Hand-Made Pooh and Friends

When my oldest daughter was seven years old I helped her make Eeyore from a pattern in The Pooh Craft Book.
We had to transfer the patterns onto paper then to felt, cut them out, follow the directions to handstitch the parts, stuff and close.

She went on to create the entire family of Pooh Characters within the book. After the first couple she was able to create them on her own. Not long after she created a second set of characters. When she was 9 years old she gave each of her siblings one set for Christmas.



This was a wonderful activity in so many ways. - gift giving, crafting, following directions, measuring, math, intrinsicly rewarding, improves fine-motor skills.............





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11 comments:

  1. Monique G.February 8, 2012 at 8:01 AM

    What cute animals. We love Pooh bear, he is one of our favorites.

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  2. Lisa BoyleFebruary 8, 2012 at 3:01 PM

    This is SO adorable! I am going to try to do this with my daughter! Coming to visit from "Look what we did" at Red Oak Lane.
    Many blessings,
    Lisa

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  3. Maria@BubblegumandDuctTapeFebruary 8, 2012 at 4:34 PM

    they are so cute and I can just imagine all the fun you had creating them. It must have been fun playing with them while read Pooh's stories. Very cool, I like the idea and thanks for the link to the craft book. I'm visiting from Nigh Owl Crafting. Hope you're having a great day!

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  4. UnknownFebruary 8, 2012 at 9:02 PM

    oh how wonderful! this is a great kid craft- adults too for that matter - lovely gift idea to go with a set of books :)

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  5. SusanFebruary 8, 2012 at 10:09 PM

    So cute! And, I am very impressed with your daughter's skills :)

    Thanks for linking with "Look What We Did!"

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  6. The AdventurerFebruary 10, 2012 at 8:14 AM

    Great job with sewing. We have done a few sewing projects but not a much as I would like:)

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  7. momof3feistykidsFebruary 10, 2012 at 9:11 AM

    This post brings back wonderful memories. My mom made a handmade Pooh and his friends when I was little. You did beautiful work, and I'm sure your family will cherish this for a long time.

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  8. tartankiwiFebruary 16, 2012 at 4:47 AM

    Thank you so much for your kind comment on my post about my 3 year old daughter's sewing. Your posts about your daughters crafting are so exciting to me and I look forward to going on a similar crafting journey with my daughter. Thanks for the encouragement.
    Juliet x

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  9. DSLAMarch 14, 2012 at 11:39 PM

    Very cool! Thanks for sharing with Brag Time Thursday!

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  10. UnknownApril 13, 2012 at 7:11 AM

    What an amazingly talented little girl you have! I love that you helped and encouraged until she was able to take it all on herself. She must be so proud! Thanks for linking up to tip toe thru tuesday!

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  11. Deb ChitwoodJanuary 9, 2013 at 11:08 PM

    What a wonderful idea for a sewing activity for elementary-age kids! And I love the thought of making stuffed animals as gifts. Thanks so much for linking up with Montessori Monday. I featured your post at the Living Montessori Now Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/LivingMontessoriNow

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