What toys have you all made? Lets see pictures.
I know there's been threads like this in the past, but I can't locate them, and I'm sure that some of you have made some new, cool things.

I have two:


That was just the simple idea -- since then, the rexlace has been better secured, and the fringe has been trimmed down a lot.

And tonight's very simple toy creation:


Now you.. what have you made?

You've just given Gizmogirl the opening she needs!

Let me go find those pictures!

I knew it! Here we go.....everyone hold on, it's gonna be a long and bumpy ride!

Toy around




Fleece flower



Forage around


Ball pit



Another ball pit




The forage around



The glider room with lots of self made goods

Glider room again

And I know the last two are not toys, but I made them, they are birthday cakes.

See! Told ya! lol

WOW Liezl! That room looks FANTASTICLY FUN!!!!!!

You sure make some amazing toys!

Thank you, it does look yummy, huh? I hope these pics will help. I have how to's on most if anyone needs it.

...except the angry ball pit...lol

How is the fleece attached to the hula hoop?? Is it one piece or a bunch of strips to make the fringe??
I need to make more things with my landware plastic...but whenever I try my mind just goes blank. thanks for all the good ideas.

Here is something I made. It's a snow fort made of PVC. I change the fleece for different times of the year. Soon it will become a "haunted house"..

Nope, I even have them on the upset ball pit... I had to sit down and figure out how I did it for those wanting to make it.

Here ya go Aimee

Yes it's one piece of fleece that goes around the hoop and tied together.



I love the "haunted house" although it looks so pure and not "haunted" lolol, I need to make one! It looks great!

I need to mention this one is a supervised toy only, unless you replace the ribbon with something else.

Great looking toys everyone! Ive made a "few" things...nothing major or fancy...just things for my crew...I'm not good enough to sell anything LOL...but here's a few. The last one is something I threw together with spare parts...but Renny & Quincy LOVE it.

Plastic craft lace could work well in place of the ribbon for an unsupervised toy.

Buttercup, What are the rungs of the ladder made of?? I have a ladder made of apple branches but it is hard to wash...
..and don't you love PVC?? It makes the best toys!!

Yep, I also want to know, it's cute! Maybe how to's on the ladders?

How cool............ I cant even figure out how to put the toy together we got at the SGGA.Lol
Cant beleive MizValorie has not seen this yet, she makes cool toys too and I know she has some pics!

Here are a few of the ones I make. You know, once you make the first one, you become hooked. Your creative juices over flow and you come up with all kinds of ideas! I got started by buying a toy making kit from Shelly (glidernursery) and once I realized I could actually make a toy, it just snowballed from there! Thanks again, Shelly!

Fun Twist (2 1/2' long)


Celebration Time


Fun Twist NOT stretched out & Bowl Over


Braids with bracelets, wiffle balls, dishes and toys





Tic-Tac-Go & Pull


Shaggy Tic-Tac-GO


Tic-Tac-GO (approx 18"x18" prints or 24"x24" solid)


Tic-Tac-Joey (approx 12"x12" prints or 15"x15" colors)

Oh my gosh, The birthday cake is just too cute...and that BIRTHDAY HAT!!!!!!
Thats my favorite!!

I love all the toys! Such talent!!!

I have zero creative talent or juices in my blood. So, I just rely on all the things that my friends have come up with and sent to me...LOLOLOL Connie's Tic-Tac-Go is one of them and my monkeys LOVE to climb on it in the playroom!!!!!

I so need to have some of the talent you all posses. Great toys everyone!!!!

Oh I love you Tic Tac's Connie! Great job!

Awesome toys everyone!

Awesome toys everyone!

This is a great thread Sara! Thank you. We need to share more ideas to keep our suggies busy.

The "rungs" on the ladder are craft sticks. I had no idea what I was going to do with them...but they were a great price so I got some.

I just strung them thru craft lace and/or strips of fleece, used pony beads...some have bells on the ends, etc.

Gizmogirl, you show off! Dang, I wish I was your suggie!!

Wowie! what a great thread, this should be a special page with the cage pics! I'm gonna bookmark this link, and come back to it when I feel motivated lol (and get some extra cash)

Looks like lots of fun too! I'm sure my daughter would love to make some of these with me! Great(fun) rainy day projects (that don't involve cleaning lol)

Where ever do you get stuff to make these things?? Like the medicine cups for a foraging toy??

Hmmmm, my poor suggies have getto toys lmao!

anywho, here is the toy I made, no laughing:

What do you use to string the beads? I have wire and like an elastic string from jewelry making.

Thanks in advance

You are all so talented and your toys look like lots of fun! Thank you for sharing your ideas :-)

:)Here are a few of the thing I have tinkered with

Dont knock yourself Kimberlyann...I like that toy a lot...those little baskets are adorable!

And I just use craft lace, or thin strips of fleece.

I find my toy making stuff at birdsnestonline.com but there's a ton of sites that sell them....google bird toy making supplies...then you won't get off your computer LOL

A spool of RexLace is pretty cheap ~ like $2.00 @ Hobby Lobby. It's over with the kids' crafts. It's the plastic lace you use to make keychains.

I'm thinking Liezle may have to be so darn resourceful living in Africia ~ shipping may cost more than the toys she could order from vendors here in the states. There may not be as much to choose from over there either as far as Dollar Stores and such.

Great job!

I've been making my own toys for a few years now but I don't think I have pics on my laptop ~ I'll check.

I love your toy Kimberlyann! I won't be able to find those baskets over here.

LOL - Liezl's been praying for a Walmart store here in South Africa for such a long time. Imagine what she could make when she has access to all the things available in a Walmart store!

You all are too kind. And you all have got me motivated to make some new stuff. With the landware net and fleece and some stuff I bought at the store I should be able to come up with something fun for them and it'll be fun for me too.

But first a nap.....*yawwn*

Wow, great toys everyone! I'm going to be creating some albums on the new FB page I created (Sweet Sugar Gliders) for people to share their toys, cage sets, & glider rooms. I love seeing everyone's creative ideas. I hope some of you will post in there when I get the album started.

I have a few toys we created last year, but haven't put in our store yet because we're still working out a few kinks...

This one is called the Whoopsie Daisy. We like to hide treats in the bottom. We're still working out the best way to secure the barrel to the plate or something to keep it from tipping over. The hot glue doesn't always seem to hold perfectly. The gliders enjoy it though & the flower part wobbles back & forth.



And this one is called Monkey Balloon. I have heard some gliders will try to get inside the ball, so we're saying it's more of a supervision-only toy. But our gliders have had it in their cage for over a year & have never tried to get inside of it, so that's really more of a precaution. Next time we make them, we may use slightly larger chain (to prevent chewing) & a slightly bigger ball, with bigger holes to reduce the safety concern of gliders getting stuck in the holes. I like it because it's a reset toy & we get to hang the monkeys back up for them.



Any of those pics can be clicked on to view a larger image.

Misty

How cute Misty!! Love it! When you get the facebook page up let me know!

Thanks Kimberly. The FB page is up. I just don't have the album started yet. I'll try & do that tonight. I can't wait to get everyone sharing in there. You can find us by searching for "Sweet Sugar Gliders".

Misty

I posted my new sew toys I made on my FB page. Billie Jo Beats

Those are some awesome things you guys! If you put all your brains together I can only imagine what you would come up with. I really don't have anything to post that's as awesome!!

ok, I love this thread!!! I haven't really made anything yet, but I keep designing them in my head! I need to actually do one, lol!

Tootles, you know your toys are awesome!!!! I wish I had them! When I get my glider room ready, I would love to add some to it!

Misty, I love what you have done! Colorful and cute!

Gizmogirl, your stuff is so cute! I wish I was that creative!

Suggiemom, love the TicTacGOs. What a great idea!

I would love to see what you come up with in your head! I am sure they are some awesome ideas. And thanks Muah.

Just bumping this one for the newbies so they can start making some toys!

Another one..

Sara that's sooo cute!!

Thanks, Kimberlyann. It's still not exactly how I want it (the middle cup kind of tilts further downward than I want), but I think the gliders will love it.

Very creative Sara!

Not a great picture, but I made another toy today.

Wow! I love it!!! I bet the gliders do too!

What a great place to hide treats and toys!

Gizmogirl I love your toys! you have some lucky gliders!

Hey everyone the toys look great!

Tonight's simple toy creation:

These are some that I have made. The first picture is of one I made lastnight. It's a hanging halloween duckie treat dish. The colors go with the candy corn cage set.

The second picture is of a few toys I made for a friend's gliders a couple of years ago.

Ooooh, I love love love the second one Ash.

LOL thanks! The twister took me a few hours but it obviously lost the fight!

I would love to know how you make those curly toys! Like what material you use. I've been meaning to make one but don't know what I need to buy. Also, that fleece flower is amazing too.. feel like sharing how you make these?

Fleece flower instructions

The spiral toy I used a thick electric cable for the center and just wrapped it up in fleece strips.

I did all of my swirly stuff with PVC.

PVC? I've heard of this stuff but I don't know where to get it. I thought those were just solid straight pipes? Where do you get the cable ?

Here's photos of toys I've made. However, I do not recommend the soft pom poms.
They are good for about a week and then you have to buy more.
I'd suggest sticking with something solid. Stitch still loved it though
I also made the long rope with the shredded strips of fleece attached to the bottom of it.
Lilo loves climbing up inside of the shredded section. I plan to make more toys in the future when I'm not so busy with college. I have been focusing more on making cage sets so that I have a couple to swap between each week.

Here's the halloween toys I just made over the weekend....along with the snoopy halloween cage set. I love making things for my suggies.

I love your stuff! I wish I was that creative.

Here's a toy I made tonight:

Everything looks great!

Vanessa, your pics are not showing up?

Tara, Sophie looks just THRILLED!

fixed.

She was very happy to help me. She helped me decorate her and Coopie's cage.

Whoo hooo, I love to see everyone making toys.

Everyone is so creative, luv the toys!

They are all so cute. Love them

This is a foraging toy that I made last night!! My babies loved finding stuff in it!!

cocobear, that's really cute!

Thank you!! It was so simple to make too!!

Ok, so I made this for a friend of mine. This is one of the first toys ever, and I am really happy the way it turned out!

Everything is awesome you guys!

Here is another....gosh am I having fun with this!!

I love how you used the button!

Thanks, I wasn't sure how I was gonna use them, but it worked like a charm!

Kimberleyann it looks great!

TY!

Where does every one get the supplies to make these toys. The foraging balls and the plastic chainlink, and safe plastic toys to hang?

There are many sites but here is one.
http://www.glidersandgear.com/TOY%20PARTS.htm

You can get A LOT of these items from your everyday stores like Lowe's, Home Depot, Wal Mart, Target, and even the dollar store!

A hanger made into a foraging swing!
The idea came from haleighallen's story about her suggies climbing on the hangers in her closet!

Wooo Hooo! Very creative!

I so love the clothes hanger toy thats original I have never seen a glider toy made with one before!

Gizmogirl those are awesome toys! I've made a few no sew pouches and hammocks but I haven't seen any instructions for how to make toys before. I love the how to page on your website! I plan on making all three toys. Do you think you will be adding any more toy making instructions to your website any time soon?

Desdemona, I'll send you some of the other how to's I have.

Gizmo, where in the world do you find all the stuff to make those? I wish I had the time to be creative and awesome.

My eyes, they scan everywhere I go, to find anything suggie safe.

They still love their hangers! I have some in our tent haha I've made a kind of mobile out of them

Just the way this sounded when I read this....ohhhh priceless xD

Haha nice. I'm going to the ALL ANIMAL EXPO in Dupage County (IL) tomorrow and then me and my boyfriend are going to go hunting for stuff I think I might steal your idea with the hulahoop foraging toy. That is so awesome!

Pleeeeeezzzz some them to me too....... thank you!