DIY toy ideas for kids to make from simple materials like paper, recyclables and glue
Today Im sharing this easy pom pom gecko craft, which uses a wooden teaspoon as the body and bendy pipe cleaners for the legs and tail. So cute! It’s a fun animal craft idea which is simple to put together, but warning – your fingers might get sticky! I love crafting with pom poms. Often I…
It’s SO EASY to make these cute peg dragonflies (or clothespin dragonflies as our American friends would say). Sometimes the simplest crafts are the best. You only need a few materials for this one along with our printable template to create the wings, and it’s very quick to make too. Older kids will love designing…
Turn your doll into a butterfly with this easy Butterfly Barbie costume DIY. There is no sewing at all required here – this outfit is completely made of paper! Of course, you could easily make a dress like this from fabric and the wings from felt if you want a more permanent sort of outfit,…
These paper scrap crowns are a bright and colourful craft which is doable for kids of all ages. It’s also a good way to use up all those paper off cuts so you waste less paper. We all hate wastage, right? This may make me sound like a hoarder but when I have a pile…
Make a straw see saw for play! This is a fun STEM craft project which also makes a great DIY toy. Last week we shared how to make a toy swing set from straws and pipe cleaners. We decided to add another item to the playground for Miss 8’s Sylvanian Family collection – a straw…
Everybody’s made paper planes before, but have you ever made scrapbook paper planes? As a craft blogger my girls have an extraordinary amount of creative materials at their fingertips, and they like to make the most of it! One of the materials I’ve been collecting a lot of over the years is scrapbook paper, even…
Today we’re sharing how to make an easy straw swing set for imaginative play. The toy bunnies are loving this one! One of my daughters adores the collectable Sylvanian Family toys. They are not cheap, but she has gradually collected a few of the play sets over the past two years as birthday and Christmas…
Make some adorable Arty Bird Puppets! Today our new contributor, Shannon from Oh Creative Day, is showing us an ingenious way to repurpose some of those old paintings you can’t bear to throw away. These arty bird puppets are perfect if you hoard piles of kiddy artwork and paper tubes. Or is that just me?…
This blog post is sponsored by Recycled Mats Heres a simple idea for an DIY paper cup and plate construction kit. It’s so versatile and kids will love using it to bulid towers, castles, cities and whatever else their imaginations can come up with. Kids have the BEST ideas, don’t you think? I once put…