Sewing toys and games is a fun and creative project! These range from sewing stuffed animals, making dolls and doll clothes and even creating fabric-based board games or puzzles.
Sewing toys and games has several benefits:
- Creativity and Customization: Toys and games can be designed exactly as the sewer wants by choosing colors, fabrics and designs that are appealing.
- Personalized Gifts: Handmade toys and games make thoughtful and personalized gifts that show time and effort was put into creating something special and unique.
- Sustainability: Creating one's own toys and games by hand is more eco-friendly than purchasing mass-produced toys. Using fabric and fabric scraps reduces waste and avoids plastics.
- Bonding Activity: Sewing toys and games with a child teaches them sewing skills and provides a nice way to spend quality time together while working on a project for play.
- Educational Value: Making homemade games tailors the toys to be educational and teach children specific skills or knowledge areas while they play.
- Cost Effective: Buying toys and games from stores can be expensive. Sewing them is usually much cheaper than buying them.
Want to sew some doll clothes? There is a wonderful page on our site full of ideas for DIY doll clothing for fashion dolls and 18” dolls.
Some other great ideas on this page include making fabric food for kitchen play. Any young child will love more play food for the kitchen! Check out Bacon and Eggs from Simple Homemade Gifts.
How about that good old classic sock monkey stuffed animal? Both of my children were gifted one of these from a great-aunt who had her own way of making them. Scroll down to see Classic Sock Monkey brought to us by wikiHow.
This page has several tutorials on making bean bags, which is way more cost-effective than buying bean bags. Making bean bags is always a good project! While speaking of bean bags, there is a great bean bag chair complete with storage below.
So stay on this page and browse around. Then get out that sewing machine! There are so many toys and games to be made here!
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Looking to add some fun to your play kitchen? Try making these easy felt Bacon and Eggs with this tutorial, which includes a free printable pattern to make it even simpler for you.
Simple Homemade Gifts
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You can sew a bean bag chair that doubles as toy storage with this free sewing pattern and tutorial.
Sew Can She
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Creating bean bags is not difficult. Use this easy tutorial to learn how to create bean bags along with tips to make it easier and ensure better quality and durability.
The Kim Six Fix
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Here is a tutorial on how to make bean bags for a toss game.
See Kate Sew
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This easy stuffed rabbit sewing pattern and tutorial is great for any sewing level and makes a cute DIY stuffed toy.
Mindy Makes
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This easy card holder will work well with children with small hands or seniors.
JW Reflections
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Help children learn their colors and shapes by playing this memory game.
Fleece Fun
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This classic, goofy sock toy has been a favorite of children and adults for many decades. Learn how to make a classic sock monkey.
wikiHow
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Do you need cornhole bags or bags for other games? This free pattern is a super easy sewing bag project, perfect for beginners.
Happiest Camper
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Crayon rolls are so easy to make and a great way to store crayons! Here's my own pattern that I developed and now use. Feel free to make them, give them as gifts, sell them, whatever!
Chocolate On My Cranium
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Make some bags to store dice and game pieces so they aren't just laying free in the box or to keep them from getting lost.
Happiest Camper
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Learn how to make a do-it-yourself dino tail, or dragon tail, for kids with this free dinosaur tail tutorial and pattern.
Andrea's Notebook
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Make a set of three tiny finger puppets with felt with these free patterns!
Seam Whisperer
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Learn how to sew a checkerboard and make the checker pieces with this tutorial.
Suzy Quilts
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Learn how to make a sock monkey with this step-by-step photo tutorial.
Web Goddess
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This quick and easy doll sling tutorial only takes one piece of fabric and can be completed in about 30 minutes.
Simple As That
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Need something to store toys or to travel with toys. This patchwork drawstring bag is the answer.
Sum of Their Stories
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Want an elephant plushie sewing pattern? The elephant pattern on this post has free patterns in two sizes, large and small, making them the perfect toy for little ones or decorations for the nursery.
Birch Fabrics
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Using leftover fabric you can sew fun little fabric balls with this free tutorial and the free printable pattern. They're simple and fast to make.
Happiest Camper
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Get this free fabric ball pattern or sphere sewing pattern and learn how to make a fabric ball.
Stitches and Love Blog
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This DIY fabric checkerboard is actually a 3-in-one game board: a fabric chessboard, checkerboard, and tic-tac-toe board all in one!
Tamara's Joy
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Make your own board game quilt with this quilted checkerboard game pattern. It has a zipper storage pocket on the back to store the small pieces for the board game.
See Kate Sew
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Check out how easy this magnetic fish game is to make!
A Beautiful Mess
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Learn how to make a matching game using scrap fabric and this easy fabric memory game sewing tutorial.
Appple Green Cottage
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A DIY plush snake toy is fun for kids. Here is a free chain snake plush pattern to sew. (Free printable .PDF sewing pattern and Free.SVG sewing pattern) along with a tutorial.
Scratch and Stitch
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Sew plush fossil toys for your kids to enjoy with these science patterns. Each pattern makes one large stuffed “rock” with a unique fossil applique.
Seam Whisperer
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This adorable soft toy is a great project to make for your baby or as a gift. Free giraffe template.
Gathered How
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Made in less than a half hour, turn a sock into this adorable mouse. This is a perfect beginner sewing project for kids. Teaches hand sewing skills!
Beginner Sewing Projects
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Kid's will have fun creating sock puppets with old or mismatched socks and some basic craft supplies and things you already have around your home.
Needlepointers.com
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With a few fat quarters or some scrap fabric, you can make an I Spy Book filled with some fun little items that is sure to keep the kiddos busy.
2 Little Hooligans
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This DIY I Spy Quilt play mat is the perfect interactive quilt for toddlers. Sew up a cute I Spy quilt with this tutorial and a panel from Robert Kaufman Fabric.
Needlepointers.com Staff
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With this free easy pattern and tutorial, sew a sweet toy spider and use it when reciting the baby rhyme, Itsy Btsy Spider.
Sum of Their Stories
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This is a super simple jeans upcycling project. It makes a great little toy for a child or a dog.
Sew Very Crafty
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For this chess set, the board is made of soft flannel and the chess pieces are made by upcycling bottlecaps.
It's Always Autumn
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This is a fast and easy project... even if you've never tried a stuffed animal before.
Sew 4 Home
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Kids will love the large game board! Use large buttons for checker pieces or make your own chess pieces with the instructions found on this page.
AOK Corral
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Sew chess pieces for the large chess board.
AOK Corral
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With this free tutorial, you can sew a sock bunny that stands 14” tall and is cuddly and huggable, and kids will love its size as well as its iconic long lop ears.
Craft Passion
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This colorful little magnetic fishing game is easy to make from felt.
Hobby Craft
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Combine learning and play by making some super simple bean bag number toss bags that can help preschoolers learn math and counting skills.
Craft Buds
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This pattern demonstrates how to create cute owl softies.
Craft Bits
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Sew a DIY card holder that makes it easy for kids to see their cards and easy to play games with the cards!
Sew Can She
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This tutorial shows you how to sew your own little plush Llama toy or softie.
Craft Bits
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These fabric juggling bags are so funny and cute, and a perfect diy toy for kids.
Red Ted Art
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Get our the fabric and make a simple grid design. Then add the snakes and ladders and you have a game to keep the kiddos busy.
Threadistry
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To make this button eyes sock monkey you'll need two socks, buttons, needle, thread and scissors.
The Sewing Directory
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These instructions for a sock monkey pattern show you how to make a classic sock monkey with a step-by-step tutorial.
Craftbits.com
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This fun little plush toy is super easy to make and kids will love using it for imaginary play.
Happiest Camper
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Here is a collection of 30 free stuffed animal patterns you can sew.
Hello Sewing
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This adorable superhero cape pattern for kids can be customized with the child's initial or to match their favorite superhero. It's easy to sew and something your little superheroes will adore!
Crazy Little Projects
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Do your kids like to play dress-up? Or do you need a Halloween costume? This super easy superhero cape is great for both and comes together fast (about 20 minutes)using the most basic of sewing skills.
The Homes I Have Made
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This is a tutorial for making a cool mask to match the superhero cape.
Crazy Little Projects
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The awesome thing about these DIY super hero masks is that you can make them if you sew or you can use your hot glue gun and make it a total no-sew project.
Mary Martha Mama
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This superhero cape is an EASY (and cheap!) and almost no-sew (just one easy seam).
Diary of a Quilter
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The all-time favorite kids’ toy is the teddy bear. Here is a link with 15 free teddy bear patterns.
Hello Sewing
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This DIY toddler tool belt is great for holding tools and playing dress up. Learn how to make it here.
Seam Whisperer
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A free, step-by-step guide on how to make a sock monkey.
Hubpages
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The true vintage pattern was released around 1920 and is still used today. Now you can make a vintage-style sock monkey with the pattern.
Sock Monkey
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