[Let’s Make and Play!] Handmade Toy Ideas You Can Create Yourself
Kids love new toys, don’t they?
They figure out how to play, add their own twists, and discover new ways to have fun.
Here are some ideas for making handmade toys that are easy to customize and adapt!
These ideas use materials you already have at home or can pick up at a 100-yen shop, so they’re all things you can start making right away.
It’s great for adults to make them, and there are plenty of ideas kids can make themselves, too.
Original, one-of-a-kind toys become extra special—and even more fun!
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[Let’s Make and Play!] Handmade Toy Ideas (101–110)
Anpanman Crackers
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Let’s make use of toilet paper rolls! Here are some ideas for Anpanman party poppers.
You’ll need balloons, pom-pom decoration balls, colored construction paper, toilet paper rolls, tape, a paper cup, double-sided tape, a white pen, scissors, and origami paper.
When you pull the balloon and let go, the decoration balls placed inside the toilet paper roll pop out with a fun “boing!” It’s perfect not only for birthday parties and other events, but also as a toy for playing at home.
Kachikachi Animal
Pull the ears and it makes a sound! Here’s an idea for click-clack animals.
You’ll need a kraft paper cup, a pen, two plastic bottle caps, scissors, and tape.
First, leaving 1.5 cm at the top, make four evenly spaced cuts in the paper cup.
Fold two of the cut sections and trim them with scissors to create ears.
Attach the plastic bottle caps with tape to the sections you didn’t fold—and you’re done.
Draw your favorite animal and make some noise!
A dice-like tooth-brushing doll
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Make it with fabric or felt! Here’s an idea for a dice-shaped toothbrushing doll.
You’ll need fabric or felt, a needle and thread, and scissors.
It’s an engaging idea that uses all six faces of a die to spark interest in teeth.
Through actions like pulling on materials or attaching and detaching hook-and-loop fasteners, children can use their fingers and hand strength while learning the importance of protecting dental health.
The colorful, playful mechanisms are sure to captivate kids! Be sure to include it in your activities and give it a try.
jelly cup
We’d like to introduce a simple, well-spinning handmade top using jelly cups! If your kids love jelly and you end up with lots of empty cups you want to repurpose, this is an idea worth trying.
First, the trick is to choose jelly cups with a rounded bottom.
By combining this idea with plastic bottle caps, you can make four different kinds of tops.
They’re all very easy to make, so have fun making them together with your children.
For the finishing touch, decorating with washi tape or stickers can give your tops a unique, personal look.
A toothbrushing doll made from cardboard and nut shells
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Let’s make use of materials that would otherwise be thrown away! Here’s an idea for a toothbrushing hippo doll made from cardboard and nut shells.
You’ll need cardboard, scissors or a utility knife, tape, nut shells, and glue or a hot glue gun.
Cut the cardboard into the shape of a hippo and attach the nut shells! By creating with materials you’d normally discard, you can also nurture a sense of valuing things.
It’s also charming to craft the hippo’s facial features using paper clay or plastic bottle caps.
[Let’s Make and Play!] Ideas for Handmade Toys (111–120)
hamburger set toy
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Items that make pretend play even more fun! Here are some ideas for making a toy hamburger set.
You’ll need cardboard, a styrofoam board, a round template, a craft knife, craft glue, scrap paper, tissue paper, origami paper, tape, red round stickers, pens, and so on.
It’s a handmade hamburger set idea perfect for kids who love to play shopkeeper.
The buns are shaped like Anpanman’s face, which makes it extra cute!
Heart Cracker
https://www.tiktok.com/@yae_chiiku/video/7471388496280751378Here’s an introduction to a heart-shaped cracker launcher that’s perfect for events.
The pulling motion used to launch it also helps children practice the hand movement they need for dressing themselves.
Prepare a paper cup with a hole in the bottom and attach a balloon whose rounded top has been trimmed off.
Be sure to tie the balloon’s neck securely.
Then just put heart-shaped packing material inside the cup, and you’re done! When you pull the balloon’s neck, the hearts pop out like a party cracker.
It’s easier to clean up than confetti, so give it a try and have fun!


