Easy crafts for kids using fabric
Hi Creative Mamas, aunties, grandmas, big sisters! When you are looking for easy crafts for kids to do this is it! A fabric hedgehog made out of fabric scraps and yarn. So much fun to make and so easy too! Great for an afternoon indoors.
This fabric hedgehog will make your kids smile and they will treasure it for years to come. Making fabric crafts is the best way to keep kids entertained. Also, unlike paper crafts, they will get to keep their creations for years to come.
Easy crafts to do at home with kids
Getting your kids into fabric crafts is an inexpensive way to teach them motor skills, basic sewing skills and to foster creativity.
Getting them to make their own soft toy or to make a handmade gift from the heart is a wonderful way for them to show love and express friendship. A toy made by hand is a toy that says I love you
Fabric Hedgehog Tutorial
Materials:
- Pattern for hedgehog (available in my FREE RESOURCE LIBRARY— get the password for free by filling out the form below)
- Fabric: I have used woolen fabric which I dyed naturally with avocado.(Check out the natural dyeing tutorial here). I recommend either fabric scraps or you can buy beautiful felted wool .
- Wool yarn
- One or Two Pom Poms already made (Check out the pom pom making Tutorial here)
- Fabric Scissors
- Paper scissors
- Needle and threads
- Poly fill
Step 1:
Download the Free Hedgehog Pattern. Cut around the hedgehog body shape. For this tutorial I have used the smaller hedgehog pattern shape :). Pin the pattern piece to your fabric and cut around it.
Cut two pieces. Prepare your pom pom.
Step 2:
Thread one of the pom pom ties to a needle. Insert through the middle of your hedgehog body. Pull the thread tight to the underside of the hedgehog. Repeat with the other pom pom tie.
Once you have poked both pom pom ties to the underside make sure you tie the two threads with a double knot. Trim the excess thread.
Thread the needle with a contrasting color and and make two small straight stitches for the eyes. Leave the thread and the needle ready to sew around the hedgehog body.
Step 3:
Place the hedgehog underside piece under the top piece as shown in illustration below. With the threaded needle start making little stitches through the two layers of fabrics. A slipstitch is the best stitch for this.
Once you have sewn around 2/3 of the hedgehog it’s time to insert the poly fill into the hedgehog body. Once the little animal is filled carry on with the slipstitch until the edges are fully closed.
Step 4: Kids Craft Hedgehog final touch!
Sew a button to your hedgehog’s nose. Make sure you know how to sew a button properly Read “How to sew a button the easy way” here.
Voila! This is Mr Hedgehog and you can make it as big or as small as you wish! You can add one or two pom poms and you can make different pom pom sizes as well!
More fun tutorials for kids crafting at La Creative Mama:
- Fabric scraps crafts for kids {no sew}
- How to make fabric Easter eggs
- Get kids crafting with easy pom pom paper mache letters
- How to make a doll using Doll Patterns (Free)
Handmade toys using natural dyes
I have made these baby toys using scraps from my naturally dyed fabric and yarn using different methods of natural dyeing. You can make your own plushies and toys, check out the tutorial here.
Es una linda idea muy especial
Cheers Fanny! It’s a great project to get the kids into sewing 🙂