Toys Designed From Children's Drawings

A plush toy created from a child's drawing?
What a wonderful concept!

Child's Own Studio does just that.
Send in a copy of your child's original drawing and they will bring it to

 life as a soft, stuffed toy. I can't think of a better way to celebrate the 

imagination and creativity of a child. Check it out! 

Images via Child's Own Studio

What do you think?

Robots Made From Found Objects

I love robots made from found objects!

I'm always especially impressed when I see a robot sculpture
and can immediately tell what the personality of the robot 

is from it's facial expression, dress, or body language.

If it has great character, the personality is apparent.

Now let me make myself clear - you can't just put some 

old cans and metal scraps together and call it a robot. 

Nope! This type of found object sculpting takes an artistic 

eye and careful consideration, and is an art within itself! 

See a few of my favorites below...

Snooty sculpture by Will Wagenaar via reclaim2fame via Etsy

Weston scuplture by adoptabot via Etsy

Even robots get the blues found object sculpture by ultrajunk

Ms. Jello by Bennett Robot Works

Campbell's Soup Robot

Laverne sculpture by CastOfCharachters23 via Etsy

Lady robot, Ginger by butcherooney via Etsy

Rollerbot assemblage sculpture by Boing!Boing!

Popsicle kids sculpture by Negrotto's Gallery

By Brian Marshall via Adoptabot via Etsy

Fobots

What do you think?

DIY Recycled Plastic Bottle Boat

Yes, you too can make a boat from recycled plastic bottles!
Well, it's sort of a smaller version than what you'd think, but -
it's still really cool!
Check it out!

They look so relaxed and happy. Fun for the bathtub or the pool!
(Images and directions via Disney Family Fun)

Materials Needed:

2 plastic bottles

rubber bands
craft knife
colored plastic tape

Directions

Remove the bottle labels and then use the rubber bands to hold the bottles together while you wrap them with the colored plastic tape. 

Once they are all taped up, remove the rubber bands and then using the craft knife carefully cut oval holes in the bottles for the seat openings. That's it!

(Images and directions via Disney Family Fun)

What do you think?

Old Furniture Upcycled Into Dollhouses & Play Kitchens

In many of my blog posts I've talked about upcycling salvaged materials and furniture and turning them into entirely new treasures. Did you ever think about upcycling something and turning it into a toy? Well that's just what these creative folks below did when they repurposed their old night stands, TV tables, bookcases and other furniture pieces into fabulous play sets for their children and grandchildren. Check it out!

This used to be an old nightstand - now it's a cute play kitchen! by Jane Little

I adore this play kitchen made by Easy Peasy Pie blog. Check out the before photo below.




Here's the before photo

This cute kid's play kitchen was made by My Little Gems blog. Check out their DIY

How about that tiled back splash and family photo? Too cute. Made from an old TV stand.

I love the shelves! DIY instructions for this play kitchen from Apartment Therapy

French play kitchen. Check out that view from the window.

Outdoor mud bar doubles as a play kitchen and as a mini potting bench. Love it! Here's the DIY

DIY play store - adorable!

This dollhouse was made from an old bookcase! via Land of Nod

Another book case doll house with DIY

Dollhouse from a bookcase via Ebay

This Barbie doll house by Just In Delights was once a dresser. Keep those Barbie outfits in the bottom drawer! 

Dollhouse made from old dresser drawers. DIY instructions by nicegirlnotes

Now how about a spot for all those costumes and dress-up play clothes? This one was made from an old dresser by Natalie at A Turtle's Life for Me 

What do you think? 

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