DIY Play Things

Recycle and create; Create your own toys and games.
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DIY Spinning Top Challenge Arena
Creating fun from simple materials... Watch as we transform recycled cardboard and our Mader My First Spinning Top with Starter into a game perfect for all ages! The goal? Navigate the spinning top through the cut-out and into the box. A playful way to exercise dexterity, hand-eye coordination, and patience! 🌟 #DIYGames #OWABox #CardboardCreations #GameNight #SpinningTops
DIY Shadow Theatre Play for Kids
#ShadowPlay has never been easier to achieve! Create your own shadow puppet theatre from a recycled cardboard box... 📦✨ 👉🏼 Just cut out a window on one side, cover it with white tissue paper, and shine a light through to bring your scenes to life. #OWABOX #RecycledCrafts #PlasticFreeJuly #CardboardCrafts
DIY Pretend Play Cardboard Pizza Oven
Take #PretendPlay to the next level with your #OWABOX 📦 by transforming it into an (almost) fully functional pizza oven! 🍕 We decorated ours with our favourite crayons from @stockmarcolours, and a @sarahssilks playsilk brought the heat! 🔥 And how could we forget to incorporate @erzi.play to decorate our cardboard pizzas with?! Yum! 😋 #MakeBelieve #MakeBelieveIdeas #CardboardCrafts #CardboardCreations
Simple DIY Mader Spinning Top Race Game
Turn ordinary into extraordinary with this simple DIY race game using your favourite @mader_kreiselmanufaktur Spinning Top, a crayon, and a recycled box! 🌈✨ Watch as children not only enjoy creating the game but also embrace the challenge of completing the race in record time. Get the whole family involved and let the friendly competition begin! 🏁👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 #DIYGame #OWABox #ReduceReuseRecycle #RecycledPlay #SpinningTops #WoodenToys #EducationalToys #DIYforKids #DIYforChildren #EasyDIY
Make your own wooden bug 🪲
Wondering how to get your children interested in woodworking? 🪵 "Kids at Work" make it easy with their range of kids-sized tools and innovative DIY projects that are fun for the whole family! 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦⁠ ⁠ Ruth's children made these adorable wooden bugs - a great activity for those who are just being introduced to the art of woodworking.⁠
Rainbow Fish Making Of
Do you enjoy creating DIY toys? Why not try to make this beautiful rainbow fish for your children using cardboard and Kitpas Art Crayons and ask your children to create an ocean flatlay scene using Grapat loose parts? Grab the items needed from Oskar's Wooden Ark and have enjoy this fun family activity. 📸 by @_simply_bea_ (IG) Welcome to the fairytale of Oskar's Wooden Ark - Where magic awaits 💫
the cardboard boat is filled with stuffed animals
Cardboard Box Noah's Ark - The Craft Train
a long piece of wood with red string on it's end and holes in the middle
stick + drill = threading game -
"Drill holes through sticks to make a natural threading activity" -- I feel like there's an interactive exhibit idea in here somewhere that I just can't place yet.