Playtime: Make Your Own Fun

September 18, 2013

Not only are handmade toys usually cheaper than picking up something at the toy store, they also provide entertainment in both making AND playing with them.

Today we’ve rounded up five homemade toy ideas that are sure to be crowd-pleasers. The first of which is this glockenspiel, which cleverly utilizes cooper pipes…

Stephanie Morgan is a Seattleite and mother of two under the age of three. She’s the founder of a lifestyle and design blog, Modern Parents Messy Kids, out to prove stylish parents and active kids can successfully coexist. In her former life she was a Doctor of Audiology and worked with pediatric patients. She now spends her days racking her brain and scouring the internet for simple ways to connect with her kids. She gravitates towards anything that’s accessible to all parents (including the crafting-impaired), fosters development, and has a bit of a modern edge.