I still had plastic canvas left from our previous simple sewing activity and thought that a piece of it would be perfect for a Christmas tree inspired sewing project.
To make: Cut a triangle from the plastic canvas.
Add a preschooler, relatively blunt needle, embroidery thread and sequins!
They can have fun ‘sewing’ on sequins to their hearts content to make a pretty Christmas tree all of their own! I simply reminded Immy to always come up from the back to the same side when adding the sequins (not that it really matters!) and to always pull the thread all the way through.
Previous Toddler & Preschooler Sewing Posts
- Our Toddler Friendly Sewing Basket
- The Further Adventures of Our Toddler Sewing Basket
- Sewing onto Plastic Canvas
- Sewing Flowers
- Threading Mobiles
Read more of Christie's adventures at http://childhood101.com.
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Oh brilliant! I’ve tried similar things with cross-stitch fabric (and two four-year-olds), but I think that your plastic canvas looks much more age-appropriate. I’ll keep an eye out for it… my girls are ever so keen to be sewing whenever I am… Love to keep their little hands busy! Thanks for the inspiration. grace
Ours was from Spotlight, Grace, but I think anywhere that sells cross stitch and embroidery crafting goodness would have it.
Love doing weaving and sewing activities with the kids. Wonderful fun!
This is a great idea! I needed something to do with my niece and nephew today and this looks like the winner.
Hope you all enjoyed the process
Oh brilliant. My daughter would love this activity. I wonder where to get those matts? I will have to take a gander at our craft store. Was it pretty easy to cut into a triangle? Did you use very sharp scissors and it didn’t splinter at the ends?
I would think any craft store that stocks embroidery thread and products would be likely to have it, Heather.
And yes it is easy to cut as the plastic is quite soft
I love this idea. It’s so simple and sweet. Have reblogged it today on my blog http://speakfromtheheartup.blogspot.com/
Thank you for the wonderful inspiration.
Lauren
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