5 ways to make Mid-Autumn Festival toys with your baby easy and interesting

Mid-Autumn Festival is not only an opportunity for family reunion, but also a festival night with fun games for children. Referring to the atmosphere of the Mid-Autumn Festival, it is impossible not to mention meaningful childhood toys. Refer to the following article to learn immediately 7 ways to make interesting Mid-Autumn toys for children.

How to make Mid-Autumn Festival lanterns

Lanterns of all shapes and colors will be an indispensable gift for children in the Mid-Autumn Festival. Bright lanterns in the middle of the full moon night will add more meaning if you make them yourself.

How to make Mid-Autumn Festival lanterns

With just simple items such as paper, cans, plastic bottles or glass boxes with a little ingenuity, you can completely make extremely cute lanterns. You can invite your child to work together to help him learn some skills.

See more: How to make Mid-Autumn lanterns with all colors and shapes for babies.

How to make a Mid-Autumn Festival mask

The full moon festival in August will certainly not be complete without costumes with animal or character masks that children love. Just with simple items such as paper, paperboard, and elastic bands, you can make your own mask to your liking.

How to make a Mid-Autumn Festival mask

Making your own baby mask, you can choose your baby’s favorite characters or animals, create according to your liking without worrying about being bored. How to make a Mid-Autumn Festival mask is also very simple. Let’s start making it to give to your baby.

How to make Kirigami paper lanterns

Created by an art paper-cutting technique from Japan, Kirigami paper lamps can be used as Mid-Autumn Festival toys for children that can be made at home with simple steps.

How to make Kirigami paper lanterns

Ingredient:

• Candle lights or LED lights
• Thin colored paperboard
• White Cardboard Paper
• Glue
• Drag
• Paper knives
• 3 round glass cups with different heights
• Paper template with decorative motifs of your choice

Making:

Step 1 Take the white cardboard and lay it on the paper with the decorative pattern you like, then use a paper cutter to cut through each detail on the pattern in the printed pattern.

Step 2 After cutting, lift the paperboard, gently fold each detail to create a 3D effect.

Step 3 Wrap colored paper around the glass with the paper height about 1cm higher than the mouth of the glass, then glue the 2 edges of the paper together.

Step 4 Continue to wrap the outer textured cardboard paper into the colored paper.

Step 5 Put a candle or LED light in the glass and you’re done.

How to make a paper boat with lights

Launching paper boats on the Mid-Autumn Festival is also a tradition in many places in Vietnam. Making a paper boat is not too complicated, it is also a meaningful gift for your baby, try to refer to how to do it.

How to make a paper boat with lights

Ingredient:

• Thin A4 color paper

Making:

Step 1 Divide an A4 sheet of paper into four lengths, then fold the two outermost sections in the middle.

Step 2 Fold the four corners to the center and do it one more time.

Step 3 Fold the two sides to the center.

Step 4 Then turn the paper upside down carefully to shape the boat.

Step 5 Smooth out the creases to straighten the boat.

How to make Mid-Autumn Festival magic wand

To make your baby’s Mid-Autumn Festival more new and interesting, try making an extremely cute wand with your baby. Surely your baby will be very excited and enjoy with this toy.

How to make Mid-Autumn Festival magic wand

Ingredient:

• Cotton for stuffing
• Small black beads
• Needle
• Felt or cotton fabric

Making:

Step 1 Draw a star on paper to make a pattern and then cut it out and apply it to the fabric. Then cut the fabric according to the pattern to get a star shape.

Step 2 Continue to cut another piece of star-shaped fabric, similar to step 1.

Step 3 Join the two pieces of fabric together and then sew them together, paying attention to leave a small piece to stuff the cotton in.

Step 4 Turn the star face over.

Step 5 Similarly, make the wand handle by cutting 2 pieces of fabric of equal length, sewing them together, and then turning them right. Pay attention to sew a small section for stuffing and if you want, you can sew a short piece of string to hang the wand on.

Step 6 Stuff the wand handle and star tightly and sew it closed.

Step 7 Sew the wand handle with the star, can add a little glue to fix it more firmly.

Step 8 You can attach small black beads to make eyes, sew two cross stitches to make a star mouth.

Step 9 Tie more bows or decorate as you like to make the magic wand more beautiful.

Above are 5 ways to make Mid-Autumn Festival toys with children that are easy and interesting to do. Hopefully with these very meaningful toys, you and your baby will have a very happy Mid-Autumn Festival.

See also: 11 traditional Vietnamese Mid-Autumn Festival toys

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