Homemade gift ideas for 2.5/3 yr old

[Code Name Mama]

I'm looking for homemade gift idea suggestions for my 2.5 yr old son. We have the holiday season and his 3rd birthday in December, and our tradition has been to make him something. Last year I made him a heavy baby, and he still loves it

Right now we're thinking a felt racetrack (the kind you can roll up and take along with you), but I want to do something else.

What have you made/are you making for your toddler-almost-preschooler?


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[jenfl]

Playsilks
Unique stuffed friends
Fishing game

[spmamma]

On my list of things to make DD:

Crayon wallet
Super hero cape
Activity apron

Things I've recently made:

Scrap quilt to cover her twin bed
Doll diapers
Doll sling

[34me]

I knit balls and then felted them. Pencil roll, bags of all shapes and sizes.....

[lach]

I made a bunch of beanbags and they've been a huge hit with both kids. I can see being able to play a ton of games with them as they get older.

That's also a great age for busy books. Each page has a different skill: one page may have something with a zipper, another page has snaps, another has a ribbon to tie. I believe that Burda has a commercial pattern for one that I'm not totally crazy about, but it might spark some ideas. I just googled for toddler busy book and found this pattern, which looks much nicer. There were a bunch more hits, if you google for things like "toddler fabric activity book."

[MissMommyNiceNice]

waldorf doll
chef's hat
aprons
play food (knit or felt)
peg gnomes
toddler pillow
teepee (5 feet tall)
slippers

[Code Name Mama]

Love these ideas, keep them coming!

MissMommyNiceNice - do you have a good tutorial for peg gnomes?

lach - I have been wanting to make a busy book forever, thank you so much for the pattern!

[Caterina]

- I made a hobby horse for a friend's son for his 3rd birthday and he loves it.
- cape or set of different capes
- I second the bean bag collection. At least a dozen!

[spmamma]

Oh, and don't forget an I-Spy Bag!