Many an opportunity for craft making and story telling comes to life with legends of fire dragons flying through the sky, and cute baby dinosaurs. Children are mesmerized by the tales and delighted with coloring, glittering and cutting these magical creatures on Saturday afternoons. Making a stuffed dinosaur will fill any day with endless hours of 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 toy is extremely easy to make. Following a few easy steps will provide families with fun entertainment for months to come. To start, just find a pattern from the Internet, craft shop, or book. Visualize how big or small the toy will be, and adjust the pattern accordingly. This can be done very easily with a copy machine by adjusting the size.
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.
Being stuffing the material with poly fill. Do not push large amounts of stuffing into the material at once. This will cause unsightly clumping. Use small amounts, and gradually stuff, until all areas of the toy are filled, and look natural. Make sure the small pockets of material around feet, toes, fingers, or tails, are also filled. This may require using a utensil again to push stuffing into hard to fill spaces. After stuffing arms and legs should move freely.
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.
Doll clothing for learning can either be made or purchased in a department store, and should include shirts with buttons, pants with zippers, and shoes with ties. This is especially important for those who plan to use shirt buttons for counting, or shoes for tying. They can also be used for learning stuffed dinosaur body parts, such as eyes, hands and feet, and then comparing to their own.
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 toy is extremely easy to make. Following a few easy steps will provide families with fun entertainment for months to come. To start, just find a pattern from the Internet, craft shop, or book. Visualize how big or small the toy will be, and adjust the pattern accordingly. This can be done very easily with a copy machine by adjusting the size.
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.
Being stuffing the material with poly fill. Do not push large amounts of stuffing into the material at once. This will cause unsightly clumping. Use small amounts, and gradually stuff, until all areas of the toy are filled, and look natural. Make sure the small pockets of material around feet, toes, fingers, or tails, are also filled. This may require using a utensil again to push stuffing into hard to fill spaces. After stuffing arms and legs should move freely.
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.
Doll clothing for learning can either be made or purchased in a department store, and should include shirts with buttons, pants with zippers, and shoes with ties. This is especially important for those who plan to use shirt buttons for counting, or shoes for tying. They can also be used for learning stuffed dinosaur body parts, such as eyes, hands and feet, and then comparing to their own.
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