| What can kids sew by hand? Kids can start sewing | | | | Cut out a simple stuffed animal project by drawing a |
| by hand as early as 5-6. Even preschoolers can sew | | | | pattern on a piece of paper. Lay pattern on top of |
| with a larger blunt needle such as one used for plastic | | | | your material and cut two pieces out. Hand sew two |
| canvas. Lacing cards or holes punched in a piece of | | | | pieces with right sides together. Leave one end open |
| heavy paper can also be used for preschool sewing | | | | for stuffing. Turn right sides out and stuff. Sew opening |
| projects. | | | | closed. Sew on buttons for eyes or other scraps of |
| Once kids get use to sewing with a larger needle you | | | | material or felt to shape noses or mouths. Kids can |
| can introduce them to a normal sewing needle. They | | | | get very creative when making stuffed animals. |
| can practice with simple sewing projects. Sewing | | | | Do you have some old socks laying around? Sewing |
| buttons is good practice for hand sewing. You don't | | | | sock puppets is a great kids sewing project. Cut out |
| necessarily have to sew buttons on clothes. Using a | | | | pieces of felt or material in the shape of eyes, nose, |
| scrap piece of material, practice sewing buttons on | | | | mouth, hair, ears, etc. Hand sew on your sock puppet. |
| one at a time. When done you can cut the buttons off | | | | Let kids design whatever creatures or animals they |
| and save for another project. | | | | can come up with while practicing hand sewing. |