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Make and Play! A Collection of Fun Handmade Horse Toy Ideas

10 years as a kindergarten teacher / elementary school teacher / junior and senior high school teacher / childminderkepiko
Graduated from Kunitachi College of Music, Faculty of Music (now: Department of Music Culture and Education, Early Childhood Music Education major). In elementary school, my homeroom teacher was Jun Kusaba, a game researcher. After graduating from university, I worked for 10 years as a kindergarten teacher and for 7 years as an after-school childcare instructor, then took a post as a music teacher at an international school in Singapore. In addition to music education, I also engaged in activities that shared Japanese culture, traditional games, and recreational play, working with many children. Afterwards, through freelance writing, planning, and editing work at Shogakukan, I met many delightful adults and experienced the joy of communicating and conveying ideas. Leveraging the perspective cultivated in educational settings and my experience as an editor, I aim to deliver practical information—focusing on fields related to music and children—that values both input and output. Hobbies include instruments, singing, handcrafts, toys, drawing, traditional play, the outdoors, books, DIY, and crafts. Special skill: spinning-top tricks.

How about making some handmade horse toys? Spending time crafting horse-themed toys with familiar materials can greatly expand children’s creativity.

When kids and adults play with the finished toys, the ingenuity and discoveries from the making process will make it even more fun.

There are endless ways to play, from pretending to run a ranch to doll play.

We’ve gathered ideas you can make with easy-to-find materials like origami paper, recycled items, and paper cups, so please try them at home or in early childhood settings!

Make and Play! A Collection of Fun Handmade Horse Toy Ideas (11–20)

Let’s make a horse head out of newspaper!

Let's make a horse head out of newspaper [with Kid Teachers] #StoryPark

Let's make a horse head out of newspaper!

Here’s a 3D horse craft idea using newspaper! You’ll need three sheets of newspaper, scissors, and cellophane tape.

Use newspaper you have at home to make items that transform you into a horse.

With the three sheets, you’ll create a hat, a horse face, and a horse mane.

There are key points to watch out for in each step, so follow along carefully with the video as you make it.

Once you tape the three parts together, it’s complete.

You can also make reins to expand the ways you can play!

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In conclusion

It's wonderful to witness the moments when children's creativity expands through handmade horse toys. Creations born from familiar materials become even more cherished as children continue to play with them after they're finished. Please use this as a reference and let both kids and adults enjoy the discoveries and the fun of ingenuity found in the making process together.