Smoke breathing dragons and cute dinosaurs have enchanted and delighted children for centuries. They have been the subject of school classrooms and have been the delight of children on Saturday afternoons, with drawing, cutting, and gluing. Making a stuffed dinosaur turns a lazy afternoon into a fun filled day.
Not only are dinosaurs a fun craft for children, but they are also a great learning tool, and can serve as decoration pieces for play rooms, or bed room dressers. This is especially true when accompanied with clothing and accessories. Children can use them for endless play, but also for learning body parts, clothing, or learning to tie shoes.
This craft is easy as one, two, three. Follow a few extremely easy steps and parents and children alike will benefit from hours of countless fun together. The first step is selecting the pattern from the Internet, or local shop. Patterns can be adjusted for size with a copy machine, so all patterns can be made smaller or larger.
Think about the materials available and colors. Choose a plain or multicolored soft fabric. When ready, place the template on material and begin cutting pieces of material in the same size pieces as the pattern. Make sure to go by the pattern and cut a front and back side using fabric scissors. Once cut, turn fabric to wrong side, and pin by edges.
The next step will require sewing by hand or using a sewing machine. Sew inward 1/4 of an inch, leaving 1/4 of material on outside. Do not sew shut. You will need to turn the material and stuff it. Leave a space of at least two inches that has not been sewn. Once completed, turn material to the right side of the material. With a utensil, such as a crochet hook, push pieces of material out that won't turn on its own.
Begin stuffing the material with poly fill. Do not use large amounts of the fill all at once. This will clump and will result in lumps and air spaces. Take a small amount, and fill in tails, hands, and feet first. Slowly fill to provide a more professional look, and adjust fill as needed. Packing full also isn't desired. Arms and legs should move freely, and toy should be soft, not hard.
Once stuffed, sew the two inch space shut, and cut any remaining thread. The last step is making the face, and body features. The face can be made using permanent markers, gluing eyes, mouths, and noses on the material, or sewing faces on with colored thread. Sequins or beads can also be used. Toes or fingers can also be drawn.
The final touch is the dinosaur clothing. This can be made by hand or store bought. All clothing should include buttons, zippers, and shoe strings. Shirts, pants and shoes should be included, but can also include any other clothing parents would like to teach their children, such as coats, hats, and gloves. The stuffed dinosaur can now be used for learning body parts, clothing, learning to tie shoes and count, and will provide hours of entertainment and fun.
Not only are dinosaurs a fun craft for children, but they are also a great learning tool, and can serve as decoration pieces for play rooms, or bed room dressers. This is especially true when accompanied with clothing and accessories. Children can use them for endless play, but also for learning body parts, clothing, or learning to tie shoes.
This craft is easy as one, two, three. Follow a few extremely easy steps and parents and children alike will benefit from hours of countless fun together. The first step is selecting the pattern from the Internet, or local shop. Patterns can be adjusted for size with a copy machine, so all patterns can be made smaller or larger.
Think about the materials available and colors. Choose a plain or multicolored soft fabric. When ready, place the template on material and begin cutting pieces of material in the same size pieces as the pattern. Make sure to go by the pattern and cut a front and back side using fabric scissors. Once cut, turn fabric to wrong side, and pin by edges.
The next step will require sewing by hand or using a sewing machine. Sew inward 1/4 of an inch, leaving 1/4 of material on outside. Do not sew shut. You will need to turn the material and stuff it. Leave a space of at least two inches that has not been sewn. Once completed, turn material to the right side of the material. With a utensil, such as a crochet hook, push pieces of material out that won't turn on its own.
Begin stuffing the material with poly fill. Do not use large amounts of the fill all at once. This will clump and will result in lumps and air spaces. Take a small amount, and fill in tails, hands, and feet first. Slowly fill to provide a more professional look, and adjust fill as needed. Packing full also isn't desired. Arms and legs should move freely, and toy should be soft, not hard.
Once stuffed, sew the two inch space shut, and cut any remaining thread. The last step is making the face, and body features. The face can be made using permanent markers, gluing eyes, mouths, and noses on the material, or sewing faces on with colored thread. Sequins or beads can also be used. Toes or fingers can also be drawn.
The final touch is the dinosaur clothing. This can be made by hand or store bought. All clothing should include buttons, zippers, and shoe strings. Shirts, pants and shoes should be included, but can also include any other clothing parents would like to teach their children, such as coats, hats, and gloves. The stuffed dinosaur can now be used for learning body parts, clothing, learning to tie shoes and count, and will provide hours of entertainment and fun.
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