Sew Fun

I recently saw an idea for a child-friendly sewing kit on Pinterest and immediately decided I was going to gather the items and do this for Gracie. She spends MANY hours sitting/waiting at guitar practices, Tae Kwon Do practices, soccer practices, etc. She has always done so well sitting by me and being a good girl; we keep an activity bag stocked and bring it with us wherever we go. But coloring, drawing and stickers have kind if gotten old to her. She's been drug to all these events since she was just a few days old, you know!

I knew she would LOVE this!

I bought this plastic embroidery hoop at Hobby Lobby for a few dollars.
We're using shelf liner from the dollar tree. The holes are bigger and better for beginners and it's super cheap! I used a silver sharpie to draw out her design of choice.






Working hard! We are using the biggest, most blunt tipped needle we could find and are sewing with embroidery floss. I got a huge bag if different colors for about $5.





After working on it during her down time for a couple of days, here is her finished project!!





Until she learns, I'm threading the needle for her, helping her switch thread and get started with each new color that she chooses. I don't mind doing it at all, but it means she has to stay close to me so I can help her frequently.

Here's the box we made to hold all of her sewing stuff. It was a joint effort in decorating the box :)





Guess who's jealous of all the creative fun??












That's right! These sweet boys aren't gonna be outdone in anything. Even sewing :)

Trying to keep all their knots tied and needles threaded is a full time job for this Mamma! I better go! :)