A Little One on One Time

Today I was thankful to get a little one on one time with Hannah, my little crafter. Much of her crafting is self guided and involves paper, glue, scissors, tape, crayons, colored pencils, and markers. She enjoys this type of activity and I'm sure it fosters her creativity but sometimes it's nice to see her make a more advanced project.

She needs to make a presentation at school tomorrow on making or doing something. She likes playing with her dolls so I thought it might be nice to help her make a doll pillow. I figured it would be much easier to talk about something if she had just completed it and it was fresh in her mind.

I gave her the freedom to choose the fabric and thread color. We did have to talk about why we choose a particular thread color. She cut the piece out using my sewing scissors. I pinned it together and she helped me guide it through the sewing machine. I left stuffing the pillow up to her and she loved it. She decided when it was just full enough. I finished off by hand stitching the open with a little bit of help from her. What a joy to spend time with my girl and expose her to a new skill.


She is so proud of her creation. I think I will be finding it in her bed for many nights to come. Hopefully we can remember to get it out and take it with us in the morning!