Since baby Sam (Laura’s third little one) joined the Lulu Ferris family, we’ve once again been experiencing all the stages of a child’s development with him. Partly thanks to him, Lulu Ferris is full of tutorials for making baby clothes; covers for high chairs, strollers, bouncers, and changing pads; bibs of every kind and, of course, teethers, too. And that’s what today’s post is about: we’re suggesting 3 easy and beautiful ways to make a baby teether. It all depends on your tastes and what comes most easily to you.
Here they are!
3 ways to make a DIY baby teether
1. Teether with silicone and/or wooden beads
Making this baby teether is the easiest thing in the world! You don’t even need to sew. It’s actually like making a simple craft, such as a beaded necklace or bracelet. In the craft supplies section of the store, you’ll find all kinds of beautiful wooden and silicone “beads”: hexagons, balls, hearts, and even letter cubes (die-style) so you can personalize it with their name or sweet words.
The silicone, of course, is specially designed for this type of project. Chewable, non-toxic, and 100% safe. To join the pieces, we recommend using nylon cord—it can take anything!
Tip: Silicone pieces aren’t just pretty and wonderfully pleasant to chew. If you put the teether in the fridge, they’ll get cold, providing your little one with a greater sense of relief on their gums.
2. Textured fabric teether
This one is a little more involved and requires a sewing machine, but it’s still very simple. Suitable for all sewing levels and very pleasant for little ones. Mix different textures: plastic (safe for baby products), sherpa, fabric, bias tape, wood…
You can make it any shape you want and combine the materials however you like. We added a snap so it’s removable and easy to wash, so you won’t have to put the wooden ring in the washing machine.
You have the tutorial available in Lulu Ferris; here’s the link to the star-shaped teether.
3. Crocheted wooden teether
For crochet lovers. If you want to learn how to make a teether like this one, we’d like to remind you that we offer in-person crochet and knitting classes.
In the materials section we linked to earlier, you’ll find wooden teethers in different shapes: ring, cloud, camera, or bunny. Depending on the shape, you can use it as inspiration for the crocheted part. This can be as simple or as complicated as you want and adds extra texture for the baby.
A fabulous teether for them and a little work of art for us :)
And now you know what to do: choose your favorite, find the materials in the store, and get to work!