8 Cool DIY toys you can make at home without spending much

Fidget toys, with their captivating textures and satisfying movements, not only offer a playful outlet but also serve as wonderful conversation starters, encouraging laughter and connection. Here, we’ll show you creative ways of crafting these delightful trinkets together, exploring various designs and materials that not only keep idle hands busy but also foster togetherness and shared moments of joy.

1. Reversible toy

Things you’ll need:

• Foamyrans
• A hot glue gun
• A cutter

How to do it:

• Place two foamyran sheets on top of each other and on a flat surface
• Draw a cross with curved corners on them
• Cut the cross off with the cutter
• Glue the foamy sheets together
• Stick the edges of the cross together as well. That’ll be the head of the toy
• Make eyes with black and white foamy and stick them to the head
• Cut a curved double-sided foamy base for the head, and glue them together

2. DIY Gumball machine

Things you’ll need:

• A paper cup
• A plastic bottle
• A cutter
• Paint
• A bead ball

How to do it:

• Cut off the bottom of the cup
• Make a hole on the side of the cup and a cut off a line above it
• Paint the cup with your preferred paint color
• Cut the bottle in half
• Cut the bottom of the bottle vertically
• Insert the long plastic piece in the cup, through the narrower end
• With the bead and a piece of plastic, make a lifting door
• Put half of the bottle that was left on the cup
• Fill it with candies and enjoy your toy

3. Squishy toy

Things you’ll need:

• An egg lip balm
• Slime
• Glitter
• A balloon

How to do it:

• Take all the balm out of the container
• Pour some slime on a flat surface and then add glitter to it
• Fold the slime in and make a ball with it
• Cut the top of the balloon off and put the slime inside the balloon left
• Put the slime balloon inside the balm container

4. Squirrel cups

Things you’ll need:

• A toilet paper tube
• Velvet paper
• A balloon
• A marker

How to do it:

• Wrap the paper tube with the velvet paper
• Draw some irregular lines on the tube, with the marker
• Blow up a balloon with little air
• Put the balloon inside the tube and squeeze the tube from the bottom

5. Water glittery bag

Things you’ll need:

• Clear liquid soap
• Blue and gold glitter leaves
• Slime filler
• A zip pack

How to do it:

• Fill the zip bag with the soap, glitter and slime
• Seal the bag and fold it in several times
  

6. Colorful bracelets

Things you’ll need:

• A PVC tube
• Glitter
• Baby oil

How to do it

• Fill the tube with glitter and baby oil
• Make a circle with the tube and close it with the other edge

7. Gummy shapes

Things you’ll need:

• Water
• Gelatin
• Colorant
• Silicone molds

How to do it:

• Mix the water, gelatin and colorant in a bowl
• Pour the mix into the silicone molds and refrigerate

8. Pimple popping on a notebook

Things you’ll need:

• A notebook
• Bubble wrap
• School glue
• Colorant
• A syringe
• Foam balls
  

How to do it:

• Stick some bubble wrap to the cover of the notebook
• In a bowl, mix school glue and colorants
• Take some of the mix with the syringe and inject it to the bubbles on the notebook cover
• Put a foam ball in each bubble and play popping pimples

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