• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
  • Family Games
  • Family Game Night Ideas
  • Toy Making
  • Videos
  • Activities
  • Educational Activities
  • Crafts for Kids
  • Toddler Art Activities
  • Toddler Motor Skills Activities
  • Preschooler Art Activities
  • Winter activities for kids
  • Cooking Activities for Kids
  • Traveling With Kids
  • Christmas Crafts
  • Happier Parenting
  • Mommy Time
  • Motherhood Tips
  • Acts of Kindness Ideas
  • Kid Friendly Recipes
  • Things We Love
  • Easy Halloween Costume for Kids
  • About/Contact

PLAYTIVITIES logo

menu icon
go to homepage
subscribe
search icon
Homepage link
  • Family Games
  • Family Game Night Ideas
  • Toy Making
  • Videos
  • Activities
  • Educational Activities
  • Crafts for Kids
  • Toddler Art Activities
  • Toddler Motor Skills Activities
  • Preschooler Art Activities
  • Winter activities for kids
  • Cooking Activities for Kids
  • Traveling With Kids
  • Christmas Crafts
  • Happier Parenting
  • Mommy Time
  • Motherhood Tips
  • Acts of Kindness Ideas
  • Kid Friendly Recipes
  • Things We Love
  • Easy Halloween Costume for Kids
  • About/Contact
×

Home » Activities » Spin and Skip Toy Returns

Published: Jul 23, 2014 · Modified: Jul 23, 2014 by Birute Efe · This post may contain affiliate links · 1 Comment

Spin and Skip Toy Returns

Spin and Skip toy was my favorite childhood toy. It still is, especially after we made one and I got to remember how fun it is. I can still picture myself at that very spot right outside our home, next to that big tree with my best friend spinning and skipping until it was dark... Good memories for sure...

My husband made his childhood toy last week that kids had absolutely loved it. This was my turn to "show off". And I think I did. Judging by the amount of time was spent playing with this new toy.

DIY spin and skip toy

To make a spin and Skip toy you will need:

  • Rope or cord (we used old phone’s cable)
  • Small empty plastic soda bottle
  • Some beans

Instructions:

spin and skip toy

  1. Open the bottle cap.
  2. Make the hole in the bottle cap.
  3. Put the rope/cord through it and tie a knot.
  4. Pour some beans or popcorn 1/3 of the bottle
  5. Close the cap.
  6. Make the ankle strap.

The name of the toy explains it all: Spin (with the leg that the bottle is attached to) and skip (with the other leg). It’s super fun to play with this toy. It will take few trials to perfect the jumping but child will get it eventually.

skip and jump

It’s a perfect outdoor physical activity, which requires surprisingly minimal coordination, keeps kids entertained, can be played alone or with friends, and expends all that extra energy bundled up in preschoolers and older children.

It could also be a fun neighborhood game for kids. Just make few of Spin and Skip toys and let them race who will spin longest without stopping.

How about you?

Do you have your favorite childhood toy? And do you remember this Spinning and Skipping toy? Please share with me in the comments below. I am really curious to know.

 

« Movie Frozen Craft.
Back to School Jokes »

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Emma @ P is for Preschooler says

    July 27, 2014 at 7:30 pm

    I do remember it! Skip-it! I love your homemade version!

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Primary Sidebar

Footer

  • About us
  • Advertise
  • Have a question?
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Disclaimer

Copyright © 2022

189 shares
  • 8