These are lil fidgets I made. I did a lot of experimenting to come up with these designs. The string connecting the two rings going through the bead in the center is elastic which adds a nice affect while fidgeting. Feel free to use this design with any beads that feel the best for you.

My stim/fidget toy review/suggestion blog: @stimmystimmycocoapuff

[Image description: a variety of bead rings. Some are just plastic pony beads on a ring; some are wooden or plastic pony beads on two rings linked together by elastic threaded through a central bead. They rather resemble a beaded horse’s bit and bit rings!]

The bit-ring styles look to have been made in two ways, and you can do whichever is easiest. The second, I think, will look better, but it is more fiddly to accomplish. The first is by threading the elastic around a ring, threading both ends through the central bead, threading one end through the ring and knotting the thread together on one end so that the split is enclosed within the knot.

The second is by taking a piece of thin elastic, folding it in half, threading it through the central bead so a small loop forms on one side of the bead and the tails on the other, and then knotting the tails close to the bead to form a second loop. You’d then take a split ring and thread it onto the thread on either side of the bead!

Weighted Lap Pad Tutorial!

Here’s how I made my weighted lap pad!

Materials:

Step 1:

This is going to give us the nice finish on the outside of your lap pad! 

Cut out the rectangular pieces of your fabric, then put them together so the two “right” sides are touching each other. The “wrong” side should be on the outside. 

Next, you should pin it on three out of the four sides, leave the top side un-pinned. Sew along your pins, leave a half inch seam. 

For visual learners, follow this diagram. Sew along the red lines.

Step 2:

Turn the rectangle right side out, make sure you push on the corners so they look kind of square. 

Measure the length of your rectangle to decide how you want to divide up the weight. I did mine by dividing the rectangle into thirds, since the design on the fabric created those lines for me.

Pin along those lines and sew them. Be sure to go all the way off the end, then back up the stitches on the bottom to reinforce them.

Again, here’s a diagram of where to sew:

Step 3:

Figure out how much you want it to weigh! I chose six pounds for mine, but yours can be heavier or lighter. 

Divide that number by how ever many sections you chose to divide your lap pad into. 

If you have a small cooking scale, you could measure it on there. Measure out the rice for each section, the weight doesn’t have to be exact. Then, roll down the top of the section and pour the rice in.

Make sure it’s not packed full of rice, there should be enough room for it to move around. There should be a reasonable amount of space between the filling and the top seam, so it won’t spill out as you’re sewing.

Step 4:

This is going to close the top of the lap pad up!

At the open top part of the lap pad, you’re going to need to fold the top part in. Think of how a seam works on clothes. Fold the front part in, then the back part, so the “wrong” sides are touching, then pin it.

When that is folded down, pin it and stitch across to close it up and give it a clean finish that looks like the rest of the seams!

Now it should be done! Here’s mine, you can kind of see where some of the stitching is.

I like to call this the Easiest Stim toy Diy Ever.

Do you like spinner rings but can’t afford them? or have limited access to buy them? 

What you need it a safety pin (the tiny ones probably won’t work very well but you can go as big as you like) and some beads. beads that are good to use are ones that have a very smooth even hole that runs through the centre of the beads. beads that are not round will probably work just as well but you want to go for beads that are fairly short as long tube-like beads won’t spin in the same fashion.  

I chose these beads as they are a hard plastic and so spin very smoothly and are the design is nice when spun.

if you want the easy version of this then simply open the pin, slid several beads onto the open bar ( I chose three as it left just the right amount of room for them to spin freely) and shut the pin if you want to make sure it doesn’t open accidentally then pinch the part that hides the sharp end togeather with pliers. 

you can now carry it as is or string a cord through the loop on the end of the pin and wear it as a necklace.

If you would like to be able to pin this to your clothing or a bag then you will need to find pins that you can unbend like this :

the difference is that they don’t have a cover on the looped end which will allow you to either un bend the pin with a pair of pliers (if using larger beads)  or to push the end of a screwdriver between the links 

and feed the beads through.

re shape the pin and they will be secure in place and you can now use the open end of the pin normally and wear it as a broach. 

the beads are lovely to spin individually or togeather with you fingers, provide a nice vibration and if the beads are larger a good noise if you shake the pin back and forth. its a nice discrete stim toy its not too loud and its easy to carry and can be made so cheaply that it won’t matter if it gets lost.

DIY Stim Toy Master Post, Part 4

Please see Parts One, Two and Three for even more DIYs and tutorials!

Doughs and Putties

@stimtoybox‘s Blu-Tack Putty Tutorial

Freutcake’s Jello Playdough Recipe (posted by @guardians-of-the-food)

Emmymade’s No Cook Glitter Playdough Video Tutorial (posted by @sensorypeople)

Intheplayroom’s Gel Dough Recipe (posted by @sensorypeople)

Cute Life Hacks’s 10 Playdough Recipes Video Tutorial

Frugal Fun 4 Boys’s Textured Dirt Playdough Tutorial

Frugal Fun 4 Boys’s Snow Slime Tutorial

Chewables

@fidget-land‘s Chewellery Flavouring Tutorial

Slimes

Karina Garcia’s Straw Slime Video Tutorial

Cute Life Hacks’s Blender Slimes Video Tutorial

@stimifying‘s Slime Video Tutorial Collection

@gooeychewy‘s Butter Slime Recipe Collection

Nim C’s 4 No Glue Slimes Video Tutorial

Andrea x Andrea’s Slime Fixes Video Tutorial

Parenting Chaos’s DIY Foam Recipe (posted by @sensorypeople)

Edible

Maqaroon’s Nutella Slime Video Tutorial

Glitter.Slimes’s Edible Butter Slime Video Tutorial (posted by @stimmingboov)

Fidgets

Maqaroon’s Spinning Plusheen Figure Video Tutorial

Maqaroon’s Balloon Stress Ball Video Tutorial

@diystimtoys‘s Chain Link Fidget Tutorial

Cute Life Hacks’s DIY Fidget Spinner Video Tutorial

Cute Life Hacks’s Mermaid Sequins Mobile Phone Case Video Tutorial

Karina Garcia’s DIY Fidget Spinners Video Tutorial

Karina Garcia’s DIY Peel-Off Nail Polish Video Tutorial

Cute Life Hacks’s Squishy Mobile Phone Case Video Tutorial

Cute Life Hacks’s Unicorn Balloon Stress Ball Video Tutorial

@blackberrystim‘s Silicone Trivet Fidget Tutorial

@stimtoybox‘s Perler Bead Bag Fidget Tutorial

Color Made Happy’s Fidget Spinner Decorating Tutorial (posted by @sew-much-to-do)

@diy-stims‘s Pipecleaner and Bead Fidget Toy Tutorial

@slimeandspice‘s Fabric Fidget Toy Tutorial

Stim Stationery

Angelynn’s Glittery Waterfall Pencilcase Video Tutorial

Innova Crafts’s Sponge Notebook Video Tutorial

Cute Life Hacks’s No Sew Sock Pencilcase Video Tutorial

Orbeez

Best Toys 4 Toddler’s Water Bead Balloon Bottle Tutorial (posted by @sensorypeople)

Crafty Tube’s Orbeez/Water Beads Jelly Stress Ball Video Tutorial

Cute Life Hacks’s Scented Orbeez Jar Video Tutorial

Glitter Jars and Sensory Bottles

Cute Life Hacks’s Lava Lamp Aquarium Jar Video Tutorial

Louise Fowler’s Glow in the Dark Fairy Jar Video Tutorial (posted by @crafts4geeks)

Asia Citro’s Slow-Falling Sensory Bottle Tutorial (posted by @sensorypeople)

@justanotherautisticperson‘s Glitter Jar Tutorial

@trypostim‘s Glitter Calm Down Jar Tutorial

@hannahcanhope‘s Glitter Jar Tutorial

Scented

@stimtoybox‘s Hanging Scented Blender Case Tutorial

Crafts by Amanda’s Herbal Sachet Tutorial (posted by @sew-much-to-do)

Lights and Lamps

Innova Crafts’s Light Up Pillow Video Tutorial

Crafty Tube’s DIY Orbeez Fairy Light Video Tutorial

Fidget Jewellery and Wearables

A Beautiful Mess’s Pompom Bracelet Tutorial (posted by @sew-much-to-do)

Plush and Weighted

2 Cats & 1 Doll’s Unicorn Plush Pencil Case Video Tutorial

Maqaroon’s Sock Plush Panda Video Tutorial

@thetrashthatsmilesback‘s No Sew Weighted Sock Plush Tutorial

Maqaroon’s Sock Plush Sheep Video Tutorial

Maqaroon’s No Sew Macaroon Plush Video Tutorial

Maqaroon’s Sock Flip Owl/Penguin Plush Video Tutorial

Maqaroon’s Sock Cat Plush Video Tutorial

Maqaroon’s Plusheen Sock Cat Plush Video Tutorial

Kittenhood’s DIY Onigiri Pillow Tutorial (posted by @sew-much-to-do)

@diy-stims Weighted / Heat Pad Sock Tutorial

Squishies

Practically Hannah’s Ziplock Bag Squishy Video Tutorial

Mishcraft’s Kawaii Popsicle Squishy Video Tutorial

Cute Life Hacks’s Clear Gummy Bear Squishies Video Tutorial

2 Cats & 1 Doll’s Clay Lips Squishy Video Tutorial

Everything Nim’s Pumpkin Slime Squishy Video Tutorial

Maqaroon’s Silicone Mochi Koala Squishy Video Tutorial

Mishcraft’s Pig Face Squishy Video Tutorial

Everything Nim’s Watermelon Slice Squishy Video Tutorial

Nim C’s Slime-Filled Squishies Video Tutorial

(Whew! There’s over sixty different tutorials on this one!)

I like to call this the Easiest Stim toy Diy Ever.

Do you like spinner rings but can’t afford them? or have limited access to buy them? 

What you need it a safety pin (the tiny ones probably won’t work very well but you can go as big as you like) and some beads. beads that are good to use are ones that have a very smooth even hole that runs through the centre of the beads. beads that are not round will probably work just as well but you want to go for beads that are fairly short as long tube-like beads won’t spin in the same fashion.  

I chose these beads as they are a hard plastic and so spin very smoothly and are the design is nice when spun.

if you want the easy version of this then simply open the pin, slid several beads onto the open bar ( I chose three as it left just the right amount of room for them to spin freely) and shut the pin if you want to make sure it doesn’t open accidentally then pinch the part that hides the sharp end togeather with pliers. 

you can now carry it as is or string a cord through the loop on the end of the pin and wear it as a necklace.

If you would like to be able to pin this to your clothing or a bag then you will need to find pins that you can unbend like this :

the difference is that they don’t have a cover on the looped end which will allow you to either un bend the pin with a pair of pliers (if using larger beads)  or to push the end of a screwdriver between the links 

and feed the beads through.

re shape the pin and they will be secure in place and you can now use the open end of the pin normally and wear it as a broach. 

the beads are lovely to spin individually or togeather with you fingers, provide a nice vibration and if the beads are larger a good noise if you shake the pin back and forth. its a nice discrete stim toy its not too loud and its easy to carry and can be made so cheaply that it won’t matter if it gets lost.

although I feel I should add because of the first lines - if you DO want a spinner ring, you can search “stainless steel spinner ring” and get one for literally $1 or less on ebay.

My students are constantly inspiring me! One of them made this mini “calm down bottle” for a child to use at school. How genius!

Craft idea. I’m going to have to try this, possibly with rheoscopic fluid as well. 

This is a great idea!

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