Here is a fairly simple baby mobile to make. All you need is:

• cutout shapes (in my case butterflies)
• thread
• skewers/ chop sticks
• hole punch

I found these butterflies at Michael’s in the scrapbooking section – the package had 12 butterflies made of thin plywood, but if you are making yours from scratch, stock paper with any shapes will do. There are all sorts of paper punches to make your job easier.

Pinterest has the most adorable ideas for mobile designs – hot air balloons, airplanes, birds, bubbles…

Here is how I made this mobile:
Make a hole in each butterfly with a hole punch. String one butterfly at the end of a thread and secure with a knot. Add another butterfly and make a loop or a knot to secure the second butterfly. Repeat for all butterflies until they are strung on threads in twos.

Make a mobile base using 3 skewers. You can tie them together in a triangle shape with the same thread like I did or you can use a wire or, if you’re a big fan of the hot-glue gun, you can “gun” them together. Hang the threads with butterflies in varying lengths, add a hook and hang at a desired place. Watch the delight in those little eyes:)