Quick Bean Bags
I actually did this project back before Christmas and had planned to share it, but kept forgetting to. I had posted before about finding some cute fabric in my stash and wanting to do something with the scraps. I had enough to make a large tote bag for my oldest to use to carry his stuff in and with the scraps made three small bean bags.
Because I was using scrap pieces of material and I wanted to make the frogs the center of attention on each side of the bags the peices were cut into some unusual shapes. So far that hasn’t affected how fun they are to play with. The filling is lentils, from an old bag I found hiding in the back of the cubbard. I did not follow an exact pattern on making these. I sewed up three sides, turned them right sides out, filled with the lentils, and hand stitched them shut. It took about 15 minutes for the machine sewing and filling, then an additional half and hour to hand stitch them closed. It was a really quick and simple project that both of my boys have gotten hours of fun out of.
And it used up scrap material and that half finished bag of lentils that I had forgotten I had. So it scores one for reusing. If you absolutely need a pattern to follow you can find a cute one here for sewing up a bean bag. There is a simple froggy bean bag pattern here for kids. No sewing even! Of course you could always knit or crochet one up. Or if you’re really feeling creative you could try to make a bean bag chair.
This could easily be a project of the week for any creative moms out there. Especially if you live in a cold weather area right now. Tossing around a bean bag is a great way to get your kids moving and won’t generally break a window if it hits one. And they ar so quick to make you could whip up quite a few in almost no time. As easy as this is you could even enlist your kids to help. They might even like it!
crafts, bean bags, sewing, frogs, fun
January 7th, 2008 at 11:17 am
[...] Quick Bean Bags Quick Bean Bags by Summer M. I actually did this project back before Christmas and had planned to share it, but kept forgetting to. I had posted before about finding some cute fabric in my stash and wanting to do something with the scraps. I had enough to make a large tote bag for my oldest to use to carry his stuff in and with the scraps made three small bean bags. Because I was using scrap pieces of material and I wanted to make the frogs the center of attention on each side of the bags t [...]
January 7th, 2008 at 11:54 am
Oooh! I’m glad you liked my idea! You’ll have to update us with what the kids think of them … two boys playing with them could get crazy!
January 8th, 2008 at 5:17 pm
Great idea and very cute fabric!