My daughter loves Oswald - Toy tutorial

My daughter loves Oswald, that is a great show on Nick.Jr channel, but toys with characters from that show are so hard to find, so with her Birthday coming up, I've decided to create two characters for her - Oswald and his dog Weennie.

I couldn't use any patterns because I couldn't find any on the Internet (and that is unusual), so I went on my own.

Let's start with Oswald!

This is the bottom of Oswald

Then you will need 8 plus 5 pieces of same size for legs and body

Height

and width

Start with the legs - you'll use 8 pieces. Fold them in a half, length wise - it will give you a nice

curve

I stuffed them with old plastic bags and added some chenille stems for an ability to bend.

Then work on the body - you''ll use the remaining 5 pieces. You'll sew them together along long sides -you'll get a hat time shape. I stuffed Oswald's body with pillow stuffing, because I wanted weight and stability.

Now it's time for finishing touches: eyes, mouth and black hat. You've got Oswald:)

I think Oswald is getting a good care at our home:)

Talk to you soon!

Organizing, organizing, organizing......

I guess, I am into organizing lately, but this project has an educational background as well. I want to teach my daughter early how important it is to organize and how easy it is to find what you need if everything is in place. She is not even 3 years old, so she can't read but she knows shapes really well..... Take a look! Can you guess what is inside each bag? You are right - we have Lego, Play sets of dishes, Train and Building blocks. Now, she is able to put her stuff away and finds what she needs really fast and easy. I hope she'll keep it through her teen years (just kidding)

Money spent? None!

I've used cotton bags from my purses and shoes and just added appliqué with shapes related to bag contents.