Fun to play! A collection of handmade toy ideas made with construction paper
We’re introducing easy and fun toy-making ideas you can create with construction paper.
Construction paper comes in many colors, is easy to cut with scissors, and works well with glue or tape—so the possibilities are endless!
In this article, we share lots of toy ideas that will make you want to start crafting right away.
From toys made using only construction paper to creations that combine other materials, there’s plenty to explore.
Find your favorite toy idea and have fun making and playing with it!
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Fun to play! A collection of handmade toy ideas made with construction paper (1–10)
Swaying Bunny
https://www.tiktok.com/@niconico_mama/video/7213342478085131522Let me show you how to make a gently wiggling bunny that’s soothing just to look at.
Prepare pink construction paper, scissors, and double-sided tape.
Cut the construction paper vertically into six strips.
Make each strip into a loop, then connect four loops vertically.
Gently flatten the second loop from the top and the bottom loop.
Stretch the remaining two loops into bunny ear shapes, adjust the shapes, and attach them with double-sided tape.
Your cute, wobbly bunny is complete! Gently flattening the loops can be a bit tricky, but I think it’s a craft that kids around 18 months can enjoy.
It’s simple to make, so give it a try!
Wobbling Yacht
This time, we’ll show you how to make a wobbly yacht using colored construction paper.
For the hull, cut one blue circle with an 8 cm radius; for the cabin, cut one white rectangle 6 cm by 7 cm; for the window, cut one yellow rectangle 3 cm by 5 cm; and for the funnel, cut one blue rectangle 5 cm by 3 cm.
Fold the hull piece in half, then assemble everything while gluing the parts together.
As you work, you might tell the children the names of the ship’s parts to increase their interest in boats.
Adjust the steps to suit the children’s ages.
Once it’s finished, have fun playing with your gently rocking yacht!
Flappy butterfly
Here’s how to make a flappy butterfly.
Prepare the materials: regular straws, one smoothie straw, one sheet of construction paper, cellophane tape, scissors, glue, colored pens, and a pencil.
Fold the construction paper in half and make a crease 2 cm from the folded edge.
Draw a butterfly shape you like with colored pens and cut it out.
Keeping the fold intact, open only the wing sections, draw patterns with colored pens, and glue the center—now it transforms into a butterfly! Make a slit 1.5 cm from the end of a regular straw, insert the tip of another straw into the slit, and secure with tape.
Make a slit in the smoothie straw as well, fit it over the thinner straw, and secure with cellophane tape.
You’re done!
fireworks launched into the sky
Here’s how to make a paper fireworks craft.
Prepare construction paper, origami paper, glue, scissors, tape, kite string, and a paper cup.
Fold the origami paper three times by matching corner to corner, then make accordion folds.
Make two of these in the same way.
Glue the ends of the three folded origami sheets together to form one long accordion, then fold the accordion together and snip about 3 cm cuts with scissors.
Cut two pieces of kite string about 10 cm long and attach one to each side near the ends of the accordion-folded origami using clear tape.
Next, roll a sheet of construction paper into a tube and secure it with clear tape, then wrap one sheet of origami around the top and tape it on.
Insert the accordion-folded origami into the tube and tape it firmly in place.
Tape the tube and the accordion together so that the kite strings sit horizontally.
To make the fireworks open when you pull them out, secure the strings at the edge of the black origami paper—and you’re done! Move the black origami section to launch and display your beautiful fireworks.
Hexagonal Turn
Let’s make a hexagonal flipper that’s fun to spin.
Cut construction paper into a rectangle, then fold it into alternating triangles by flipping front and back so that each fold forms a triangle from the edge.
Once you’ve folded to the end, open the paper and check that the creases create 10 triangles.
Cut off any parts that aren’t triangular, then refold along the creases into triangles.
Fold the first triangle back to the opposite side and glue it to the last triangle, and you’re done.
Decorate it as you like with stickers or drawings.
