[Let’s Make and Play!] Handmade Toy Ideas You Can Create Yourself

Handmade cloth picture book

[Handmade Toys] A love-filled handmade cloth picture book 📘💛 A felt and hand-sewn 🪡 Anpanman cloth picture book ❤︎

A picture book filled with clever features and love! Let me share ideas for a handmade Anpanman fabric picture book.

You’ll need felt, a needle, thread, and craft parts.

Instead of just turning pages, this interactive book encourages finger movements with elements you can pull and removable parts.

Each page hides little discoveries, so kids can enjoy the joy of finding things and the fun of completing tasks.

It’s a delightful idea that makes turning each page exciting.

Give it a try and make one yourself!

origami

[3 sheets of origami] Let's make an origami spinning top!

We’re introducing how to fold a stylish spinning top that you can make with just three sheets of origami paper! It’s perfect for making and playing together with your child or friends.

You’ll create each part with the three sheets of paper and assemble them at the end.

There aren’t many difficult steps, and you won’t need glue or scissors, so kids can easily give it a try.

You can also freely customize it by changing the colors or adding patterned paper, letting you express your originality! It would make a delightful handmade gift from a child, too!

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finger puppet

[100-yen DIY] How to Make Anpanman Finger Puppets / Finger Puppet

Let’s make it with felt! Here are some ideas for Anpanman finger puppets.

You’ll need felt, craft glue, stuffing, thread, paper, a hole punch, a pencil, scissors, and a needle.

First, trace your finger and Anpanman’s face onto a template and cut them out.

Cut the felt along the template to create each part.

Sew the pieces together or use craft glue to assemble them, and you’re done! Since finger puppets are small, you can keep one in your pocket and bring Anpanman out anytime.

Tree-climbing little monkey

Climbing smoothly with a paper cup and twine: a tree-climbing monkey

Play with full enthusiasm! Here’s a fun idea for a climbing monkey craft.

You’ll need a paper cup, straws, scissors, a picture/illustration, glue or double-sided tape, and kite string.

First, cut out the bottom of the paper cup.

Prepare two straws cut to 5 cm each, attach them parallel to each other on the inside of the cup, and thread the kite string through them.

Once you stick the illustration onto the cup, it’s done! When you pull the kite string alternately, the monkey appears to climb—it’s a delightful idea.

Give it a try!

underwater soap bubbles

Easy Home Experiment: Trapped Underwater Soap Bubble

Here’s an idea for underwater bubbles that also leads to learning.

First, fill two cups with water and add a few drops of dish soap to each.

Mix well, then use a straw like a dropper to suck up the soapy water from one cup and drip it into the other.

You should see bubbles form under the water.

Try thinking about why this happens as you do it.

If the bubbles don’t form well, adjusting the amount of soap often helps.

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Infinite Tissues

[100-yen shop] Handmade infinite tissue, educational toy

Recommended for kids who are in the phase of pulling things out and playing! Let me share the “infinite tissue” idea.

What you’ll need: an empty wet-wipe container or tissue box, and kitchen cloths (dishcloths).

Kitchen cloths are sturdier than tissue paper, so they’re a great choice.

Tie the corners of the cloths together to connect about 10 pieces, then put them in the box! Your child will likely be absorbed in the game of using their fingers to pull them out.

You can also enjoy a variation by threading them through a toilet paper roll!

milk carton

I made a spinning top from a milk carton that even 1–2 year-olds can spin. It’s easy, spins well, and is a handmade toy. ❤︎ DIY/spinning top/milk carton/It’s that easy!! ❤︎ #693

This is a spinning top made from an opened milk carton, with four wings spread out in all directions.

As you cut each wing, try to keep them the same size and aim for a shape that spins more easily.

To improve spin, cut the tips of the wings at an angle and attach a plastic bottle cap in the center as the axle.

It’s recommended to build it with the inside (white side) of the carton facing up, as it makes pen decorations easier.

To keep the wings straight and stable, you can also reinforce them by layering thick paper or cardboard.

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Target game made from a milk carton

Target Game with Milk Cartons

Let’s make a target at home with things you already have! Here’s an idea for a target game using a milk carton.

Milk cartons are a great material because, with a bit of creativity, you can turn them into all kinds of homemade toys.

This time, we’ll make a shuriken (throwing star) target using a milk carton.

You’ll need a milk carton, scissors, and a motif made from drawings or construction paper.

Just cut the milk carton and set the pieces down, and they transform into a target! It’s also fun that you can attach your favorite illustrations or motifs.

Sugar-filled soap bubbles

Soap bubbles that won't break with sugar?

Let’s make and play with sugar-added bubble solution that’s hard to pop! Sugar has a hydrophilic property, meaning it holds onto water molecules and doesn’t let them go.

This time, we’ll introduce a bubble solution recipe that takes advantage of that property.

Add 48 g of sugar to 100 ml of boiling water, stir well, and dissolve completely.

Next, add 50 ml of laundry starch (liquid glue) and 10 ml of dish soap, then stir gently to avoid foaming.

Let it cool thoroughly and your bubble solution is ready! Prepare a straw or similar tool and give it a try.

Watch together as the bubbles stick to various surfaces—like the ground or plants—without popping!

Thread-spinning top

Simple Craft 053: String-Pulled Top — Can It Spin Even Stronger?

Let’s try making a cool, fast-spinning pull-string top! It’s a perfect craft idea for kids, too.

This top can be spun just by pulling a string, even if you don’t have much strength.

First, create the top’s shape with Perler beads (fuse beads), then insert a chopstick with a sharpened tip into the center of the top.

It will spin well as is, but by adding a mechanism with a straw to pull the string, you can make it spin even more powerfully! Winding and pulling the string might feel a little tricky at first, but give it a try and spin your top in style!

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