Handmade toys with magnets! A collection of fun, playable ideas
Here are some fun, handmade toy ideas that use magnets! There are plenty of ideas that both adults and kids can enjoy casually.
Try making them with everyday materials, adjusting the design to suit your child’s age.
As you experience the mysterious power of magnets together, help draw out your children’s creativity.
You’ll create memories filled with smiles for both kids and adults, along with the time you spend making them.
Why not have a great time by getting excited together, playing with the toys you made, and coming up with creative ways to play?
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Handmade magnet toys! A collection of fun, playable ideas (1–10)
Magnet and pipe cleaner toy
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!
Bug-catching toy
We’ll introduce how to make a bug-catching toy.
Get construction paper, magnets, straws, paper clips, glue, and some netting ready.
Cut colored construction paper into circles and assemble them into bugs.
Attach one paper clip to each bug and secure it with cellophane tape so it won’t come off.
Next, let’s make the bug-catching net.
Cut a ring out of thick paper and remove the center.
Thread the netting through the ring and staple it in place.
Make the handle out of a straw and attach it securely, then glue on a magnet, and you’re done! Have fun seeing how many bug cards you can catch.
crane game
It’s a “claw machine” that doesn’t use electricity.
The materials are a magnet, ribbon or thick string, chopsticks, and cardboard.
Small candies or erasers make good prizes.
First, make the main body out of cardboard.
Cut a slit in the top that’s the same thickness as the chopsticks.
This is where the chopsticks will move.
Attach a string to the chopsticks and fix a magnet to the end.
Put magnets on the prizes as well.
Set it up so that turning the chopsticks makes the string move up and down.
That’s basically it.
There are lots of parts you can decorate, so let’s make it a sparkly claw machine!
Handmade magnet toys! A collection of fun, magnetic play ideas (11–20)
Dreamland with a magnet
Learn about magnets while having fun crafting! Here’s a magnetic Dreamland idea.
The charm of this project is that you can make a mysterious, entertaining toy that moves using capsules and magnets.
You’ll need origami paper, a white board, construction paper, magnets, empty gashapon capsules, poster paper, a color wave sheet, glue, scissors, and pens.
Draw roads on the board and decorate with construction paper and the color wave sheet.
Put a car illustration on an empty capsule and place a magnet inside—then it’s done! Move the capsule with the car illustration by guiding a magnet from the back of the board!
Transforming robot made from plastic bottles
Let’s connect plastic bottles with magnets and build a real robot! Here are some ideas for a transforming robot made from plastic bottles.
It’s exciting to be able to make robots using materials we have around us in daily life.
This time, let’s make a robot using plastic bottles and magnets.
What you’ll need: plastic bottles, construction paper, cardboard, magnets, paper cups, straws, clothespins, binder clips, vinyl tape, and small drink containers.
Be careful to avoid injury while crafting!
Crafting fish with 100-yen shop magnets
Freshly caught and flopping! Here’s an idea for a fish craft you can make using magnets from a 100-yen shop.
It’s perfect for anyone wondering, “What kind of craft can I make with magnets?” All you need are construction paper, tape, a pen, scissors, and a magnetic sheet.
The video mainly features mackerel, but it looks like you can adapt it to other fish like flounder or filefish.
It’s such a unique idea that you’ll want to make it flop again and again!
Candy Magnet
Let’s make something with plastic bottle caps! Here’s an idea for candy magnets.
How about turning materials you’d normally throw away into cute candy magnets? You’ll need two plastic bottle caps, double-sided tape, masking tape, magnets, fabric scraps, and embroidery thread.
By using leftover fabric from home or school, you can create something with even more sentimental value.
Give it a try with the kids!