How kUn you make your own baby gym and how do you combine it with crocheting?
We recently came into contact with Margot from My Simply Special. She made a beautiful wooden baby gym for her infant son Liam. This babygym has the stable shape of a teepee and uses many fun wooden elements such as wooden beads and wooden rings available for example in our webshop. Margot always knows how to make beautiful unique creations and we are very honored that she often uses materials from our shop to do so!
If you want to know more about how to make this amazing babygym, then quickly read her blog post about the DIY: Babygym teepeenow!
Of course, there are additionally many ways to personalize such a baby gym. In variants of wood or silicone but also combined. With or without crocheted beads and crocheted critters.
What material is best to use VOor crochet in baby toys such as a homemade baby gym?
Our recommendation here is to use 100% cotton as the material. Acrylic and other yarns tend to fluff a bit more. Recently, some new combinations have also entered the market. For example, the combination of cotton and bamboo. Both also very child friendly and in combination extra soft! In addition to this, pay attention to the method of painting. We recommend using as much organic and child-friendly dyed cotton as possible.
Especially if a little one can put the beads in his/her mouth, this is a significant drawback. Cotton is often less easy to keep clean.
Do you choose other material anyway? Then keep in mind that this often does not last as long. Thus, acrylic often does not retain its shape as well. If you use this to crochet a small stuffed toy you will often see holes appear in the crochet work when you want to fill it firmly. Soon we will come back for you with a step-by-step description on how we always crochet our own beads.
Variety Tips!
Vary! Why use only round wooden beads? In our assortment you will find other shapes of wooden beads. For example, we also have wooden beads with an oval shape or in the shape of a honeycomb. In addition, we also have beads that feature fun engraving. Consider a smiley face, elephant or heart. And our assortment grows almost every week.
Use not only wooden rings but also wooden teething rings / bite marks in different varieties. Check out our page on wooden appliques. All our figurines are made of hard untreated beech wood. These are pure nature and therefore contain no harmful substances. There are so many different fun combinations possible. The applications are child-friendly and do not splinter. It may therefore be bitten to your heart's content. With any handmade product, it does remain important to regularly check all parts. Make sure you attach and knot the beads properly. Wear and tear is always possible.
Variation tip! In addition to wooden pendants, use silicone pendants or silicone beads. You are often more likely to choose a combination with wood because a wooden "tripod" is often used, but this actually combines very nicely with silicone materials! The silicone pendants and rings are especially easy to keep clean and have cheerful colors. In addition, the silicone pendants contain multiple textures that also stimulate that little one in developing his touch and motor skills.
We hope to have given you some more ideas with which you can personalize your babygym to your liking. Do you like this article or want to stay up to date with new explanations and inspiration? Then join our Facebook page now or follow us on Instagram.
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Team Jootjes
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