DIY baby play gym
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See how easy it is to make this stylish, designer-look baby play gym! Using timber beads, rattle toys and silicone beads on twine, you can personalise this DIY baby play gym to suit your nursery colour palette.
Items you will need:
2 pieces of 42mm wide x 19mm thick x 1.2m long standard grade dressed pine
1 piece of 70cm length dowel (I used 16mm but you could use any thickness between 10mm-20mm depending on your preference)
Timber beads, we found a great selection on Etsy
Silicone beads, we got ours from Etsy
Saw
Electric drill
Spade drill bit size of dowel width
Scissors
Ruler
Pencil
Twine (I used rat tail)
Optional paint and brush
Steps:
1. Cut the timber pieces in half and trim the ends on a 15 degree angle (this will make them sit flush against the floor and give the gym stability).
2. Stand two pieces of timber and cross them at the top, creating a teepee shape and use your pencil to mark where the timbers overlap.
3. Find the centre of the overlapped space and mark with a pencil. Pre-drill a hole with a regular drill bit and then use the spade drill bill to drill out your hole where the dowel will feed through.
4. Repeat this step on each piece of timber.
5. Optional: You could paint the timber pieces in white or a colour to tie into your nursery theme. Alternatively, you could use painters tape to create a clean edge and just paint the top tips of the planks. Or you could leave the gym completely natural.
6. Drill a small hole 25cm up from the base of each timber plank where you can feed your twine through to help give the gym extra stability (this will prevent it falling on baby!).
7. Construct your play gym by standing two pieces of timber at each end and feed your dowel through.
8. Feed twine between the two holes on the legs of each side of the play gym and tie a double knot to secure.
9. If your toys are on small timber hoops, you will need to add these before putting the end pieces on your gym. Alternatively, you could simply double twine over the dowel and feed beads on one by one. Finish with a double knot and leave 1cm excess twine to prevent it coming undone. Babies just love munching on the ribbon!
Find more information and photos on the blog here ☞ stylecurator.co...
I checked out the blog for detailed dimensions - would have been great to have them here though. Thanks for the no-nonsense, quick and to the point video.
Great suggestion Sean, I'll update the description to add that info now!
Do you have to treat the wood in any way?
Hi Clare, I left the wood natural but washed it with a mild cleaner before letting bub play with it :)
What size is the wood that you used? I’ve recently found out I’m expecting a baby and I wanted more handmade things
Hi, I used 2 pieces of 42mm wide x 19mm thick x 1.2m long standard grade dressed pine. You can find all the supplier details and written instructions on the blog here stylecurator.com.au/diy-baby-play-gym/ All the best for the arrival of your bub :)
Is the rat tail strong enough that it wont break if it is pulled on?
Hi Leslie, you can get all sorts of thicknesses of rat's tail but yes, it's incredibly strong :)
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What length of dowel did you use
Hi Josh, it's 70cm long :)
What is rat tail?
Hello, rat tail is a type of twine/thin rope that's very smooth so a better option for babies - you can find it at the craft or fabric store :)
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