Today we want to tell you how to make a horse on a stick from an ordinary sweater with your own hands. Such an original toy can be made quite simply and without special materials. We think that any parents will appreciate this idea, because it has been tested by many generations of children. Such a horse on a wooden stick is a folk toy, which, according to tradition, was made from shreds of fabrics and old clothes.
Necessary materials and tools:
- brown fabric from a sweater;
- woolen fabric of blue, white and black;
- white thread for embroidery;
- filler for toys;
- wooden stick;
- cloth or shawl for wrapping;
- twine, tape or lace for a bridle;
- brown yarn for mane;
- white cloth;
- cardboard and pencil;
- sewing machine;
- needle;
- scissors for fabric;
- disappearing fabric marker or tailor's chalk;
- hot glue gun.
Cut out the details and sew on the ears
So how to make a horse on a stick? To get started, download and print the templates: part 1: part 2: part 3: part 4. The seam allowances were not taken into account in the templates, so add them to all the details except the eyelids and eyes. Transfer the part templates to the fabric and circle with tailor's chalk or a fading marker. Carefully cut the necessary parts with scissors. Cut two ears out of brown and tan fabric. Fold them together and sew along three sides, leaving the bottom edge open. Repeat with the second ear. Attach the ears between the layers of parts on the horse’s head.
We sew the head
Take three mugs of white, black and blue fabric, which will be the eyes of a horse. Put a black circle on top of the white and a blue circle on top of it. Fasten them with white thread. Repeat with the second eye. Then sew the head parts together from the wrong side so that the ears are inside. Leave the lower edge of the head unstitched. Fill a horse face with batting or other material. Wrap a white cloth on top of the wooden stick. Insert the stick inside the horse’s head more tightly and wrap the bottom edge with lace.
We make a face
Sew eyelids to the front of the horse's face. Now it's time to make a mane: take a piece of brown yarn and fasten it in the middle with a thread. Sew this piece to the top of the head. Continue until your horse’s mane is long enough. Weave three brown ropes into a pigtail and make a bridle from the resulting ribbon. Put it on the finished horse.
I love my horse
I comb her hair smoothly
I’ll scrabble my tail
And on horseback I’ll go on a visit!
A.L. Barto
Nowadays it’s the time of interactive, self-learning, game-generated and, only a cunning marketer will figure out what other toys, just a breath of fresh air a handmade toy - a horse on a stick.
It is no secret that it is toys made by hand that become the most favorite for children. Why should they refuse this if we can make such a jump-rope-horse by ourselves! I really liked the idea of \u200b\u200bDeby, the mother of two girls (onelittleproject.com). I bring it to your attention today.
For the project “DIY toy. stick horse » we will need:
- Stick (70 - 80 cm);
- Skein;
- A small patch of felt;
- Beads;
- A pair of eyes (and lush cilia to them);
- Vata or synthetic winterizer;
- Scissors, a needle with a big eye and a glue gun.
Take a sock and stuff it with sintepon (or cotton). Insert a stick into it. Now we take a needle and thread in the color of the sock and, laying the ties near the very edge of the gum, we begin to tighten. Before tightly pulling the gum of the stick together, apply hot glue to the stick. The horse’s head is ready.
Cut from felt (or any other dense fabric) 2 ears 8 cm high and 5 cm wide (in the photosizes presented in inches).
Fold the ear in half and sew along the bottom edge in the direction from the center to the edges 1-1.5 cm. This will give volume to the ear. Now lay out the bottom edge of the ear and sew it to the horse’s head, as shown in the photo. The seam resembles the letter “T”: the leg acts as a recess, and the crossbeam is sewn to the head.Do the same with the second ear.
Now glue the cilia to the eyes, and glue the eyes (also using hot glue) to the horse’s head.
We take a needle with a big eye, thread yarn and embroider nostrils. Literally 6 - 7 stitches (depending on the thickness of the yarn, the thinner the yarn the more stitches, and vice versa).
Now we will make the so-called hrapbook (this is a bridle belt running along the bridge of the nose). It is necessary to carefully wind 5 rows of yarn, securing with one stitch from the bottom.
Now we make reins from the beads, sewing the ends of the beads on the sides with several stitches. To summarize: the horse with the harness is ready. All that is missing is the mane and tail.
To make them, we take a cardboard 30 cm long and wind the yarn on it. Having wound enough yarn, you need to tie the yarn tightly on one side. And with the other cut the yarn with sharp scissors. And we got something like a giant brush. Such brushes need to be made two of 30 cm and one 8 cm long.
Let's start with an 8 cm long brush. It must be sewn behind the ears, as shown in the photo. It will be a bang. Then you need to sew the first 30-centimeter brush, laying it across, next to the bangs. 
The second 30-centimeter brush is laid perpendicular to the first, already sewn. It remains to straighten the bangs so that no seams are visible and the wonderful mane is ready. 
For the tail, you need to make another 30-centimeter brush and attach it to the other end of the stick with hot glue.
I propose to consider the project “DIY toy: a horse on a stick” to be successfully completed! And now it remains only to hand it to a little cowboy:
On thei'll jump a horse
“Igo-go-!” - I will scream.
Squeeze her sides a little
I jumped, mom. Till!
I ride a horse
And I hold on to the mane.
How fast we rode
So that we are very tired.
Oh, our path was far away!
An urgent need to rest.
Give a horse a drink,
And I have tea with marmalade.
How I love a horse
This is my wand!
Create with pleasure!
A cute and simple toy horse on a stick - everyone can make such a horse with their own hands in! It is especially cool to find such a conic under the tree, because the upcoming 2014 is the year of the Horse.
How to make a horse on a stick, now I'll show you! I built two in a couple of hours, a conic and a horse :)
Are needed:
- sock 😀 - I took the blue, because the Year of the Blue Horse;
- threads in color;
- needle, scissors;
- a patch of fabric for the ears.
- two buttons for the eyes;
- indelible marker with which disks are signed;
- Christmas tree tinsel (or short ribbons) for mane;
- cotton wool for stuffing.
How to make a horse on a stick:
Have you ever noticed how sock looks like a horse's head? If you attach ears, then super! And you don’t need to invent anything, and you won’t need patterns for a horsehead on a stick. Even the seam on the toe, look, well, just a smile! So we need quite a bit to transform the sock into a toy - a horse on a stick!
First of all, we evenly stuff the sock with cotton.
Then need sew ears for a horse. We cut out two triangular shreds, fold each in half inside out and sew one side.
Then we turn it out, we stuff it with cotton ...
And sew, gently bending the edges. It turns out pretty ears!
Sew the ears in place.
Now, tightly, so that the child could not tear, sew buttons - eyes. If there are doubts about safety, it is better not to use buttons, but to embroider eyes with thread.
It remains to sew the mane! Most of all, Christmas tree tinsel looks like a real mane. We used it, cutting off the desired length and sewing the mane to the horse's neck. But tinsel will be able to "crumble", so a more durable option, although not so similar, will be to replace it with ribbons 10-15 cm long, firmly sewn into the mane.
And from this side even more beautiful! Pupils draw with a marker.
A stick for a horse can be made from a reiki - of course, it is better to have a round cross-section, but you can also square. To eliminate the risk of splintering, laminate the stick with a self-adhesive film or just wide tape.
We put the stick in place so that the horse’s head rests well on it, and we sew up the edge, pulling the edges of the sock around the stick with thread.
Do-it-yourself horse on a stick! Sit on horseback - and ride !!!
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Jump horses - Simple and uncomplicated toys designed for preschool children. The whole point is precisely in this simplicity. With a toy without unnecessary functions and details, the child has a truly unlimited scope for imagination. It’s easy to come up with a horse’s voice and character, invent a harness, imagine how he rides, jumps over obstacles ...
Four reasons to buy a horse on a stick
The toy is universal. Riders enjoy playing with boys and girls. Thanks to the long stick on the horse, two riders fit right away: you can ride a friend or take the princess away by kidnapping her from the villain's castle.
On a wooden horse you can ride on the street and at home. If after a game on the street the horse becomes dusty, wipe it with a damp cloth so that the rider can rush along the carpets and parquet without damage to the home interior. What is important - the toy takes up little space. After the game, remove horse on a stick in a cupboard or put in a corner.
Jumping horses are fun from the past. Therefore, masters try to make authentic toys from natural materials. Textiles and wood are not processed with aggressive paints and varnishes, therefore toy horses are harmless even for children with a tendency to allergies.
Accessories
- Wooden handle for broom or long thin rolling pin
- Hand Saw (not shown)
- Men's striped sock
- Two large beige or white eye buttons
- Two small brown or black eye buttons
- Hypoallergenic material for stuffing toys
- Woolen yarn for mane (the thicker the better)
- Thick bridle lace (1 meter, or 40 inches)
- Thin Brown String
- A small piece of brown felt for the ears
- Sock-colored threads
- Sewing needle
- Scissors
- Duct tape
- Book (not shown)
Step 1
Take some soft padding and fill the sock.
Fill the sock with enough material to make it fluffy and soft.
Then knead the sock slightly to evenly distribute the packing.
As a handle, I used a long thin rolling pin, which can easily be found where you live, and it is really cheap. In addition, it has a length that is perfect for my nephew, and does not need to be trimmed. If you can’t find one, the old wooden broom handle is fine. You just need to trim it to a length suitable for your child’s height.
Hint: You can use the saw to make a groove about 30 centimeters (12 inches) from the trimmed end. The groove will be used later to secure the cord more securely by tying the head to the handle. This is not necessary, but will make your horse much stronger and more durable during the game.
Now insert the handle into the toe so that the upper end reaches to the heel. The groove on the handle should be closed by the edge of the sock.
Step 3
Using a needle with a thread, first fasten the thread in the groove by wrapping it several times around the handle. Then pass the thread through the sock, wrap around the handle over the sock and securely fasten it.
Then grab a thicker brown twine. Fix it with a double knot, leaving one end long and the other short. Wrap the long end tightly over the toe around the handle, wrapping the short end to it.
Finally, secure the string in place by tying both ends together. Trim the remaining ends.
Let's make a horse face! Once the base for the horse is ready, you can make her eyes. To make an eye, take a small brown button and place it on top of a large white one.
Position the eye between the heel and the toe, closer to the heel. Sew both buttons firmly there.
Add a second eye on the other side of the face. Make sure that both eyes are symmetrical.
To make the ears, cut two pieces of felt in the shape shown below. You can add a second layer of lighter felt on top.
Fold the earpiece in half.
Position it on the left side of the head (toe heel) and sew it securely in this place. Attach the second ear to the other side of the head.
Now let's make a mouth. Pass the thread into the needle and make a large knot. Pass the needle on the right side of the nose and pull it out on the left side.
Pull the thread and make a tight stitch in the front part. Fasten the thread with a double knot and cut off the excess ends.
It is time to make a mane for your horse. Take a book, preferably hardcover. Start wrapping wool around the book.
Stop when you wind enough yarn to cover the back from the crown to the bottom of the neck.
Now take a new piece and tie it to the first round of wound yarn.
Pass one end of the yarn under, and the other over the wound and tie them below. Repeat this operation on the other side of the book.
Carefully cut the yarn on both sides of the book. It is best to hold the book horizontally on the work surface during this process so that the yarn remains in place after cutting.
With a double knot, tie each piece of yarn to the vertical in the center.
Knot, knot, knot. And finally you are done! Clean the book carefully, because under it you have a second bundle of yarn that you can use for another horse.
Attach and sew the mane to the horse.
Nice, isn't it?
All that remains to be done is to add reins. Fold the lace in half and toss it over the horse’s nose.
Make a knot from the bottom.
Fasten the knot in place with a few stitches. Tape the loose ends together with tape.
We showed you how to make a fun toy horse for your children. First, you learned how to make a foundation using a wooden handle, a sock, and a bit of padding. Then, step by step, you learned how to make a horse's eyes, ears, mouth, mane and reins.
Now make a path and let your child jump. You can even make a few more horses for your children's friends and organize races.
