I have a true confession for you. I hoard used baby wipes containers. Phew, I feel so much better now that I’ve admitted my problem. We use the kind that come in a crinkly plastic bag with a flip-top opening. I have held onto these wipes containers in the vain hope I would use both the bags AND the flip-top openings for various craft projects. I have a couple in mind, but way more bags than I need. I guess I’ll go clean out my “junk I’m saving” drawer to eliminate some of my extra bags… right after I post about this crinkly baby toy made by Larissa at For the Love of Craft. [Note: blog entry is no longer there, so check out Valerie’s excellent crinkly toy tutorial here]
One of the projects I had in mind for my baby wipes plastic was to use the plastic as a crinkly center for a baby toy, because the littles just love to play with things that make noise! Lucky for me, Larissa already did it, and posted a tutorial about it at her blog. This toy has pretty loops of ribbon sticking out of it, but I also think it would be fun to put tabs of the soft, loopy side of Velcro sticking out so you can attach random stuff to the toy, just for fun. You can be creative in coming up with the kinds of things to attach, but to get you started, you could make a series of shapes in different colors so you could teach about color and shape at the same time. Just a thought. [Valerie’s crinkly toy tutorial]
Use scrap fabric for this project! These would be great baby shower gifts.
Project Estimate:
- Scrap fabric, on hand
- Crinkly stuff (baby wipes wrapper, cellophane gift wrap), on hand
- Ribbon, on hand
Total: FREE
9 Comments
Kitten Muffin
Hey lady, Good to find you’re on the same wavelength :) I have a bunch of those baby wipe snappy lid bits stashed for a project in a week or so ;) Looking forward to seeing what you guys do with yours too!
The Activity Mom
I made a few of these the other day and they turned out so cute. I loved the opportunity to use my scrap fabrics and scrap ribbon. I struggle sewing in a straight line and I still managed to make it happen. =)
Shaila
I saw this the other day as well and have it on my to-do list. I plan to use chip bags for mine. With 3 lunches to pack during the week, we go through lots of them and they are plenty noisy!
Valerie
This is really neat Heather! We made our own version today, thanks for sharing it with us!
http://thecraftyclassroom.com/blog/
Blessings,
Valerie
Michelle
Cool! I just made a “softie” doll (crunchie doll?) version for my little one a couple of weeks ago!
http://shanghaicowgirl.wordpress.com/2009/09/10/thursdaysshes-crafty-2/
I’m going to make a playmat like yours for my soon-to-be niece or nephew.
Amy
I love this!!! I made two today for my little ones and they were instant hits. Thanks so much for sharing.
Amy
Wondering if anyone has found a project to use the snappy lid part of the wipes package yet. I’ve got several sitting around that I can’t stand to throw away but can’t think of how to use them. I’d love to somehow figure out how to put photos under them and make my own “lift the flap” book but can’t quite wrap my brain around how to make it work. Any ideas?
Also, what (other than covering w/pretty paper and storing things in) can I do with formula cans?
Lady in a Smalltown
The blog doesn’t seem to be there any more.
I made one of those beribboned squares for my little guy last month. I love the way it came out. I didn’t think to put something inside to crinkle, but the next one I make I will try this.
heather
@Lady, thanks for pointing that out… I haven’t been able to find a cached version of it, so check out Valerie’s excellent tutorial: http://thecraftyclassroom.com/blog/2009/09/13/buggy-baby-blankie/