Rattle/teether

Another really simply toy, takes about 15 minutes to make.  This toy is great as it rattles, provides a good sensory stimulation for babies and is good for children to chew on.
This could be a really good one to get older children involved in making for their younger siblings.

What you need.....
- Plastic bottle caps
- Some ribbon or string
- A drill or tool for making holes.

Process.....
Start by thoroughly washing the bottle caps and removing any inserts in them.  This is important especially if using milk caps as I did, you don't want any off milk on them especially when all bubs pop them in their mouth.  I would avoid milk bottle caps entirely for children with allergies.

Start by drilling a hole in each cap.

Then thread your ribbon/string through the whole and tie a knot on the end so the cap doesn't fall off.  Keep threading the caps on as you like.  If you would like you can tie a few knots in between some of the caps to break it up as I did.  Finally tie a knot or loop on the end so you can hang it up for young ones.



I handed this one to my son and he spent ages looking at each cap and the knots then exploring the noise it made before having a good chew.

Either keep the total length short of supervise children using this toy as it could pose a strangulation hazard id caught around the neck.

When the children have had enough of it you can pull it apart and make a sorting or threading game for older children, which is good to help develop early maths and science skills.