Duration: any
Age: toddler, child, parent
Skill for Bub: Hand/eye coordination, Just for fun, Mind Builder
summary:
Inexpensive felt or cloth remnants combine to dress up a child’s favourite friends.
Creating doll clothes is a fun way for a child to get creative, work on fine motor skills by using blunt, child-safe scissors and do something nice for a toy they consider to be a best friend.
You’ll need:
- Felt or fabric remnants
- Blunt, child-safe scissors
- Stick-on Velcro
- Piece of white paper
- Pencil
- Lace or velvet trim, buttons or other items for decoration (optional)
- Fabric glue, if attaching decorations
Here’s what you do:
- Help your child lay his or her doll on the sheet of white paper.
- Carefully draw the doll’s shape on the paper with the pencil. This will serve as your template.
- Have your child cut out the pattern.
- Allow your child to select the colour of felt or fabric.
- Place two pieces of the felt on top of each other, or fold in half (this will depend on the size of the doll).
- Lay the template over the two sheets of felt, and help your child cut around the pattern.
- Let your child stick pieces of Velcro to attach the sides of the two pieces together.
- Show her how to place her doll on top of one piece and attach the top to “dress” the doll.
- Embellish with lace or velvet trim, buttons or other decorations using the fabric glue, if desired.
