What is a children's mobile
From the first days of a baby’s life, parents want to give him the best and cutest toys. Only a newborn will have little interest in cars or dolls. Therefore, for a child who spends most of his time in a crib, they buy a mobile phone. This is a special pendant for the side of the bed. Its likeness was made several centuries ago. However, then such devices had a different meaning. They were used as a talisman.
Mobile for boys and girls
Stores sell a variety of models that can play lullabies or rotate, as well as light up. They come in different sizes, made from all available materials, and come in different styles. But a child will be no less interested in a felt pendant with small figures.
Example of a soft mobile
Characteristic
The baby becomes more active every day and carefully examines his surroundings: the sides of the crib, objects nearby and, of course, the ceiling.
And so that the baby is not bored, but also educational, pediatricians recommend using bright mobiles for the development of an infant. As noted above, they can be done independently. And from different materials. One of which is felt.
Which is used due to a number of such advantages:
- Wide range of shades and sizes;
- Suitable for any creativity (in this case, simply ideal);
- Does not fray during operation and use;
- Has the same shade on both sides;
- Eco-friendly;
- Sold everywhere (tailoring studios, art stores).
What are the benefits of a children's mobile?
Previously, it was believed that amulets should be hung over the crib, so they had their benefits, according to parents. Today, pendants perform several functions at once. Firstly, it is a way to calm the baby. The child is distracted by the movements of the figures above the crib and stops being capricious, and also falls asleep faster. Another equally important reason for use is that the baby begins to pay attention to different colors, and a kind of vision training occurs. When animals or balls move, the child reaches up towards them, developing his arms.
Sheep on the crib
Mobiles have also become an integral part of the interior of a children's room. Therefore, by making the pendant herself, mom can make the design special. This is an opportunity to choose a color scheme that fits perfectly into the room.
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Plastic mobile
Three Bears
The tale “The Three Bears” is created very quickly, since one pattern of a bear is used (the clothes of the heroes and the size of the figures change), a pattern of a girl and scenery with a scene.
This is what the scene looks like.
The Bears
To make bear parents, you can take patterns from the cartoon “Masha and the Bear”.
Make the teddy bear similar, but smaller in size.
Girl
To create a girl, use Masha’s pattern from the same cartoon.
House and stage
The scenery is created by analogy with “The Pockmarked Hen”.
What should a children's mobile look like?
The main parameter by which parents should choose a device is safety. What to pay attention to:
- the pendant should be well attached to the bed. We must not allow it to fall on the baby. You should also check the reliability of the fastening in the store;
- there should be no sharp corners on the device, this will harm the child if he touches it;
- toys should be colored, but not very bright, so as not to irritate the baby;
- If there is a rotation function or built-in music, then it is worth checking that everything works smoothly. Excessive sounds, stuttering and stopping will negatively affect the mood of the newborn;
- the material from which the pendant is made must be hypoallergenic and completely safe.
Important! You should choose a toy that is lightweight in case it does not attach well to the side and falls.
Mobile for girls with unicorns
Mobile options
The store has many varieties of accessories for a crib in a children's room. The carousel rotates in any case, since the movement above the crib creates the functionality of the suspension. Mechanical models need to be wound up by hand; they will spin for no more than 5 minutes. They may have music or other built-in sounds.
Pattern for DIY sewing
There are also electric mobiles that spin on their own for more than 20 minutes. Parents can leave the baby with such a cradle and go about their business. Expensive models are controlled using a remote control. If there is sound, it can be adjusted. Sometimes devices with a night light function are sold.
Important! However, you need to remember that the quality of the product is more important than the number of built-in functions.
There are also options with removable toys. Their advantage is that the figures can be further used separately, and can also be easily processed by detaching them from the frame.
Another pattern option
What is the best way to make a children's mobile with your own hands?
Store-bought cradles are mostly made of safe plastic. You can create figures yourself from wood or knitwear, also from felt. Products made from the latest material will look more interesting.
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The disadvantage of homemade toys is that the fabric accumulates odors and dust, is difficult to handle, and has to be washed. But plastic can be wiped and disinfected at any time. However, in this case we can only talk about the safety of good plastic. If it is cheap, the figurine may be toxic, then it is better to make a carousel from felt.
Material for figures
Pincushion Fox
If you have nowhere to store needles and pins, then you can make a felt pincushion like this. We make a round muzzle from soft pink and white material. We embroider the eyelashes and nose with a stitch. Sew on the ears and fill the pincushion. Next, we make a box from felt circles and attach the fox to it. It can be decorated with a bow or flowers. Now the beautiful fox will serve for a long time.
Making a frame
You can make a children's carousel entirely with your own hands, or you can purchase a store-bought model, and then remove the figures and replace them with homemade ones. The difficulty in making it yourself arises precisely at the stage of solving the problem with the frame. While felt animals are easy to make, the base on which they will hang is a more labor-intensive task.
The surest option for a completely manual cradle is to make a frame out of wood. You can hang the figures on embroidery hoops or branches, if they fit the interior and are properly processed. A circle can be easily made from available materials and covered with fabric or knitting threads. Another option for the base is a cross and bracket. Rarely in stores there are ready-made pendants on which you can place your figures.
Homemade frame
Step-by-step instructions for beginners
Advice! For a mobile, you don’t need to purchase large sheets of felt; as a rule, handicraft heroes are small in size. Therefore, standard sheets 10*10 or 15*15 are quite enough.
For this craft, you can take any pattern you like from the Internet or purchase a ready-made one at a craft store. But, usually the first option is more economical both in time and budget.
First, prepare the necessary items for creativity. These include:
- Small sheets of felt;
- Any patterns;
- Scissors and small pins;
- Needles and threads for stitching;
- Fishing line;
- Locks for bracelets;
- Mount for the crib (sticks, pencils, brushes or purchased goods);
- Beads for eyes, nose;
- Iron rings (the quantity depends on the number of toys for hanging);
- Fabric marker;
- Filling (sintepon, scraps of fabric).
DIY mobile: master classes and manufacturing tips
Patterns for mobiles are easy to find on the Internet or even draw yourself. Usually the figures are quite simple. You can print the picture or draw it on paper and then simply cut it out. It is not necessary to take a template for a lullaby; patterns for toys are also suitable, because all felt products are made in the same way. To begin with, you can sew a cloud, flowers or stars; these are the simplest figures that do not require patterns.
A do-it-yourself felt mobile for a boy according to a pattern must be made from high-quality material. Felt can be wool, wool blend or completely synthetic. Natural material looks the most beautiful.
Important! Felt should only be cut with sharp tailor's scissors.
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DIY felt figures
Master classes on making hanging elements for mobiles
A felt mobile, for which patterns are available, should be neat and bright, so you should use good materials and remember that the mobile figures will have to be washed.
What you need to prepare to sew toys:
- stencil;
- felt;
- sharp scissors, a special needle;
- floss threads;
- filling material;
- pins.
To begin with, all the parts are cut out according to the diagrams, then they are fastened with pins. The two parts are sewn together with an outer seam using decorative threads of the desired color. Overlock stitches are used. Rolled wool balls are used as filling. At the end of the work, sew on a thread with which the figurine will be attached to the base.
Felt pig
Animals from original material
Patterns for toys for children's mobiles can also be used for other materials. Needlewomen use not only fabric, but also paper to make cradles. An airplane, flower, owl, bear or other animal can be made of cardboard or wood. These options are less popular and reliable.
Felt sheep
Other felt toy ideas
You can make a variety of figures from felt, it could be a wolf, a hare, a bear, etc. Animals, birds and cartoon characters are an option for experienced needlewomen; they are more difficult to sew than flowers, stars or hearts. For boys, you can also use a nautical theme by creating anchors and stars. And for the girls, sew clouds.
Bird on the crib
Seven kids
To bring this wonderful fairy tale to life, you will need patterns of 3 animals (a wolf, a goat and a kid), as well as scenes with a house.
This is what the finished composition might look like.
Goats
You will need seven baby goat patterns, but to make them different from each other, the finished toys need to be tied with multi-colored bows or numbered.
To make kids you need:
- white and gray felt;
- black beads or eyes (7 pairs);
- multi-colored ribbons;
- prepare a paper pattern and transfer it to fabric;
- trace and cut out 7 sets.
Assembling the kid:
- Glue eyes to the face, embroider a nose and a smile.
- Sew the head from 2 parts, stuff it with synthetic padding, and sew on the horns.
- Sew 2 parts of the body, leaving a hole at the bottom.
- Connect the head to the body, attach a bow to the neck.
- Repeat for 6 more kids.
Goat
The mother goat is sewn from 2 main parts of white fabric according to the pattern.
The eyes are glued on and the nose and smile are embroidered.
Wolf
The wolf is created using an algorithm.
House and stage
These parts of the decoration can be sewn using the examples and descriptions at the beginning of the article.
How to make a mobile from wool threads
The mobile can be made of woolen threads. To do this, you need to wrap a thick layer on a narrow strip of cardboard, remove the skein and fasten it in the middle. The next step is to cut the edges and fluff the pompom. The disadvantage of such balls is that they quickly collect dust.
Mobile made of woolen threads
It’s easy to make a mobile with your own hands from high-quality felt. The needlewoman can choose any figures and colors to her taste. There is no need to look for a pattern, as it is easy to draw stars and even animals. You can replace the fabric with paper or wool pompoms.
Felt little fox
To make a little fox you only need felt and thread. We make a muzzle from the material of the desired color. Glue on the eyes, nose and white part. We sew on the ears. We embroider the mustache, mouth and eyebrows with black threads, and the highlights on the eyes with light threads. We sew the body, paws and tail together and stuff it with stuffing. We do the same with the head. Now we sew the head to the body and everything is ready.
