Homemade Gifts for Toddlers and Preschoolers – Tutorial Round-up 2
We have hit December, but there’s still plenty of time to make the little ones in your life a simple homemade gift! Today’s round-up links to more than 75 different tutorials to make everything from puffy paint to silly face play pillows.
And be sure to check out my tutorial round-up post from last year for more than 95 additional ideas on homemade gifts for toddlers and preschoolers!
Play Furniture: refrigerator + washer/dryer; stove; 6 tutorials for kitchen, sink, dishwasher, microwave, oven/stove, and accessories
Tables: light table; sensory table; Ana White table and stackable chairs; pirate picnic table
Paint: chalkboard paint; finger paint; puffy paint; watercolor paint; bathtub puffy paint
Clothes: monster mittens; snappy tees; leg and arm warmers (babylegs); freezer stencil shirts; last minute frock
Accessories: owl backpack; messenger bag; 10 free lunch bag tutorials; boy belts; easy toddler belts
Educational: lacing cards; alphabet magnets; activity bags (includes many more tutorial links)
Pillows: pillow pet; plush travel pillow; silly face play pillow
Dolls: simple rag doll; Bunka-style doll; felt Matryoshka doll; crochet doll; wooden dolls; doll hair (ponytails); Waldorf doll hair
Doll Clothes: from baby clothes; dress for Bitty Baby American Girl Doll; 6 dress patterns for American Girl dolls
Child’s Tools and Tool Belts: tutorial 1; tutorial 2; tutorial 3; felt tools and toolbox
Puppets and Puppet Theaters: sock + felt frog puppets; papier-mâché puppets; medieval puppet theater and dragon puppet; shadow puppet theater; doorway puppet theater
Dress-up Clothes: animal tails; pirate eye patch; cowboy vest; silk scarf butterfly wings; woodland creature masks; dinosaur tail
Fun and Games: two-sided felt playmat (jungle + space); coffee can stilts; homemade board game; hula hoop play tent
Miscellaneous: felt tree forest; jellyfish in a bottle
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Awesome resource – thanks!
This is so amazing!! I will use this all year long. Seriously. Thank you!
Wow, your blog posting is so impressive, especially while babymooning!! My kids’ teacher has a cool recipe for playdoh that has gingerbread spices in it so it smells verrrry yummy! I want to make my nephew some playdoh for christmas. I might add some of your crafty ideas too!! TY!