DIY toy ideas for kids to make from simple materials like paper, recyclables and glue
Today we’re sharing a fun recycled fire truck craft for kids. It’s amazing how a humble egg carton combined with a few bottle caps and paper rolls can become a DIY toy for imaginative play. Best of all, this egg carton fire truck is eco-friendly, being made from biodegradable and recycled materials. At the end…
These love critter puppets are a fun kids craft idea for Valentines Day and are also a great way to upcycle paper rolls. We originally made these cuties back in 2015, but I never actually got around to sharing this tutorial (why ever not?!) You might also like our pebble love bugs Meet our love…
Today we’re sharing a fun Monster Munch sight word game for early readers. This monster learning game and craft is something I made for my daughter back in kindergarten when she was struggling to memorise her sight words. She really disliked boring sight word drill cards and “switched off” whenever we tried to practice them…
Today we’re sharing how to make sparkly magic wands for fairy costumes and pretend play. These wands might look fancy, but the main material we’ve used to make them is cardboard! This easy kids craft idea was something I came up with when my girls were preschoolers. They each made a magic wand of their…
Make a cardboard castle from a recycled cardboard box! This is a fun and easy kids craft idea which becomes a DIY toy to inspire imaginative play. This recycled cardboard castle is a craft project I made together with my daughter back when she was a princess-obsessed pre schooler. I’ve been intending to update this…
Here are some pretend play cookies you can make using PAPER. I originally created these for my girls when my youngest was going through a pretend cafe phase – for about three years! Literally every day she would set up an elaborate cafe in the lounge room complete with a kid-made “menu”. She would serve…
This 10 minute paper roll shaker is a fun musical instrument craft for preschoolers which they can make themselves with a little bit of help. We originally shared this DIY musical shaker back in 2013 – my kids are now much bigger! *sob*. I’ve decided to reshare it for our readers today. One…
These cute Batman and Robin characters are based on the Lego Batman Movie. I adore making things from paper rolls, and couldn’t resist creating these cute super heroes by upcyling the rolls with some paint and a bit of felt for the capes. You might also like our super hero spoon puppets Our whole family…
Check out these super cute paper fish we made using a tutorial from Easy Paper Projects – the new book by Maggy Woodly of Red Ted Art fame. We were gifted this copy to review and share with our readers. When I had a look through the book I found the projects inside are all…