According to psychologists, every child who is 2.5-3 years old must have individual toys, which he can consider his property. During the game, the child will be interested in exploring them, so it is desirable that the toys are varied and made of various materials. Among them must be soft toys.
Of course, you can simply buy toys, but toys made with fabric or fur made by yourself will be much more interesting for a child. You can sew a beautiful, and most importantly, an original toy yourself.
How to sew a toy?
The first thing to take care of is the supply of materials. You should have threads and buttons, pieces of fabric and fur, oilcloth and lace, felt. As a filler, you can use foam rubber, cotton wool, sintepon, hollofiber. Various buttons can be used instead of spouts and peepholes.
Recommendations on how to sew a toy emphasize the need for a thimble, different thicknesses of needles, scissors, pliers, an awl. Naturally, not a single cutter, and you will soon play his role, can do without chalk, a tailor's centimeter, a ruler, and
carbon paper. The frame of the future toy will be made of wire and cardboard. It is advisable that you have a sewing machine. But if it’s not there, it’s not scary: our great-grandmothers
sewed children’s
toys with their own hands and only managed with a needle. The main thing is to be able to sew by hand, making a neat seam.
How to sew a toy for a child according to ready-made patterns
Finding a ready-made pattern for creating any soft toy is not a problem today - needlework is now in vogue, so many specialized publications are equipped with high-quality patterns of various products, including toys. You can also use patterns posted on sites dedicated to children, needlework, or family vacations. If you wish, you can buy a ready-made kit in the children's toy store, which contains everything that is needed for sewing toys.
Creating a unique product will allow you to realize your fantasies. You will have to decide how to sew the toy, what material and which finish to use. The purchased kit contains instructions on how to do the work. To get a good result, you will have to strictly observe it.
You can do toys with the whole family. Your best helpers will be children. This creative activity will arouse their interest and will be very useful for the development of a small person. Such work fosters perseverance and diligence, develops attention, and disciplines.
Of course, the performance of work by a child necessarily requires the supervision of an adult, the child should be told about the elementary rules for the safe handling of scissors, needles, and pliers.
At first glance, such an activity as sewing toys may just seem frivolous. However, provided that you can find a free niche in the souvenir market, making toys can quickly become a profitable business for the whole family.