OHbaby! Forums : homemade toys and games https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sat, 09 May 2026 21:33:34 +0000 Tue, 26 Feb 2008 17:24:55 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.05 360 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=14780 <![CDATA[OHbaby! Forums]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ <![CDATA[homemade toys and games : We lie on the bed and make a parachute...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=14780&PID=312118&title=homemade-toys-and-games#312118 Author: MummyFreckle
Subject: 14780
Posted: 26 February 2008 at 5:24pm

We lie on the bed and make a parachute above us with the sarong, he loves the air movement and the colours of the sarong!

My mum always had jars full of buttons for kids to play with. When they are little they just shake them and love the colour and noise, but when they are older she would cut holes in the tops of the jars and let them post the buttons. She also used to sew big buttons onto babies socks - they love pulling their feet up to see the buttons! She had an amazing collection of big chunky colourful buttons at one stage!

 

]]> Tue, 26 Feb 2008 17:24:55 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=14780&PID=312118&title=homemade-toys-and-games#312118 <![CDATA[homemade toys and games : thats a cool idea Mazzy! I just...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=14780&PID=312013&title=homemade-toys-and-games#312013 Author: peanut butter
Subject: 14780
Posted: 26 February 2008 at 3:23pm

thats a cool idea Mazzy! I just popped a bright silky sarong over his play gym (that we have kinda outgrown) and it was great fun. he could crawl through it to get to me and then he would stop and play with all the toys hanging down. He hasnt been interested in the gym for a while so it is nice to reinvent it.]]> Tue, 26 Feb 2008 15:23:35 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=14780&PID=312013&title=homemade-toys-and-games#312013 <![CDATA[homemade toys and games : We used the big box DD&#039;s...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=14780&PID=311859&title=homemade-toys-and-games#311859 Author: Mazzy
Subject: 14780
Posted: 26 February 2008 at 12:48pm

We used the big box DD's car seat came in as a play tunnel. Taped and pasted different shapes cut out of different coloured paper, bits of bubble wrap and other different textured materials on the inside, opened up both ends and set it up in the lounge (needed furniture or a washing basket on either side to keep it up). At first she was happy just sitting in it, looking at and touching stuff and we'd play peek a boo from either side, then when she was moving she had heaps of fun crawling in/around the box.]]> Tue, 26 Feb 2008 12:48:30 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=14780&PID=311859&title=homemade-toys-and-games#311859 <![CDATA[homemade toys and games : You can fill a sock (that has...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=14780&PID=311744&title=homemade-toys-and-games#311744 Author: sparkle
Subject: 14780
Posted: 26 February 2008 at 10:52am

You can fill a sock (that has no holes in it) with cellophane, knotted plastic bags, biscuit trays etc (anything that is noisey really) and sew up the end. This makes a noisey sausage toy they can easily grab and of course the noise they will love!]]> Tue, 26 Feb 2008 10:52:40 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=14780&PID=311744&title=homemade-toys-and-games#311744 <![CDATA[homemade toys and games : Lot&#039;s of great ideas here,...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=14780&PID=311656&title=homemade-toys-and-games#311656 Author: The_Stuarts
Subject: 14780
Posted: 26 February 2008 at 8:31am

Lot's of great ideas here, Michaela loved her tissue box full of fabrics (similar to the one RachandJack described).
We used to pull dining chairs into the middle of them room and she would chase me around it (both crawling) and get a big cuddle when she 'caught' me.
Michaela's newest homemade toy is a wooden spoon with a long ribbon tied to the end (like a gymnasts ribbon).]]> Tue, 26 Feb 2008 08:31:24 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=14780&PID=311656&title=homemade-toys-and-games#311656 <![CDATA[homemade toys and games : Oh yeah another one get an old...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=14780&PID=311556&title=homemade-toys-and-games#311556 Author: Rachael21
Subject: 14780
Posted: 25 February 2008 at 10:29pm

Oh yeah another one get an old wipes packet (huggies box works best) or cut a flappy type hole in a plastic container. Get lost of long thin different materials and tie them all together and put in box, they pull them out and out its great and way better than pulling out wipes. ]]> Mon, 25 Feb 2008 22:29:25 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=14780&PID=311556&title=homemade-toys-and-games#311556 <![CDATA[homemade toys and games : pegs and a couple of containers,...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=14780&PID=311555&title=homemade-toys-and-games#311555 Author: Rachael21
Subject: 14780
Posted: 25 February 2008 at 10:27pm

pegs and a couple of containers, the best toy we ever had. Jack played with them for months and months and now Caprece plays with them. ]]> Mon, 25 Feb 2008 22:27:39 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=14780&PID=311555&title=homemade-toys-and-games#311555 <![CDATA[homemade toys and games : cool ideas. I put some pasta in...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=14780&PID=311552&title=homemade-toys-and-games#311552 Author: peanut butter
Subject: 14780
Posted: 25 February 2008 at 10:23pm

cool ideas. I put some pasta in a jar and he seemed to like the noise but I will try some others]]> Mon, 25 Feb 2008 22:23:59 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=14780&PID=311552&title=homemade-toys-and-games#311552 <![CDATA[homemade toys and games : oooh, we also had a basket of...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=14780&PID=311407&title=homemade-toys-and-games#311407 Author: mum2paris
Subject: 14780
Posted: 25 February 2008 at 9:10pm

oooh, we also had a basket of boxes, we would use cereal, tissue, etc boxes of different shapes and sizes, cellotape them into shape so they can't be too squashed. the girls used them for building with like blocks and loved studying the colours and packaging. And when they were a bit munted we just put new ones in the basket and recyled the old ones.]]> Mon, 25 Feb 2008 21:10:00 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=14780&PID=311407&title=homemade-toys-and-games#311407 <![CDATA[homemade toys and games : Pegs, plain plastic push-on pegs...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=14780&PID=311402&title=homemade-toys-and-games#311402 Author: mum2paris
Subject: 14780
Posted: 25 February 2008 at 9:07pm

Pegs, plain plastic push-on pegs ( i say this cos some kids do push hard enough to open the spring ones and end up with the attached to fingers etc and that's not fun).. really cheap from the supermarket, get an old ice-cream container, cut different sized holes in it, ie, one that they can fit their whole hand with a peg in, the next smaller, right down to one just round enough to post a peg through.

Great for learning hand-eye co-ordination, and they tip them out and push them back in again and again, neat to see the progression too from learning to put them through the large hole, to learning to post them through the tiny hole.]]> Mon, 25 Feb 2008 21:07:40 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=14780&PID=311402&title=homemade-toys-and-games#311402 <![CDATA[homemade toys and games : I half filled a couple of bottles...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=14780&PID=311392&title=homemade-toys-and-games#311392 Author: KH25
Subject: 14780
Posted: 25 February 2008 at 9:03pm

I half filled a couple of bottles with rice and dry pasta - babies love shaking noisy things. Also did the formula tin with some pegs in it, then when she was a bit older cut a hole in the lid so she could post them. She still loves playing that game!]]> Mon, 25 Feb 2008 21:03:16 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=14780&PID=311392&title=homemade-toys-and-games#311392 <![CDATA[homemade toys and games : We have a couple of plastic bottles...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=14780&PID=311300&title=homemade-toys-and-games#311300 Author: kebakat
Subject: 14780
Posted: 25 February 2008 at 7:53pm

We have a couple of plastic bottles with water and food colouring and sparkles in them. Daniel loves shaking them to hear the water splash and the colour and sparkles intruiges him no end.

We also have a fomula tin with a plastic ball inside and he loves bashing and shaking it to make it noisey.]]> Mon, 25 Feb 2008 19:53:37 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=14780&PID=311300&title=homemade-toys-and-games#311300 <![CDATA[homemade toys and games : Cut the lid of an icecream container...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=14780&PID=311288&title=homemade-toys-and-games#311288 Author: FionaS
Subject: 14780
Posted: 25 February 2008 at 7:46pm

Cut the lid of an icecream container in 2 so you have 2 trianges.   Poke holes along the bottom edge of 1 of the triables and tie various ribbons to it...like a rainbow! Great for twirling around and playing with. Elle used to love it if I swirled it around over her face.

Make a shaker with a box filled with rice and very well sealed with duct tape. Find lots of pics of babies smiling faces from mags etc and stick them all over the shaker ad finish with some duraseal so it is slobber resistant.

]]> Mon, 25 Feb 2008 19:46:44 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=14780&PID=311288&title=homemade-toys-and-games#311288 <![CDATA[homemade toys and games : I have a feely bag that has odds...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=14780&PID=311279&title=homemade-toys-and-games#311279 Author: sparkle
Subject: 14780
Posted: 25 February 2008 at 7:32pm

I have a feely bag that has odds and ends of different kinds of materials for texture. Haven't actually used it yet, I made it for school years back.

It's just an old pillow case with a draw string at the top.]]> Mon, 25 Feb 2008 19:32:10 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=14780&PID=311279&title=homemade-toys-and-games#311279 <![CDATA[homemade toys and games : Ok all you clever and innovative...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=14780&PID=311136&title=homemade-toys-and-games#311136 Author: peanut butter
Subject: 14780
Posted: 25 February 2008 at 4:00pm

Ok all you clever and innovative mums.....I need ideas?

I got the pots and wooden spoon out today and Tom found the wooden spoon yummy but did get the idea that he is menat to hit things. We also made a tent and he enjoyed lying in it with mummy (probably just like lying next to mummy)

So what other ideas do you have???????]]> Mon, 25 Feb 2008 16:00:14 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=14780&PID=311136&title=homemade-toys-and-games#311136