Many people remember toys that easily crumpled without losing their shape, they were the progenitors of anti-stress toys - funny, bright, with funny faces. You can make such "kapitoshek" with your own hands.
"Kapitoshki" from a ball
In order to make a "kapitoshku" toy, you need an ordinary balloon. It is better not to save money here, but to buy a more durable one, otherwise later all the filling of this toy will be on the floor. You can use one ball, but for greater strength it is better to take a couple at once, then putting one into the other. Then you should insert a funnel into it. But since its neck is quite narrow, it will be inconvenient to work with it, so it is better to make a toy with a plastic bottle.
To do this, cut off the bottom of it, and pull the tail of the ball over the neck. The next task is to fill the future toy. To do this, you can use food flour, sand, starch or talcum powder. Everything here will depend only on your imagination and the age of the child, because if the ball breaks, and the child is still very small, then he will definitely taste its contents.
When the ball is full, it is necessary to tightly tie its tail, cutting off the excess if necessary. Next, you should start finishing work - draw a nose, eyes and a smile. You can also do this with colored paper. On the other hand, you can simply buy a balloon with ready-made faces drawn. When the face is ready, you can think about the "kapitoshka" hair. You can make them using woolen threads, New Year's rain, etc. The "kapitoshka" toy is ready. It is an excellent trainer for the development of children's motor skills, and for adults it can be an excellent stress reliever.
Sewn "kapitoshki"
However, the described method is not the only one for creating a "kapitoshka" with your own hands. For those who know how to hold a needle in their hands, you can sew a funny toy for your baby. Moreover, great skills are not required here. To do this, you need a piece of rounded burlap. It should be collected on a thread in such a way that you end up with a bag.
A synthetic winterizer, foam rubber or holofiber is suitable as a filler. In addition, you can use non-standard materials: flowers, leaves, cereals or grass. Depending on the filler, the toy can have a variety of functions: it can be a scent toy, a regular toy, or a toy that develops fine motor skills in children. It is necessary to embroider the mouth, eyes and nose on the bag. Then you can start making pens, you can make them using corks from wine bottles, having previously made holes in them. The ropes are pulled through the filled bag, after which they are threaded into plugs and tied in knots.
