Felt Frog

Posted 2013-05-02 by Lucy follow
If you want to brighten up a child's room, then maybe this felt frog could be the answer. It requires a little bit of cutting and basic sewing, so older children could easily manage to make one by themselves. I used uncooked rice for the stuffing so that the frog is able to sit up properly and watch life pass by. This is a great hand made gift to sew for a friend's birthday.



Time: 60 minutes
Age: 5-10's
Level: Medium

Materials
  • Paper
  • Lead pencil
  • Scissors
  • Pins
  • Needle
  • Thread
  • 2 colored felt squares
  • 2 buttons
  • 500 grams uncooked rice

  • Draw a frog shape on paper


    Method
  • Draw a basic "frog" shape on paper with your pencil. This will be the pattern template.

  • Cut out the paper template and pin it to (or trace the shape onto) your felt pieces.

  • Cut out two matching pieces of felt around the edges of the template.

  • Cut out different colored felt circle shapes to make spots for the frog.

  • Sew on spots and eyes


  • Using a needle and thread, sew on the frog's button "eyes" and the colored spots.

  • Pin the edges for sewing together


  • Depending on your sewing ability, either blanket stitch around the edges (as shown below) or turn the frog reverse side out, pin it together and backstitch along the edges, leaving a three centimeter gap at the end for the stuffing to go in.

  • If you used backstitch, now is the time to turn the frog the right side out.

  • Pour the uncooked rice into the gap. Try not to over fill the frog, so it can sit up easily.

  • Finish stitching the hole and welcome your frog into the world. Maybe it needs a friend? Or you might make a whole family of frogs to croak together.

  • Felt frog sitting up


    Categories
    #frog
    #5-10s
    #diy_toys
    #sewing
    #felt
    #medium
    #animals

    %mykidcraft
    237899 - 2023-07-18 02:10:14

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    Over_10s
    Cheap
    Medium
    Recycled
    Paint
    Christmas
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    Decoration
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