Teething is a difficult time for parents, and also for babies. Its symptoms include excessive drooling, sensitive red gums, inconsolable crying, chewing, decreased appetite, rubbing of cheeks or ear, rashes around the mouth or neck, and decreased appetite. To help your baby during this difficult time, you may give him or her a teething toy. Firm rubber and unfinished wooden teething rings are great for older teethers because they are nearly bite-proof. I’ve prepared some DIYs to make such a toy easily, let’s take a look.
Wooden Teethers
Toys and teethers can often fall on not very clean spots, which means that you’ll have to clean the piece properly before giving it back to the baby. This teething toy made of wooden beads is hung on clips, which is very comfortable for small babies, no excessive cleaning involved! Painting the beads make sure that the paint is proper.
DIY colorful wooden bead pacifier (via abeautifulmess.com).
This teether toy includes a wooden ring and a checked star toy with no buttons and sounds, totally proper for small babies. Your baby is sure to enjoy playing with this little star and a wooden ring and you’ll be happy during the teething time.
DIY wooden ring and checked star teething toy (via www.deliacreates.com).
Here’s another all-natural teether for babies! This one is made of wooden beads with faceted sides and of round ones, too, and a wooden ring – the baby will choose what he or she likes more or use all the parts. make sure that the beads are unfinished, it’s much healthier than finished ones.
DIY wooden beads and ring teether toy (via www.deliacreates.com).
These teethers are the cutest! They are made of wooden rings and funny bunny ears of various fabric to make the toy comfier to hold and play with the ears. Make sure that the ring is unfinished and that the fabric you are going to use is fully organic.
DIY wooden ring and animal ears teething toys (via abeautifulmess.com).
This is another teething toy of wooden beads and a ring plus cotton ribbon but its shape is more creative: the ribbon is attached to the ring and there are beads on it. The kid can play with it and bite it as much as he or she likes. make sure that the fabric is organic and wood is unfinished.
DIY baby teether of wooden beads, ring and ribbons (via www.thekitchykitchen.com).
Here’s an assortment of teething toys made of wooden rings and ribbons plus coconut oil. You may skip the step with covering the rings with coconut oil but if it’s good for soothing the gums. The author also added some lavender essential oil to make the baby calmer but it’s also optional. The ribbons are attached to the rings in various ways to make the toys more interesting for babies, try various kinds.
DIY wooden ring and ribbon teether with coconut oil and lavender (via zestitup.com).
This is a cool and fun set of ‘manly’ teething toys, which is great for little boys. All of them are made of plywood and look very fun and cute. Read how to cut them out and make such a set for your baby or to give as a gift to someone.
DIY wooden teether set for a little man (via www.manmadediy.com).
Crocheted Teethers
These cute teething toys are made of wooden rings and bird rings and usual beads, some of which are covered with crochet! They are made with a cotton thread that is safe for baby (and can be washed and dried without any problems). Babies love texture and these are a fun way to add variety! Besides, bright colors are always great.
DIY crocheted and wooden beads and rings teething toys (via makeit-loveit.com).
Here’s one more crocheted teether with wooden beads and a fun and creative goldfish. The final piece is fun and textural, and you baby is sure to love it. These are funny toys with wooden and crocheted beads, with rings, birds and elephants and other animals, most of them on clips to make them comfier for smaller babies.
DIY wood and crochet bead and goldfish teether (via www.1dogwoof.com).