Cloth Dinosaur Book

Dinosaurs

            I was shopping at JoAnn Fabrics the other day an found a flannel fabric with colorful dinosaurs.  This would be perfect for soft cloth  dinosaur books for my wonderful young grandsons.  3/4 of a yard was all that I purchased.

             Please excuse the picture of the fabric being oriented vertically instead of horizontally.  But  I'm sure you can see how cute and colorful these dinosaurs are.

         Bright orange stegasaurus, lime green triserratops,  sky blue brontosaurus, along with grey and tan T-rex are all there roaming around cactus plants.  You can almost hear these dinosaurs ROAR!

           The different dinosaurs were cute apart and laid out on the base navy blue material. I just did a rough cutting to begin with. The two blue dinos will eventually be on the last page of the book.  The orange dino will be on the cover of the book.

     As for the three dinos in the following picture , these will be located in the inside of the finished book.  This picture shows the continuation of the blue fabric.  It is one long piece of blue material.

        Next, the dinos were sewn with a zig zag stitch to the blue base fabric.  The excess is trimmed close to the stitches. If you look closely, you can see a fold next to the blue dinosaur on the right. There is also a fold in the blue fabric to the right of the Orange dino.  This is where the book will be folded when finished.

       I love the way these three are following each other.
No fierce, fighting  in this book!  Only friendly reptiles on parade.

       This is what the completed cover looks like.  The oval at the top is a flap with Velcro.  The flap closes the book securely.

         Look who is hiding in a secret pocket!  There is a set of dinosaurs that match all the dinos in the book.   Each dinosaur is backed with a matching colored felt.  The flap helps all these friends stay safe.

       Can your little one match the colorful dinosaurs?

      All the dinosaurs can roam around or get together with their new friends.  Children can use the soft cloth dinosaurs  in their imaginative and creative play.

       Make a cloth book for a young child in your life. It is very easy and fun. Just take a walk down the fabric aisles at JoAnn Fabrics.  I' m sure you will find some design that you like.

 Happy Sewing!

Beti

Halloween Finger Puppets

Halloween  

Finger Puppets
Boo!

       

         Everyone enjoys the Fall season and the anticipation of Halloween.
Finger puppets are a good activity for little ones to begin to interact with some Halloween characters. It's never too early the start thinking about Halloween especially if you are making something for your little ones.

     I like to use Altiod tins as a finger puppet to keep my finger puppets safe and sound in their "little houses" after playtime has ended.  The young child can always find their finger puppets when they are placed into their little house.
These have a simple pumpkin on the top to identify the correct container.

        A little orange jack-o-lantern with a big smile is always around during Halloween.  Black bats are a favorite at this time of year, but with a friendly little face.  Ghosts that say "Boo!" can't be left out of this group. Finally a cute little brown owl that says, "Whoo! " rounds out this little group. 

       Finger Puppets are a great activity to take on an airplane, in the car on a long trip or just at home.  They are wonderful for language development and communication skills.  Fine motor skills are developed when each finger puppet is being placed on different fingers of each hand. Color recognition is developed with the variety of bright colors.  Story telling can be incorporated with these Halloween friends in everyday play. 

        Today I linked up with Forever in 5th Grade for Show and Tell Tuesday Fall is Here.

       Stephanie has some great pictures of her cute puppies. Check them out.

 www.foreverinfifthgrade.blogspot.com
      
 Enjoy the fall season with family and friends!

Beti