The cradle is a small crib for newborns that can be rocked, moved, taken with you on the road or placed right next to the parents' bed. This product must be durable and strong so that the child does not fall off during motion sickness along with a loose bed.
In the article we will tell you how to make a cradle for newborns with your own hands in different ways. These are products from waste material and wooden boards, ropes and dense fabric. There are options for weaving from a vine, and there are beautiful cradles made from a woolen rug. The main condition for creating a crib is naturalness and environmental friendliness when choosing materials so that the child does not inhale the "aromas" of synthetics or toxic varnishes and glue.
Do-it-yourself cradles for newborns are made using natural wood or woolen or cotton fabric. For fastening wooden partsthey take only PVA glue (D3 or D4), and only acrylic paints or varnishes are used for surfaces. They are completely odorless and non-toxic, and are commonly used to coat children's toys and furniture.
Low wooden cradle
If the baby's dad has the skills to work with boards, then he can easily make a wooden cradle for a newborn baby with his own hands. Take high-quality boards - dry and clean, without gray patches of mold, so that the baby does not have an allergic reaction. To get wide and high details, the boards need to be glued together, making shields of the right size. This will protect them from cracking from changes in temperature and humidity.
When the boards are ready, cutting is performed. The dimensions of the drawing should correspond to the height of the baby, plus 20-30 cm for the pillow and freedom for the legs. The width of the bottom is also determined by placing the baby on a flat surface. It is better if the child can spread his arms freely.
The sides are cut out in a trapezoidal shape, rounding the details from above. The bottom of the bed is rectangular, as are the sides. For beauty, you can make beautiful curves. When the main part of the do-it-yourself cradle is assembled with glue or screws, start working on the rounded legs. They have a flat surface on top, and the lower part is made semicircular. The legs are made stable using a large radius. The crib should not swing completely, but tilt slightly to one side and the other so that the baby does not fall out when tilted.
When you diddo-it-yourself cradle for newborns, it remains to cover it with acrylic varnish. You can sheathe the inside of the crib with fabric so that it stays upstairs, drill holes for the laces in the wooden parts.
Cask variant
A swinging baby bed made from a barrel will look very impressive. Such a do-it-yourself cradle-cradle for newborns is made up of two main parts. This is the actual barrel, which has a large piece cut off, and a wooden stand made of two strong legs and a bridge.
The barrel is attached to the side legs with pins and mini-fixes made of hard wood. Can be bolted on, secured on both sides with nuts, adding a lock nut or Grover to make the construction secure.
The rest of the details can be screwed with screws or, if you have carpentry skills, tied with spikes. How to make a cradle for a newborn with your own hands, you already understood, it remains to cover everything with a layer of varnish and sheathe it with a cloth from the inside. It is advisable to attach a quilt so that the child does not hit the hard walls of the barrel. Be sure to clean the edges of the metal hoops well so that they do not tear the fabric and harm the baby.
Cradle-boat
Another interesting idea for making your own hanging bassinet for newborns is a rocking boat. Unfortunately, this is a very difficult job that only an experienced carpenter of the highest rank can do.
Therefore, if you are a carpenter, then the idea for creating suchyou will definitely like the spectacular cradle boat, as it looks quite original. It is not difficult to make racks for the cradle, these are ordinary legs with a jumper, in which the upper part is slightly raised and rounded. But the curved edges of the boat itself are difficult to make. It is necessary to have a steam generator and a chamber in order to steam the board and bend it according to the template of the desired size. After cooling, the board remains curved.
Attach such a cradle on cotton ropes threaded through holes drilled in the boards. For greater resemblance to a real boat, small blocks were used, but they only have a decorative function, since the cradle can neither be lowered nor raised.
Slat cradle
For a lover of making wooden structures, there is another version of the original baby crib. It consists of two semicircular planks, for which several boards were first glued together, and then they were cut out of the resulting shields according to the pattern. The next step is to connect them to each other with a whole series of identical rails screwed onto screws on both sides. The bottom of the crib is made flat.
For beauty, stars were cut out on the sides with a jigsaw. All planks must be carefully sanded to keep the crib smooth and safe for the baby.
Baby Carry for Newborns
It's easy to make a crib with your own hands, as in the photo below. The wooden part of the structure is represented by two identical frames, which are connected at the central side points with bolts. Keep them invertical state of metal folding sides, screwed on the top of the structure with screws.
If you want to attach a canopy, you will also have to make a corner of the strips with a central round stick for putting on the fabric. This design easily folds in half and can be taken with you to nature or to the country. The cradle itself is sewn from dense fabric, satin or linen is suitable. A children's mattress is placed on the bottom.
Fabric pendant
A do-it-yourself cradle for newborns (photo below) can be sewn from dense fabric, fastening it to a floor beam or ceiling with strong ropes. So that the child can be rocked, a spring is attached at the junction of all the cords. Be sure to securely fasten all knots so that the child is safe and does not fall out of bed.
The cradle is sewn from pieces of rectangular fabric, and fastened on wooden round sticks sewn with wide eyelets. A mattress is placed on the bottom of the bed. If desired, also sew a canopy, which is simply hung on a spring in the center.
Macrame cradle
Many women are fond of weaving from cords, so it is not surprising that the cradle for a newborn baby was made using the macrame technique. For such work, you will need a natural, durable cotton rope. The main threads are attached to selected hoops made of wire.
The bottom of the bed is best cut fromplywood. Since the child is quite light, you can take the thinnest plywood - 4 mm. First of all, the cords on the upper hoop are fixed with knots. Further, the selected pattern of knots around the circumference is performed with a working rope.
When the required height of the crib is reached, attach the lower hoop and weave a tight net for the bottom. When the product is ready, insert the cut piece of plywood. Be sure to clean the edges with sandpaper, it is best to cover it with acrylic paint. Lastly, work on the bottom decorative fringe and make strong ropes to attach the crib to the ceiling hook.
Cradle-cocoon for newborns
It is easy to sew a comfortable portable cradle with your own hands, which is popularly called a cocoon, as it seems to hug the baby from all sides. You can take it with you on the road, on outdoor recreation, put it on the bed next to your mother.
With all the apparent complexity, sewing such a cradle is not difficult at all. You will need a dense cotton fabric of one or two colors, a zipper, a tape for tightening the corners of the cocoon, synthetic winterizer, foam rubber and batting. If you have a sewing machine and the most basic sewing skills, then feel free to start sewing such a cocoon, you will definitely succeed.
Pattern drawing of a cocoon
In the figure below in the article, all the necessary sizes for sewing a fabric cocoon for a child are clearly visible. According to this pattern, two identical parts are cut out of the fabric. On the wrong side, they are sewn along the edges, leaving only an evenlower part. Through this hole, the soft bottom of the cocoon will subsequently be inserted. This pocket will close with a zipper, which must be sewn onto its edges.
Next, you need to roll up the "sausage" from the padding polyester and insert it along the entire perimeter of the cradle, pressing it tightly against the side seam. Then, only on the front side, a seam is made along the marked blue line. It remains to cut the foam bottom of the desired size, sheathe it with a layer of thin batting both above and below, and then insert it into the pocket provided for this purpose in the center of the cocoon and fasten it with a zipper. A wide satin ribbon is sewn onto the edges of the thickened sides to tie a beautiful bow. This closes the cocoon from below.
The article presents some interesting samples of the implementation of cradles for newborn babies. Choose the manufacturing method you like and do the work yourself. Good luck!
