Handmade felt toys: simple and cute ideas
How about making some cute toys using felt, which is easy to use for both crafts and sewing?
Many felt toys are soft, so they’re safe for babies to play with.
They’re also perfect for times when you want to make fabric toys but aren’t confident in your sewing skills!
From toys that support a baby’s development to ones great for pretend play, there are plenty of ideas—use these as inspiration and give them a try.
You can even buy felt at 100-yen shops!
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Handmade felt toys: simple and cute ideas (1–10)
Paku-Paku Bear
Pakupaku Kuma-san: a bear face sewn onto a large piece of felt with a zipper for its mouth.
Next to the bear, items like rice balls, bread, eggs, and vegetables are attached with snap buttons.
You can unfasten them and feed them to the bear—it’s a toy, right? The actions of unbuttoning and buttoning seem helpful for developing fine motor skills, and seeing the bear eagerly eat everything might spark children’s interest in food, making them think, “I want to try the same thing,” or “I wonder what it tastes like?”
Mike
For kids who love to sing, a toy microphone is a great recommendation.
If you make it with felt, it won’t break if dropped and the risk of injury is low, so it’s a safe choice.
Create the handle and the microphone head with felt, and stuff the inside with fabric scraps or cotton.
Adding a ribbon or other accents would make it extra cute.
You can buy both felt and cotton at 100-yen shops, so try making it in your favorite colors.
Once it’s finished, sing using your microphone—you’ll enjoy a fresh, exciting feeling!
train
Let me introduce an idea for a train made with a coin case.
When it comes to toy trains, “Plarail” is the classic choice, but this time let’s try making one with felt! Cut out a train base the same size as the coin case, along with parts like windows and lights, all from felt.
Sew them together, then slip the felt over a coin case wrapped with magnetic tape.
After sewing it closed, you’re done! This toy can connect with magnets, so try making trains in various colors and types.
It might be fun to make a playmat with tracks to go with it, too!
Handmade felt toys. Simple and cute ideas (11–20)
playmat
Here’s an idea for a road play mat that you’ll want to make for a child who loves toy cars.
Sew roads made from gray felt onto a base of felt in your favorite color.
Then, add and sew on whatever you like—houses, trees, a police box, a hospital, bus stops, and more.
If you don’t have a sewing machine, you can skip the stitching and use glue to attach everything instead.
With a little creativity, you can make all kinds of play mats, so let your imagination run wild as you create.
Making a construction site where kids can play with work vehicles sounds fun, too!
For pretend play! Bento ingredients
Let’s make a felt bento lunch! You can choose your favorite items like rice balls (onigiri), hamburger patty, fried shrimp, tomato, potato salad, and rolled omelet.
The size of each item will depend on the lunch box you use.
Try making them however you like—glue felt pieces together, or sew them and stuff them with cotton.
There’s also a children’s song about bento, so it could be fun to recreate the bento that appears in the lyrics.
Once you’re finished, enjoy your bento-making!
felt ball
Here’s a felt ball idea! First, prepare your favorite felt and cut out 12 pentagons.
Sew them together with the right sides facing inward, turn it right side out, stuff it with cotton, and stitch it closed—that’s it! If you use felt in various colors, you’ll get a colorful ball, and it’s also a great idea to sew on characters kids love onto the pentagon pieces.
Classics might be Anpanman or Pokémon.
Animals or vehicles would surely be adorable, too!
Fruit Concentration
These are felt cards you can use to play Concentration (Memory)! You can choose any motifs you like—fruits, vehicles, animals, anything is fine.
However, since Concentration is a game where you match pairs of identical cards, be sure to make two cards of each design.
Cut felt into card shapes and either glue or sew the motifs onto them.
If you’re making everything out of felt, it’s efficient to layer the same fabric and cut two identical pieces at once to save time.
If you want to keep things simple, you could also use store-bought appliqués and just stick them on.