An empty box becomes a toy! A collection of ideas for handmade toys

Dropping-in game

Chocolate drop-in toy with an empty box♪ A handmade toy for kids in the phase of wanting to put things into small gaps ✨ #HomeMontessori

Here’s how to make a chocolate drop-in toy that’s super popular with kids.

Prepare cardboard, empty candy boxes, colored pens, scissors, a craft knife, and magnetic tape.

First, paint the cardboard in a chocolate color.

Create a slit on the top of the empty box, trim off any excess, then attach magnetic tape to the lid so it can open and close.

Cut the chocolate-colored cardboard into chocolate-shaped pieces, and you’re done! Drop them into the box and have fun playing.

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Make it with a snack box! Cute little horse

The candy box transforms! An easy craft to make cute, moving animal toys: “Pecking Animals” #crafts #handmadetoys #easycrafts

Let’s make a horse toy that sticks out its head when you pinch and move its tail! All you need is a box from your favorite snacks.

First, cut the box into three ring-shaped slices about 2 cm wide.

Stand one ring vertically, then place a second ring next to it to form the horse’s neck and body, and staple them together.

Take the third ring, align its left edge, and attach it underneath the neck and body.

Once attached, flatten it so that the box juts out to the left, and staple it again.

Finally, use the remaining box material to make the head, ears, legs, and tail, attach them, and you’re done!

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cute pineapple toy

Here’s how to make a cute pineapple toy using a candy container! Use an empty cylindrical candy box that matches the size of a pool noodle.

Insert a yellow pool noodle inside, then cut it to the width that suits a pineapple shape.

It already looks pineapple-like at this point, but you can add the pineapple pattern by scoring it with a nail or a thin stick.

Finally, decorate the candy case to look like a tin can using fabric scraps or wrapping paper—and you’re done! It’s perfect for pretend play or playing shop.

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Cap Relay

Hands moving with bated breath.

When you succeed, the crowd erupts! “Cap Relay” is a thrilling craft game made from a tissue box and plastic bottle caps.

Cut out the top of the box, make holes in the sides, and insert straws.

Attach caps to the straws to complete the control sticks.

Place a ping-pong ball on the cap and try to relay it from one end of the box to the other without dropping it—success if you make it! With simple materials, it hones concentration and balance, and it’s an intense game you can enjoy solo or with two players.

A practical, challenge-based craft idea that boys will go crazy for.

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Magnet and pipe cleaner toy

No.108 “Magnet and Pipe Cleaner Toy” [Handmade Toy by a Nursery Teacher]

Let me introduce a toy using magnets and pipe cleaners.

Prepare an empty 6-piece cheese box, bottle caps, pipe cleaners, a plastic sheet, drawing paper, string, clear tape, vinyl tape, and glue, and let’s make it.

Line the inside of the empty cheese box with drawing paper to create the base.

Cut the plastic sheet into a circle to make a window.

Choose the colors of the pipe cleaners, cut them to length, and place them inside the cheese box to get ready.

Put a magnet inside a bottle cap, and tape two caps together with vinyl tape so the magnet won’t fall out.

Make a hole in the cap, thread the string through, and create the magnetic part that will move the pipe cleaners.

By holding the magnet against the outside of the cheese box, the pipe cleaners inside gather and move, making it a fun toy to play with!

Cardboard Corinth Game

[Cardboard Craft] How to Easily Make a Corinth Game!

Let’s make use of unwanted materials! Here are some ideas for a cardboard Corinth game.

It’s great when you can craft using cardboard boxes or empty packages from deliveries, right? This time, let’s try making a Corinth game while making use of materials you have at home.

A Corinth game is a game where you hammer pegs and make holes in an inclined board, then use a stick to flick a marble into the holes to compete for points.

You’ll need items like cardboard, a pencil, a compass, an awl, a utility knife, scissors, rubber bands, a ruler, toothpicks, and glue.

Cardboard marble maze

Super Hard! How to Make a Marble Maze with a Pitfall Trap from Cardboard [Cardboard Nameko’s Cardboard Craft Series, Vol. 3]

The cardboard marble maze is a three-dimensional maze made by cutting and gluing pieces of cardboard.

Adding trapdoors along the way is also a key feature.

Part of the fun is figuring out how to roll the marble so it reaches the goal.

Give it a try! You can make it with materials like cardboard, a large empty box with a lid, glue, scissors, and marbles.

Imagine what size you want and what kind of maze you’d like to create, and then build it.

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