It is called a light saber. I made the first one three years ago while searching for an Outreach project for the kids. I made this one yesterday and in between about 500 have been made by kids at our Outreach events - they bring a lot of smiles.
i know the post is late, but i just joined. but here is an American Girl Doll bed i made for my daughter. I even made the mattress, sheets, and comforter, using my limited sewing machine skills. The mattress is a piece of memory foam. If i remember correctly it is 21 inches long and about 14 inches wide. Its made entirely from scraps of 2x2 and 1x3.
I haven't made any toys recently, amazingly my kids grew up.
Here are a few things I made for them over the years.
I disqualify myself from the contest since these are not recent.