However, as Pampers® Institute expert and educational psychologist, Tshepiso Matentjie says: “Play and interaction with parents is important for brain, social, physical and emotional development in babies.”

Pampers® has come up with a solution to this dilemma. By making use of the items that you already have in your home, and your Pampers® Active Baby-Dry nappies, you don’t need to buy toys for your child to be able to play and learn.

Nappy changing time provides you and your child with some uninterrupted bonding time. The new Pampers® Active Baby-Dry nappies feature a host of new characters – the Pampers® Buddies. Use the Buddies to teach your child colour, animals and texture.

Here is another idea of how to make a toy from household items:

What you need:

• 1 paper towel roll
• Extra cardboard
• Food colouring, wrapping paper or paint for decorating
• Scissors
• Rice
• Sticky tape
• Pencil

What to do:

1. The first step is to decorate the paper towel/ toilet paper roll.

(If you are painting it ensure that you wear old clothing. Place old newspapers on your work station to protect the area)

• If you are using normal paint: paint the roll on the outside area and wait for the paint to dry.
• If you are using food colouring:mix the food colouring with a little water and use like paint.
• Ensure to paint the extra cardboard too.

(If you choose to cover the roll, glue the wrapping paper/ magazine pages  onto the roll ensuring that there is extra paper on the ends.)

2. Take the extra cardboard and draw around the end of the roll to make
   a circle (A). Now, draw a bigger circle around this circle (B).
   (See diagram alongside)
3. Cut out the bigger circle then cut slits to the middle circle (see red
   lines alongside) – taking care not to cut too deep.
4. Repeat step 2 and 3 so you have 2 circles
5. Tape one circle to one end of the roll –making sure that it is secure.
6. Pour enough rice into the roll that a sound will be produced when
   shaken.
7. Seal the other end of the roll the same way you did the other
   side. (If you are using wrapping paper, fold the ends in and
   seal them with sticky tape.)

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Pampers® has come up with a solution to this dilemma. By making use of the items that you already have in your home, and your Pampers® Active Baby-Dry nappies, you don’t need to buy toys for your child to be able to play and learn.

Nappy changing time provides you and your child with some uninterrupted bonding time. The new Pampers® Active Baby-Dry nappies feature a host of new characters – the Pampers® Buddies. Use the Buddies to teach your child colour, animals and texture.

Here is another idea of how to make a toy from household items:

My first car

What you need:

• 1 paper towel roll
• 4 cold drink caps
• 1 straw
• Food colouring, wrapping paper, magazine pages or paint for decorating
• Scissors/ sharp knife
• Pencil
• Glue

What to do:

1. The first step is to decorate the paper towel/ toilet paper roll.

If you are painting it – ensure that you wear old clothing. Place old newspapers on your working station to protect the area.

• If you are using normal paint: paint the roll on the outside and wait for the paint to dry.
• If you are using food colouring: mix the food colouring with a little water and use it like paint.

If you choose to cover the roll, glue the wrapping paper/ magazine pages onto the roll ensuring that the outside area is covered as neatly as possible.

Optional: if you would like, you can also paint the cold drink caps – as these will be used as wheels.

2. Cut the straw in half.
3. Place the roll in front of you horizontally and cut two small snips 3cm apart on one end of the roll. This will be the back of the car.
4. Draw a one cm rectangle a few cm’s close to the back of the car and cut it out. This will be where the driver sits. (Use a Lego man if you have one to be the driver)
5. Measure with the straws where the wheels of the car will be. Use the scissors or knife to cut 4 holes in the paper roll (2 holes on either side of the roll) – big enough for the straw to fit through.
6. Use the knife to pierce holes in the centre of the caps, ensuring that the holes are big enough for the straw to fit.
7. To assemble put the straw halves through the holes. One half in the front and the other at the back.
8. Finally, slide the caps through the straws.

You and your child can now enjoy playing with your home-made car.

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