fun to try making various animals like dogs, cats, and tigers.
They can also be used after children start kindergarten or nursery school, so they’ll be enjoyed for a long time.
button-hook toy
You can practice buttoning with felt rice balls! Just like making onigiri, wrap the fillings in felt and fasten the buttons.
While wondering, “What’s inside?”, kids can enjoy practicing their finger movements.
If you play pretend as an onigiri shop, it can also help practice getting dressed.
Merry
For a 0-year-old baby who can’t sit up yet, you’ll want to attach a mobile by the bedside.
A colorful, spinning mobile stimulates the baby’s vision.
Using felt and decorative pom-poms from the 100-yen shop, you can make a cute, pop-style original mobile.