Play Kitchen: Felt Tea Bags
Whip up these simple felt tea bag toys for more play time fun with the kids!
DIY Toys
Kid Crafts: Toilet Paper Roll Dinosaurs
Raid your recycle bin for a day of crafty fun! This toilet paper roll dinosaurs project will help you transform trash into toys for an awesome prehistoric playtime. Toilet paper rolls are a craft time staple for pretty much every preschool parent I know, and with good reason. Most households generate at least a couple […]
Adorable Easter-themed Yeti Will Maul Your Heart Apart
Fill your baskets with some woolly cuteness this Easter. Check out these egg shaped toys created by California based artist, Vicky of Asher Jasper. I can’t get enough of her cuddly creations, like this yeti with removable bunny ears. Things made of wool are generally pretty cute by nature, but her egg shaped characters are […]
How Do You Tell if a Toy is a Maker Toy?
How should we judge whether a toy fits into the maker movement?
Cardboard Chuckwagon: DIY Food Truck For Kids
When I was a kid, a giant cardboard box was just about the best toy ever. My friends and I built forts, castles, and storefronts. We used them as sleds, cars, and rockets, and we even got inside them and rolled down hills. (In retrospect, the latter was probably a bad idea. But it sure […]
How-To: Toy Cardboard Camera
Are your kids budding shutterbugs, but still a bit too small for a real camera? Make them an awesome DIY toy camera instead!
Kid Crafts: Tin Toy Drums
As they’re exploring the world, kids, as a rule, take great joy in discovering all of the things that make NOISE. So, why not turn that natural curiosity into a fun, creative afternoon filled with DIY drums?
