How to make a rattle? Master classes with scrap materials and crochet

Rattles - the most interesting toys for kids. Bright, noisy - they will surely attract attention and occupy a crying baby, entertain and calm. The first toy should always be safe. And what, if not my mother's care and gentle hands, will be able to provide this and create a toy that has become a favorite for the baby.

The rattle is considered a shock-noise tool, which is a cavity filled with rattling elements. Shakes noises when shaken. Along with the sound effect, the toy develops the baby. With her, he learns new forms, colors and sounds, develops fine motor skills and tactile sensations, trains eye muscles. From such components is formed and sensory perception, and coordination.

The rattle can have any shape - balls, ovals, rectangles, rhombuses and so on. For kids, a rounded shape is preferable - a ball, an oval, beads, cylinders, otherwise the kid may get hurt. The color scheme of the toy is bright, attracting attention. Materials for execution are also diverse - plastic, wood, fabric.

For children, it is necessary to take into account a number of conditions when making such a toy:

• use natural materials, but be careful, they have allergenic properties;
• exclude small details, decorate the rattle with stitches, and not with beads, sequins or buttons;
• Connect the elements tightly and firmly to avoid falling out of the filler and damage to the toy;
• avoid sharp points and angles;
• Do not overdo it with colors, psychologists recommend up to three colors in one toy - so it will not tire and harm your eyes.

There are several types of rattles:

• suspension - long toy with a few noisy elements, used for hanging in the cradle, cot, stroller;
• bracelet - made of fabric, attached with velcro to the handle or leg of the baby, can be made in the form of a mitten or sock;
• ring - the most common option for playing with hands, the rings can be in the shape of an oval, a rectangle, a triangle, or made in the form of animals, fruits;
• rustle - fabric with a filler that does not rattle, but gently rustles, well develops the motility and hearing of kids.

At home, you can create a lot of interesting rattles from improvised means, using everything that comes handy. The advantage of self-made toys is that they can be frequently updated and replaced, which means that they will not annoy the crumbs.

The ideas of the master classes will inspire and help step by step create interesting rattles.

• The simplest variation - rattle from the bottle and various fillers: pebbles, cereals of different sizes, beads. The bottle must be tightly closed. The filler for the toy should not exceed the mass that the child can lift. It remains to decorate the bottle with indelible paints or self-adhesive paper - and you can play. The bottle can be left transparent, so the baby can see what is happening with the filler and develop vision.

• Make a rattle suspension can be made of plastic "testicles" from kinder surprises also with filler. Make a hole in the middle and thread through the thread. This rattle should close tightly, this will help with scotch tape, electrical tape, glue, or simply heating and fastening elements.

• For kindergarten, you can make a toy in the form of a twigwhere on each branch there will be a “fruit” in the form of a plastic “testicle”.It will be interesting to kids not only to play with her, but also to apply in a musical lesson. The option of a tambourine in the form of a ring is possible. In this case, the containers are tightly connected in a ring, and each cell is filled with different fillers. Another interesting idea - a hammer from a container with a filler. Hammers can be several with different fillers.
• Tea Tin Can will also be a good rattle. Fill it with different grits, firmly fasten the lid and glue. Next, glue the jar with bright pictures or make a small animal out of it, sticking thick fabric. The paper in this case is unsafe, because the baby pulls everything in his mouth.

• Another available material - bottle caps. They need to pierce in the center and strung on a thread. Covers should be free to "walk" on the string and touch each other.
• An interesting and very simple way to make a "noise maker" - a comb with teeth. We tie to it a bright ribbon and a wand for playing on the teeth. It turns out a whole musical instrument.
• If you have a bunch of keys in your house, clean them and paint them with safe paint.. Attach bright ribbons to them and connect to the wooden base. Toy suspension is ready. And also you can just link them together.

For newborns you can easily sew a toy bracelet. For this you need a bright and dense fabric, velcro, synthetic winterizer, beads. First, the base is made - bracelet. Measure the girth of the baby's hand and add 4 centimeters to the number so that the toy can move along the arm and not the sting, plus a place for the Velcro - about three centimeters. We sew from the inside. If you want the bracelet to be harder, you can pass through a thick fabric tape. Sew Velcro to the edge. Further the decorative part and the rattle begin.

If you find it difficult to sew complex toys, then just sew a circle and tamp it with a padding polyester and beads; for beauty, you can use a sock with a snout of an animal. For needlewomen fit option with a pattern of the animal from the individual elements - ears, muzzle. This may be a giraffe, bear, bunny, cat. It remains to attach the element to the bracelet and the rattle is ready, it can be mounted on the arms or legs.

Letters of felt are becoming popular - this is a great soft named rattle-rustle. Out of felt cut out the contour of letters in two copies. From the seamy side we sew elements, leaving a hole for the filler and packing. We turn out the product and fill it with padding polyester and rustling elements - candy wrappers, beads, balls. Secret seam close our letter. And so we do with the rest. Letter size is unlimited. Small letters can be combined with a thread and make a rustling bracelet. Large letters will be a substitute for pillows and soft toys.

For older children, you can sew a tambourine with long threads and beads at the ends. Sheathe a solid base - saw cut wood, a jar. Attach two threads on opposite sides and ends to make balls with different sound effect - peas, beads. A child turning a tambourine will hear a different sound.

Often for sewn rattles use baby socks. After all, today they are full of funny pictures. It remains to think out the form, flash and fill. A fun toy is ready, and with a minimum of costs.

Crochet rattle is not difficult if you can read the diagrams. There are many such toys. Most importantly, do not forget about the environmental and hypoallergenic material. The best option is cotton or baby wool.

The simplest toy is thread strapping.The thread is passed into the ring, is hooked and hooked onto the ring with the help of a single crochet. This action is repeated until the complete strapping of the ring. Then you can make pendants in the form of rings or small stuffed toys. The shape of the ring is convenient for holding a small pen. Therefore, it is better to attach a toy with a pad to it or to make the ring a part of the toy.

Knitted toys keep warmth and care. They can be a great gift for babies. Gaining turnover baby toys - amigurumi. They do not exceed 10 centimeters in height and have a large head. For children's palm is a great option. With the help of diagrams and single crochets, they tie up different parts. Then stuff them, fill with beads and connect.

You can tie a rattle using the available tools. An interesting toy - an octopus. It is performed with the help of "eggs" from the kinder surprise. Fill it with thundering filler and tightly crochet. Pre-seal the testicle well to avoid disassembly. From the resulting base we knit chains of air loops - these are future legs. The leg is completed with a bead crocheted over it. Next, embroider an octopus muzzle.

All kinds of butterflies, caterpillars, snakes are knitted with the help of balls, stuffed with padding polyester and different types of "rustling". Muzzles can be knitted or embroidered.

Another type of rattles is sling buses. Moms attach them to the sling, in the cradle, stroller. Large wooden beads are tied with multi-colored threads. On some beads, the strapping must be larger than the size of the beads. They are filled with thundering filler. It must be borne in mind that the child can put them in his mouth. In this case, cereal as a filler will not work. It swells and can simply deteriorate from moisture. Here it is better to use beads of different sizes and textures.

Moms knit booties babies. They can be made a good kind of rattles. Untie the little face of the animal on the sock and tamp it with small beads. Feet can also be done with a pad - this is a great foot massager. Make the strings in the form of hollow balls and also fill them with light elements. Even a simple rustling wrapper will attract the attention of the little ones.

DIY toy is a source of care and warmth. The rattle is suitable not only for a newborn, but also for an adult baby up to three years old. Combining several functions, it can be a plush toy, with which the child will fall asleep.

How to tie a rattle for the little ones, see the next video.