Make your own DIY Cute and Cuddly Handmade Stuffed Animal Toys

We’ve featured the most adorably cute and cuddly collection of handcrafted stuffed animals that are sure to put a smile on you and your little one’s face. With a vast selection of stuffed toys, you can make anything from a puppy dog, cat, panda, tiger, dinosaur or a mythical creature like a dragon or unicorn. Making your own personalised stuffed animal plush toy allows you to select your own textiles, fabrics, colours and style, and make a truly special toy. Whether you create a favourite animal, or fun character, you can create a stuffed animal toy that reflects your child’s interests, personality and style that can become a treasured family heirloom.

Elephant Plush Toy

Make the sweetest crochet Elephant Plush Toy with flowers on its head thanks to Ekaterina Chirkova. The list of required materials, pattern, detailed instructions to make the soft and cuddly elephant plush, photographs and video tutorials are available for purchase on Ravelry.

Unicorn Plush

Be inspired by the creativity of this magical Unicorn Plush Toy with unique color changing hair created by Maqaroon on YouTube. For this project, you’ll need polyester stuffing, fluffy socks, felting wool, beads, extra strong hairspray, UV color changing pigment and some sewing and felting needles.

Puppy Dog Plush Toy

Create this adorable Puppy Dog Plushie made by Maqaroon on YouTube. For the puppy plushie project, you’ll need polyester stuffing, fluffy socks in beige and cream colours, needle and thread to match the sock, beads or buttons for eyes, brown felt for the nose and embroidery thread to create the puppy’s mouth.

Panda Plush

Make a super sweet Panda Plush Toy created by Maqaroon on YouTube. For the panda plushie project, you’ll need polyester stuffing, fluffy socks in black and white, needle and thread to match the sock, beads or buttons for eyes, black felt to create the panda’s mouth and some rosy pink paint for your panda’s sweet cheeks.

Kawaii Dinosaur Felt Plush

You won’t be able to resist making this kawaii Dinosaur Felt Plush Toy created by Miss Tricks Mix Crafts and DIY on YouTube. For the super cute dinosaur plush project, you’ll need polyester stuffing, felt, needle and thread, and beads or buttons for eyes.

Giraffe Plush Toy

The gorgeous Giraffe Plush Toy can be yours thanks to Ekaterina Chirkova. The list of required materials, pattern, detailed crochet instructions to make the soft and cuddly elephant plush, photographs and video tutorials are available for purchase on Ravelry.

Black Cat Plush

Make a super cute Black Cat Plush Toy created by Maqaroon on YouTube. For the cat plush project, you’ll need polyester stuffing, two black socks, needle and thread to match the sock, black beads or buttons for the cat’s eyes, pink embroidery thread to create the panda’s mouth and some ribbon and a bell decoration for the cat’s collar.

Tiger Crochet Plush

Crochet your own Tiger Plush Toy with this video created by Ksenia Venediktova on YouTube. To make the tiger plush project, you’ll need sciccors, black, orange and white plush yarn, filling, black cotton yarn, plastic eyes, plastic nose, and white and orange thread.

Elephant Stuffed Animal

Sew your own Elephant Plush Toy with this video created by ShannonFabrics on YouTube. Affectionately named Ellie Elephant, this sew-at-home elephant stuffed animal was designed by Funky Friends Factory. Ellie the Elephant looks and feels wonderful sewn with minky plush fabrics in classic elephant hues.

Monkey Felt Plush

Make your own cheeky little Monkey Felt Plush Toy with this pattern from Bauldemalinka on Etsy. With step by step instructions, pictures and full size pattern pieces, you can hand sew your own little monkey plushy.