Popular with toddlers! A collection of homemade toy ideas

Twisting Soap Bubbles

[Preschool Teacher] Easy Handmade Toy! How to Make a Spinning Bubble Wand [Daycare/Kindergarten]

This is a craft idea for a spinning bubble toy—also known as a rainbow stick—that looks like soap bubbles when you twirl it.

By using holographic chiyogami paper, it creates a magical appearance when you actually play with it, sure to excite not only children but adults as well.

You’ll need a utility knife to cut the chiyogami, but using a paper cutter sold at 100-yen shops makes the process easy and safe, so it should be more child-friendly to make.

You can craft it in multiple colors or a single color, so feel free to tailor it to your preference.

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Hoshino Takashi

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Milk Carton Buzzing Spinning Top

[Preschool Teacher] Let's Make and Play! How to Make a Whirligig (Bunbun Goma) ✨ [Nursery School/Kindergarten]

“Bunbun-goma” (whirligigs) are a popular toy for kids.

This time, here’s an idea using a milk carton.

First, open the carton and cut off the bottom.

Use the bottom piece as a template and cut out another piece.

Draw and color any design you like on the cutouts, then mark the center and pierce a hole with an awl.

Stick the two pieces together with double-sided tape, thread kite string through, and you’re done.

If you tape the end of the string, it’s easier to thread.

The way you spin it changes how the picture looks, so it’s a toy you can enjoy over and over.

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Swirly Shower

[Waku-Waku’s Craft Class] Make a “Spinny Shower” out of a milk carton and have fun with it in the pool or bath!

This is a craft you can play with in a pool or bath: when you fill it with water, it spins as the water flows out.

Make four holes in a milk carton, insert straws into the holes, and bend the tips of the straws.

To make it spin well, two key points are to narrow the straw tips using cellophane tape and to ensure the straws inside don’t touch each other.

After that, attach kite string so it can be hung, and the basic structure is complete.

That alone is a bit plain, so let’s use another milk carton to add decorations that make it more fun when it spins and sprays water.

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[Milk Carton] Yo-Yo

Uyotan Theater Craft Workshop: “Let’s Make a Milk Carton Yo-Yo!”

A yo-yo made from a milk carton and rubber bands is a great craft for kids because they can play with it after it’s finished.

You can gather all the materials from around the house, so it’s inexpensive, and even if little children play rough and break it, you can quickly make a new one—that’s another big plus.

You’ll use scissors to cut the milk carton, but since it isn’t detailed work, it might be perfect as scissor practice, too.

Try drawing your favorite pictures or coloring the milk carton to create a yo-yo full of originality.

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Hoshino Takashi

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“Paper Cup” Rocket

[Paper Cup Craft] How to Make a Rocket

This is a rocket made by combining a paper cup and rubber bands, with a fun mechanism that shoots it powerfully upward.

The four slits cut into the rim of the paper cup are key; you attach rubber bands through these slits.

You then stack another paper cup over it so the rubber bands are stretched, and when you let go, it shoots up with force.

Wings and windows are the classic decorations, but it could be fun to have everyone think up designs for rockets that seem like they would fly farther and use those ideas as inspiration for the decorations.

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