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Homemade Toys for Infants
Musical and Visual Rolling Toys
1) Decorate old formula tins with pictures and clear contact paper. Inside, place some dry rice and pasta. Ensure lid is attached securely. As the tin is touched by the child it will roll forward enticing an infant to move forward to chase the tin and sound along.
2) Fill plastic bottles and jars with:
•Water, glitter and food coloring, •Tri-colored pasta,
•Colored water and cut straws, or,
•Colored rice (this can be made with food coloring and water in a cup, add uncooked rice, drain water and lay rice in trays in sunny spot to dry out completely).
These filled plastic bottles encourage infants to grasp, lift, turn, shake and roll containers.
Fine Motor and Coordination
•Colored or wooden pegs for dropping into plastic bottles. This will develop hand/ eye coordination (use solid pegs as pegs with hinges can pinch and have small removable parts)
•Poke a silky scarf into a cardboard cylinder and show your child how to put it in and take it out
•Use covered small tissue boxes to build towers to stack and knock down
The most important thing to remember is safety when making homemade toys. Ensure all lids are securely glued and taped on as small objects may be a choking hazard.
Have fun playing with these homemade toys with your baby. Model how to roll, manipulate, shake and use the toys and they will attempt to copy your actions. It is through practice that children learn to master their body movements and learn new skills!
Read more: http://www.brighthub.com/education/early-childhood/articles/38153.aspx#ixzz0UOnkaZQ5
1) Decorate old formula tins with pictures and clear contact paper. Inside, place some dry rice and pasta. Ensure lid is attached securely. As the tin is touched by the child it will roll forward enticing an infant to move forward to chase the tin and sound along.
2) Fill plastic bottles and jars with:
•Water, glitter and food coloring, •Tri-colored pasta,
•Colored water and cut straws, or,
•Colored rice (this can be made with food coloring and water in a cup, add uncooked rice, drain water and lay rice in trays in sunny spot to dry out completely).
These filled plastic bottles encourage infants to grasp, lift, turn, shake and roll containers.
Fine Motor and Coordination
•Colored or wooden pegs for dropping into plastic bottles. This will develop hand/ eye coordination (use solid pegs as pegs with hinges can pinch and have small removable parts)•Poke a silky scarf into a cardboard cylinder and show your child how to put it in and take it out
•Use covered small tissue boxes to build towers to stack and knock down
The most important thing to remember is safety when making homemade toys. Ensure all lids are securely glued and taped on as small objects may be a choking hazard.
Have fun playing with these homemade toys with your baby. Model how to roll, manipulate, shake and use the toys and they will attempt to copy your actions. It is through practice that children learn to master their body movements and learn new skills!
Read more: http://www.brighthub.com/education/early-childhood/articles/38153.aspx#ixzz0UOnkaZQ5
Making a Toy Block for an Infant
Use the foam and cloth to create a soft block. Now, wrap the block around and sew its end nicely.
Remember, it’s necessary for the toy to stimulate the child. For this, use different textures of clothing.
Now, cut the blocks from sponges to make various bath blocks. These bath blocks are very sensitive and can be squeezed even by the infant with the help of his small fingers. Also, since these are quite expendable, you can make another one to be used the next time, easily.
You can also make some large bricks with the help of some empty tissue boxes and paper. Now, cover these boxes and make sure that you decorate them beautifully.
Use the foam and cloth to create a soft block. Now, wrap the block around and sew its end nicely.
Remember, it’s necessary for the toy to stimulate the child. For this, use different textures of clothing.
Now, cut the blocks from sponges to make various bath blocks. These bath blocks are very sensitive and can be squeezed even by the infant with the help of his small fingers. Also, since these are quite expendable, you can make another one to be used the next time, easily.
You can also make some large bricks with the help of some empty tissue boxes and paper. Now, cover these boxes and make sure that you decorate them beautifully.
Baby Books
Take pictures of all of the important people and things in your baby's world. Include several pictures of your child as well. Infants love to look at pictures. Buy a scrapbook or photo album, and place the pictures in the book. Use words to describe the name of the person or thing on each page. You can either use the sticker lettering that is typically used in scrapbooking or use colored markers. If you would like to make an alphabet book, take pictures of things starting with each letter of the alphabet and place in your book with big letters underneath the picture.
Take pictures of all of the important people and things in your baby's world. Include several pictures of your child as well. Infants love to look at pictures. Buy a scrapbook or photo album, and place the pictures in the book. Use words to describe the name of the person or thing on each page. You can either use the sticker lettering that is typically used in scrapbooking or use colored markers. If you would like to make an alphabet book, take pictures of things starting with each letter of the alphabet and place in your book with big letters underneath the picture.
Loud Toys
Grab some old, clean socks, tissue paper and a needle and thread. Crinkle up several pieces of the tissue paper and place in the clean sock. Use the needle and thread to sow up the open end of the sock. Children love toys that make sounds. This "toy" will make sounds every time they grasp it.Another idea is to gather an old coffee can, some rocks and a glue gun. Clean the coffee can and place rocks in the can. You can use any type of rock. Glue the top of the container onto the coffee can so the child cannot open the can. The size of the rocks could be a choking hazard, which is why the lid must be sealed tightly on the can. This can be rolled back and forth to make all of the loud noises that your child desires.
Grab some old, clean socks, tissue paper and a needle and thread. Crinkle up several pieces of the tissue paper and place in the clean sock. Use the needle and thread to sow up the open end of the sock. Children love toys that make sounds. This "toy" will make sounds every time they grasp it.Another idea is to gather an old coffee can, some rocks and a glue gun. Clean the coffee can and place rocks in the can. You can use any type of rock. Glue the top of the container onto the coffee can so the child cannot open the can. The size of the rocks could be a choking hazard, which is why the lid must be sealed tightly on the can. This can be rolled back and forth to make all of the loud noises that your child desires.
World of Felt
Because felt naturally sticks together, you can do a lot with it. Buy a large piece of white or black felt. This will be used as the backdrop for all designs. You will then need to purchase many pieces of colorful felt in order to make your shapes. You will also need to purchase two-sided adhesive to stick the white or black backing to the wall. Now, you can design your shapes. First start with different colored circles and triangles and squares. If you desire, you can then create trees, flowers, houses and animals. Your child can begin to make any design that she likes. This can be used over and over again and will not create a mess for you to clean up.
Sock Doll
This is a great project to make with an older child – and helps you use up stray socks. You will need:* 3 ankle socks* Sewing machine or needle and thread* Stuffing material (cut up fabric, socks or foam work well)* Scissors* Decorations such as embroidery thread, markers and yarnCut off the first ankle sock at the heel, stuff it, and sew up the bottom. It will look like a fat sausage with the toe of the sock as the head. Cut the second ankle sock in half horizontally, turn it inside out, and make a vertical cut up the center starting at the toe and stopping one inch from the cut end. Stitch the vertical cut closed on either side to form the two legs attached at the top. Turn the legs right side out, stuff them and sew the top of the legs closed. Sew the legs to the body. Repeat this step for the arms, but make them shorter. Cut all the way through the sock to make two separate arms. Sew them to the body about four inches from the top of the head. Take strong thread and sew ¼” stitches around the head just above the arms, pulling tight to form the neck. You can also do this by tying it off with string or ribbon.
Bottle of Ocean
Take a clear plastic bottle and fill it half full with water. Add a few drops of blue food coloring. Add vegetable oil until the bottle is 2/3 full and then add baby oil until the bottle is full. Glue the cap on tight, hold the bottle horizontally and shake the bottle gently to see the movement of your very own ocean. Baby oil can be toxic to young children, so make sure they can’t get to the contents.
