I made a few toys for my one year old for Christmas that I will share with you. First is a fabric cube made with fabrics in my stash. I followed this tutorial. The squares were all cut at 4 inches. I would recommend using a triple stitch to make sure all seams stay together. It wasn’t as hard to make as I thought it would be. We have had fun putting little toys inside and having Joseph find them.
This little rocket was made using fabrics from my stash and a little wooden egg we already had. I used canvas fabrics and a triple stitch for sturdiness. I messed up the opening a little. It isn’t pretty, but it does hold the little astronaut. I think he may be a little young for it, but hopefully he will eventually like it. Here is the tutorial I followed.
Next up is a tiny tote bag and four small bean bags. I thought Joseph would like playing with the bean bags and he loves to carry things around. I made smaller bags to put rice in and then placed those inside the frog flannel bags to make sure no rice escapes. I used a triple stitch (notice a theme here?) because babies and toddlers can be rough on their toys. I didn’t follow a pattern, but just made up everything as I went along. Joseph really likes this set.
Lastly, I asked my mom how to use her scroll saw to make some wooden animals. What does she do? She cuts them out and sands them. She used wood they had left from some remodeling projects. Joseph likes them and they turned out really cute. All of these toys were made using materials we already had. Talk about frugal!
