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, magnetic play ideas (11–20)
Magnet and fabric sticking play
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It’s fun how they stick with a snap! Here are some ideas for magnet-and-fabric sticking play.
Let’s make fabric toys that even infants can enjoy! You’ll need fabric or felt, magnets, fabric adhesive, needles, and thread.
If you create popular characters or illustrations from picture books with fabric or felt, children will be captivated! Sew magnets into each piece, and they’ll snap together so kids can play over and over.
Please be very careful to prevent accidental swallowing of magnets.
Felt ice cream with a chick
It’s fun because you can stack them! Here’s an idea for chick-themed felt ice cream.
Felt is known for its soft touch and warm texture.
It’s relatively easy to work with—simple to cut and sew—so it’s a great material for beginners in handicrafts and crafting! This time, let’s make chick felt ice cream using felt.
What you’ll need: brown felt cut to 10 cm × 16 cm, three colors of pastel felt cut to 7 cm × 13 cm, embroidery thread, stuffing, and magnets.
Its cute look is sure to catch children’s interest!
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!
Magnetic matching game
Let’s promote fine motor development by sticking magnets on and pulling them off! Here are some ideas for magnet matching games.
These are handmade toys that even infants can enjoy, so take this opportunity to give them a try.
You’ll need a whiteboard, clear tape, magnetic sheets, colored pens, construction paper, and scissors.
For the designs, you can draw motifs that interest the children, or adapt them to focus on colors or numbers.
A nice bonus is that you can get the materials at a 100-yen shop!
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!
maze
Why not try making a maze that uses the properties of magnets? First, draw scenes of a town or nature on colored construction paper.
Next, draw illustrations of people or animals and attach magnets to the back.
Once you place the colored paper and a piece of cardstock inside a clear file, you’re ready to go.
Arrange the illustrations on the front, then use magnets from the back to move them around and play.
By setting a destination, children can enjoy the process of getting there.
It’s a toy that sparks excitement as the illustrations move without being touched by hand.
Handmade Magnet Toys! A Collection of Fun, Playable Ideas (21–30)
An aquarium with paper plates
This is a paper-plate craft toy inspired by fish swimming in an aquarium.
Because it reproduces how real fish move, it can surprise and delight children.
First, layer a circle-cut piece of colored construction paper onto a paper plate and glue on pebbles and pipe cleaners.
Next, cut out the center of another paper plate, lay a sheet of plastic film over the opening, and flip it over.
Attach a paper clip to the back of a fish drawing on cardstock, then place the fish on top of the colored paper.
Stack the second paper plate with the film on top and staple it in place to finish.
Move a magnet from the back of the paper plate to play—try making your own original aquarium!