Looking for a fun and affordable way to keep your baby entertained? Look no further than our easy guide to making DIY baby shaker toys! These cute little toys are perfect for keeping your little one amused, and they’re a great way to save money on store-bought playthings. Plus, they’re easy enough for even the most novice of crafters to make. So get started today and have some fun with your baby!
This is a guide on how to make some sensory stimulating little toys for children aged 2 months to 2 years by The Baby Hamper Company. Babies and children love these as they are bright colours, make sounds and pretty shapes, and for younger babies, they can push them and roll along the ground.
What you will need
- A selection of empty clean plastic bottles with screw tops - Tropicana orange juice ones are particularly good
- Dried pulses and cake decoration balls
- Food colouring
- Coloured glitter and glycerine
- Super Glue
To make the glitter shaker
- Fill the empty plastic bottle with water
- Sprinkle some coloured glitter into the water
- Add 1/2 teaspoon of Glycerine to the water (available at all supermarkets in the cake decorating section), and stir. The Glycerine stops the glitter from sticking together
- Apply a few drops of superglue to the INSIDE of the screw lid, and screw the lid to the bottle tightly
- Wait for the glue to dry
To make the coloured water shaker
- Fill the empty plastic bottle 1/2 full with water
- Add some bright coloured food colouring into the water
- Apply a few drops of superglue to the INSIDE of the screw lid, and screw the lid to the bottle tightly
- Wait for the glue to dry
To make the sounds shaker
- Using a funnel, fill an empty plastic bottle with a handful of any type of dried pulses, beans, lentils or the cake decoration balls
- Apply a few drops of superglue to the INSIDE of the screw lid, and screw the lid to the bottle tightly
- Wait for the glue to dry
A selection of the homemade baby shaker toys
So there you have it, make your own baby shaker toys with this easy guide! These fun and stimulating toys are perfect for keeping your little one amused and can be made quickly and cheaply from everyday items.
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