# Year-Long Papercraft Projects Making A Toy-a-Day (Or Blogging About It) By Cowbag | Published 2009-01-07 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/making-a-toy-a-day-year-long-papercraft-projects References: [toy-a-day.blogspot](http://toy-a-day.blogspot.com/) Toy-a-day is a seemingly pointless blog, based on a [craft project](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/craft-starter-kit), where a toy is made, or at least blogged, once a day for a year. You know, I kind of like the fact there is no point to it. On viewing the site, it appears most of the toys are of the same basic design, but I also really like that too. The creator of Toy-a-Day seems to have lost his mojo a bit (should this trend read ‘85 day Long [Papercraft Project](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cardboard-airplane)’?) by day 85, but hey he’s only human. Click on the site to download the PDF and start [making toys of your own](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/makerworld-cyberbrick). ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.3/10 - Popularity: 42% | Activity: 18% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [DIY](https://www.trendhunter.com/diy) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Year-long Papercraft Projects:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Creating a platform or app that allows users to share and collaborate on their own year-long papercraft projects. - **Toy-a-day Blogging:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Developing a social media platform specifically for bloggers who want to share their daily toy-making progress. - **Basic Design Toys:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Reimagining and redesigning toys with a minimalist and simple design aesthetic, appealing to a niche market. ### Where This Applies - **Craft and DIY Industry:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Introducing innovative materials, tools, or techniques to enhance the craft and DIY experience for hobbyists and enthusiasts. - **Social Media Industry:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Creating a new social media platform tailored for creative bloggers, with features specific to toy-making projects. - **Toy Industry:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Targeting a niche market by designing and manufacturing basic design toys that focus on simplicity and elegance. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Game-Building Advent Calendars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/electronic-games-advent-calendar.md) - [Geometric Design Toys](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-little-toy-by-eames-office.md) - [Interactive Building Block Calendars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lego-2023-daily-builds-calendar.md) - [Eco Paper Crafting Toys](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/paper-fx.md) - [Life-Size In-Store Countdowns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/toys-r-us-asia.md) - [Playful Minifigurine Daily Calendars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/minifigureaday-daily-calendar.md) - [3D-Printed Fidget Toys](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/jigglets.md) - [Gamified Task Generators](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dice-my-day.md) - [Two-Sided Paper Dolls](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/megadolls.md)