Children's Art As Plush Toys

Fact: Kids love markers. Fact: Kids love stuffed animals. Fact: Moms love toys kids can make for themselves.

Given these three facts, what is not to not love about this project? Get ready to blow your mind!

Child-drawn Baby Blanket

I have one month until our new baby arrives.  I've been trying to prepare my boys for her as much as I can.  I had a plain muslin blanket in a pack I had purchased, so I thought it would be perfect to let the boys design a blanket for her.  It's meaningful for them and for me....and even for the baby once she's a little older.

It's an easy, fun project that any child would love to try out.

I got out my Tulip fabric markers for my 5-year-old son to use.

I put paper underneath the blanket to make sure it wouldn't leak through.  (It's a really thin blanket.)  Then I taped the blanket down the best that I could.  This particular fabric stretches and shifts a lot, so it's a little harder to draw on.

 He did fine with the markers, though.  He drew our family and then I helped him darken it in a little more once he was all done.

 His art always makes me happy and it's nice that fabric markers are even easy enough for a 5-year-old to use.

 He was pretty proud of his finished work.

I think it'll be our favorite blanket to wrap her in.

"Hall of Fame" Board

Now that both of my little guys are bring projects home from school I wanted a prominent place to put their work on display.  So, I made this "Hall of Fame" board so we can hang those cherished items for a while.

I purchased a bulletin board first.

And then I cut some fabric to cover the bulletin board - just to give it a more finished look.  

After ironing the fabric I used a little bit of Aleene's Tacky Spray to attach the fabric to the bulletin board and then I tucked the edges of the fabric into the frame with a butter knife.

Then I used the new Scribbles Fabric Stamp Pads and the Scribbles Alpha Stamp Kit to write "Hall of Fame" on the fabric.

 

Now it's ready to hang anything special.