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Title: Baby harness
Post by: bonniebeth on December 01, 2010, 04:57:12
Ok. I know this is definitely not the most brilliant custom in the world or anything, but I was fooling around this afternoon with not enough to do, and I was trying to make a harness for baby-wearing. This is what I came up with.

(http://i800.photobucket.com/albums/yy289/bonniebeth2/100_5045.jpg)

I asked Chris what he thought, and my loving husband said something like "It's ok as long as you don't look too close."  >:(

 :lol: I think I sort of have to agree with his take on it, but I didn't think it was that bad.  :-[ Decided to share it anyway; maybe someone else will come up with a better way to do this!
Title: Re: Baby harness
Post by: Wolf Knight on December 01, 2010, 06:45:17
I think its brilliant Bonnie ! How did you do it?
Title: Re: Baby harness
Post by: tonguello on December 01, 2010, 11:02:44
yeah!!! It is very cool! I think in fact is better that the yellow sling of the special 4619! This one is too bulky!
Title: Re: Baby harness
Post by: bonniebeth on December 01, 2010, 14:18:59
It's just plastic craftlace, the kind kids weave those little keychains out of. Does anyone know what I mean by that? That may be just a US thing -- I don't know.

I wanted this kind of harness instead of a sling because it's good for carrying the old style babies that don't bend in the middle.
Title: Re: Baby harness
Post by: Gis on December 01, 2010, 14:31:45
Great idea bonnie, and I dont think the excecution is that bad. If you want to improve maybe you should do it with fabric and go for something like this?

http://www.wrapyourbaby.com/frontwrapcrosscarry.htm

Title: Re: Baby harness
Post by: Ali Baba on December 01, 2010, 14:43:59
It looks great, Bonnie.

I use the 3 feet approach. When it looks good at 3 feet, I'm happy.
Title: Re: Baby harness
Post by: bonniebeth on December 01, 2010, 16:14:02
I use the 3 feet approach. When it looks good at 3 feet, I'm happy.

 :lol: :lol: I like that approach!

Great idea bonnie, and I dont think the excecution is that bad. If you want to improve maybe you should do it with fabric and go for something like this?


Yes, I was thinking about doing that next. I was looking at this one, which is very similar. http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3546629

The first one was modeled more after this one. http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3359091 babies always look so cute in this with their little feet hanging out and kicking! Sorry. My feminine side is showing.  :lol:
Title: Re: Baby harness
Post by: flatcat on December 01, 2010, 17:42:02
Great custom, Bonniebeth :)

It's just plastic craftlace, the kind kids weave those little keychains out of. Does anyone know what I mean by that? That may be just a US thing -- I don't know.

I think these are what's know as Scoobies here in the UK

Damo :)
Title: Re: Baby harness
Post by: bonniebeth on December 01, 2010, 18:30:33
I looked it up, and that's what they are! I don't think they really have a name here, but scoobies sounds good.
Title: Re: Baby harness
Post by: skypurr on December 01, 2010, 23:36:56
What a great idea Beth,  :clap: I think it looks great.
I have a load of these 'scoobies' in different colours to spare if anyone wants any!

Elaine (http://www.anchoredbygrace.com/smileys/mgqueen.gif)
Title: Re: Baby harness
Post by: bonniebeth on December 02, 2010, 04:48:45
Well, here's the latest version. This is the playmoby.  :P (patent pending) fashioned after the moby.  http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=4066960

(http://i800.photobucket.com/albums/yy289/bonniebeth2/100_5053.jpg)

It's very simple -- just a long strip of fabric wrapped around the klicky the way you would wrap a moby. Now I just need to find a better fabric scrap!
Title: Re: Baby harness
Post by: Wolf Knight on December 02, 2010, 14:22:15
ah its cute  :love:
Title: Re: Baby harness
Post by: Emma.J on December 02, 2010, 18:10:05
 :lol: I like both versions, but as I can't knit I'd plum for the first one.
Although what springs to mind when you asked about ideas is there's a blue figure 8 thing that holds a drum on a kid. Could you put it on an adult and put the baby where the drum is?

I'll look for part on DS :hmm:

ok there isnt a part no. but heres the set
5581 - Guards & Children]http://playmodb.org/cgi-bin/showinv.pl?setnum=5581]5581 - Guards & Children (http://playmodb.org/cgi-bin/showinv.pl?setnum=5581)
Title: Re: Baby harness
Post by: tonguello on December 02, 2010, 18:55:49
:lol: I like both versions, but as I can't knit I'd plum for the first one.
Although what springs to mind when you asked about ideas is there's a blue figure 8 thing that holds a drum on a kid. Could you put it on an adult and put the baby where the drum is?

I'll look for part on DS :hmm:

ok there isnt a part no. but heres the set
5581 - Guards & Children]http://playmodb.org/cgi-bin/showinv.pl?setnum=5581]5581 - Guards & Children (http://playmodb.org/cgi-bin/showinv.pl?setnum=5581)
Tha's a good idea but I don't think it will fit an adult unless you customize it cutting it or so.... I prefer the first one too Bonnie!
Title: Re: Baby harness
Post by: bonniebeth on December 02, 2010, 19:19:10
ok there isnt a part no. but heres the set
5581 - Guards & Children]http://playmodb.org/cgi-bin/showinv.pl?setnum=5581]5581 - Guards & Children (http://playmodb.org/cgi-bin/showinv.pl?setnum=5581)

Yeah, that looks like a very useful part. i'd have to figur out a way for the baby to be a little more secure. maybe if I used two of them...

I guess that fabric does look like it's knitted when in klicky scale! it's really just a stretchy cotton fabric. I really don't like the look of it at all; I just didn't have anything else on hand. I need to find a better fabric scrap.
Title: Re: Baby harness
Post by: cheng on December 03, 2010, 01:15:18
hello everyone!
I've always been looking for things we can use and still retain factory-made Playmobil  :)

...so Bonnie, I prefer your first one!
I usually keep my customised klickies unchanged for years and every few years, for cleaning, I'd run them under the tap...so all parts have to be plastic and (Playmo-)shiny

I've never seen these 'scoobies' here  :(
other than toy shops, where else can they be found you think?

and thank you Elaine/Skypurr, I will ask you for some if any of my samurais need them  ;)
Title: Re: Baby harness
Post by: bonniebeth on December 03, 2010, 03:50:37
Thanks, cheng!  :wave: I liked it because the string was plastic and shiny, too. I buy the string for the scoobies at craft or hobby stores. They're usually somewhere near the beads. They were all the rage when I was in elementary school, and they've recently come back in fashion.