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Homemade Baby Gifts :: Toys Tutorial

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May 21, 2010 By Rose Fine Crafts 7 Comments

Homemade Baby gifts. Make them For baby showers, birthdays or Christmas. If there’s one baby toy that is loved by both baby boys, baby girls and all their moms alike, it’s towers of soft blocks. So, today I have a tutorial for you for nested cubes, which when taken apart and stacked make this cute baby block tower. Great developers of baby’s motoric skills as well as fun entertaining toys, these building blocks make a great homemade baby gift.

 

Best Baby Gifts :: Nesting Cubes

Here is a free pattern (pdf tutorial) on how to make the most adorable set of nesting cubes, that is an educational baby toy and that would make an ideal baby shower gift.
baby toys

Soft blocks with big bold patterns have to be every new mom’s delight as blocks are a top educational toy.

We absolutely adore those set of nesting cubes. Apparently the fabrics were the ones babies actually preferred. While I think they are pretty, something educational is missing in this version, and I’d like them to be taken a few steps further.


Your Free Pdf: https://www.finecraftguild.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/NestingCubesFreePattern.pdf

 

Further Baby Toys :: Nesting Cubes Design Ideas

What to do instead, with the baby in mind:

1. Choose bright colors, bold patterns and high contrasting images.



Lamaze Rainbow Stacking Rings Developmental Toy

 

2. Use them to educate your child and teach pattern recognition. For example, make different animal appliques on each sides in strongly contrasting colors. Of Use the numbers 0-9 as applique. Of, you can make an alphabet version.

3. Personally, I’d make them into little houses. As the child grows, dolls or cars will appear into his /her life, and what better than to have a full street of houses ready to set the stage?

4. Safety first. Your baby will for sure chew on the flaps that are extended to each block to enable them to be lifted out of the next ones. Make sure that these flaps are securely attached and are chew-proof.

 

Educational Toys
By Land of Nod

BABY GIFTS

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Soft babys block set :: FineCraftGuild.com
Educational Baby Toy

 

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Filed Under: Baby, crafts for kids, Embroidery, FREE TUTORIALS, Sewing Patterns Tagged With: baby, gifts



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  1. Kaysi @ Keeping It SImple says

    May 24, 2010 at 10:50 am

    Cute!! They would make a great baby gift, thanks for the idea!

  2. Pam @ Sallygoodin says

    May 24, 2010 at 1:19 pm

    I like the second version also with the brighter fabric, etc. Shower gifts like this made by hand are so thoughtful.

  3. Donene Jones says

    May 24, 2010 at 6:37 pm

    These are adorable, so, so cute!!

  4. Rory says

    May 25, 2010 at 7:56 am

    Thanks for joining and helping to make this the most successful Modern Craftswoman Monday so far! Hope you will join next week! Rory, ToolsAreForWomenToo!

  5. Alison says

    May 27, 2010 at 7:43 pm

    Hello!! I found your project featured on Tatertots & Jello. Adorable!! I wanted to let you know that we are celebrating Baby Week next week and are having a link party to celebrate. i would love for you to link this up and any other fun baby ideas!!

    Have a fabulous Memorial Day weekend!

    ~Alison

  6. Jill says

    May 28, 2010 at 9:07 am

    When I try to link to the pdf file, it says it can’t be found.

  7. Baby Girl, mysunshineshoppe.com says

    June 13, 2010 at 6:27 pm

    these are so great! thanks!!

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