How to revive a toy for real or breathe new life into it? How to make your child’s favorite toy continue to delight him and bring children's laughter to your apartment. Consider several options that are not related to the experiments of Dr. Frankenstein.
Resurrection
Does your child have a favorite soft toy? Or maybe you had one in your childhood and would you like to pass it by inheritance? But what if she is very worn out, and the fur is knotted together by lumps inside, and her appearance, to put it mildly, is not in condition? How to revive a soft toy and give it back the opportunity to serve a few more years?
The first solution to the problem is proposed. To do this, you will need a few meters of fishing line, a pair of wooden bars, 5 small hooks and 5 buttons.
- First of all, we put together the bars crosswise.
- We attach hooks to each end of the bar and to their crosshairs.
- Cut off 5 pieces from the fishing line. We measure the growth of the toy (let it be X). Their length should be approximately the following. One section is 0.5 ~ 0.7 meters long. Two more segments - 0.5 + X / 2. And the last ones are 0.5 + X long. We attach a button to one end of each piece of fishing line. For reliability, you can put glue on the knot.
- We take an old soft toy. Gently unzip the ends of the paws / hands of the toy and the crown at the seam. Insert the ends of the fishing line with buttons into the holes. To the top of the head - the shortest, in the "arms" - the middle segments and in the "legs" - the longest.
- Sew.
Thus, we get a kind of theatrical doll controlled by fishing line. Of course, it will take some dexterity and skill to manage it, but for the sake of your child it is worth learning not so.
Doll on hand
How to revive a toy that is truly valuable for a child, but is already surviving its age? As you can see from the subtitle, it’s worthwhile to show imagination and show your sewing skills.
If the doll is small, then you can just trim the bottom half. Of course, so that the child does not see this process. Carefully from the inside, make small holes for your fingers so that they can be threaded into the neck and arms of the doll.
Or you can rip the doll back along the seam and sew a zipper on it. Thus, you can insert a hand into the toy to "revitalize". In order not to lose the stuffing, just try replacing it with foam rubber or create a second layer of “skin” that will separate your hand from the stuffing material of the toy.
Fun bathing
Another way to revive a toy. In any children's store you can buy a washcloth toy. Do not confuse them with ordinary baby washcloths, made in the form of your favorite children's heroes. Made in the form of various characters, these washcloths are worn on the arm. In addition to fairly banal options, you can find washcloths with hands. Thus, you can spread the palm of your hand and, while controlling the limbs of the toy, have fun with your baby. Also in a playful way it will be easier to soap a child who is afraid and does not like to bathe.
Fairy tale
There is nothing stronger than a childhood desire, especially made for the New Year. If your child really wants to get a "live" toy, do not be stingy and not too lazy to show imagination, because the happiness of the whole family will depend on the happiness of your child. If you are unable to use the above methods, go to the store. They know how to revive a toy. All kinds of talking, controlled from remote controls or mobile phones, flying toys - you will have plenty to choose from. Modern manufacturers will provide the opportunity to buy your child an interactive toy that responds to the environment or to the interface installed on your mobile phone.
These tips should help you create a “revived” toy for your child. The main thing is that this toy should not replace real friends and lively communication with peers, as it was in the movie "The Third Extra". Children do not need such toys.