Gift mom with this no-sew kid-created purse this Mother’s Day! Not only can your toddler or preschooler craft her way to the perfect present, but this purse craft activity can help her to build developmental skills that she’ll use right now and in the years to come.
Your little artist can design and create a heart-felt gift for mom, grandma or even great-grandma. Your child can plan out the style, shape and colors for the purse.
Why go with a no-sew activity? It gives your kiddo the chance to explore the fine motor parts of sewing, without using a sharp needle. You still need to supervise this craft but can feel comfortable with this type of ‘sewing’.
Materials needed to make Easy Purse Craft
We used following materials:
- 8×10-inch or larger craft felt in at least two different colors
- Construction paper
- Crayons, colored pencils or markers
- Scissors
- Yarn
- Clear-drying school glue
- A hole punch
Steps to make an easy purse craft
Design the purse. Give your child the paper and crayons, pencils or markers. Ask her to imagine what the purse will look like, and draw it. Explain that she’ll use this to create the purse, like an architect uses a blueprint to design a building. Talk to your child about the shapes and colors she chooses, asking her to name them as she draws.
Take one of the felt sheets. Fold it in half. Position it vertically, and fold the felt from bottom to top.
Draw the main purse shape on the felt. Your child can leave it as is to create a rectangle, draw straight vertical lines to make a square, make curved marks to design a circle or draw out a heart shape. She only needs to draw the shape on the front.
Cut the shape out, making sure that the bottom of the felt, where the fold is, stays together.
Punch holes along the sides of the shape. The bottom should still be together and the top needs to remain open.
Sew the purse together. Cut two pieces of yarn. Thread one piece through the bottom set of holes on each side of the felt shape. Help your child to tie the yarn, anchoring it at the bottom holes. ‘Sew’ the yarn through the holes. When your child gets to the top she can leave some of the yarn loose to make handles or tie it tightly to create a clutch.
Cut smaller shapes from the other color or colors of felt. Your child can glue them onto the outside of the purse.
Another option is to draw and cut out the letters M-O-M. Make or buy letter bubble letter stencils for your child to trace. If that seems like too much for your young child, try the first letter of mom’s name or “M.”
Other Options and Variations
Craft a Christmas purse with trees or a Santa face on the outside, make one for Valentine’s Day with hearts, design a mini Halloween treat bag or make dad a no-sew felt wallet for Father’s Day. Your child can also make her own no-sew purse that she uses for dress-up playtime.
Learning and Development Objectives
- Build fine motor skills — eye-hand coordination and dexterity
- Recognize and identify colors
- Recognize and identify shapes
- Develop socio-emotional skills – giving gifts to other people, recognizing what mom does, expressing love and appreciation
- Sensory exploration – textures
Extend Play with a Book
A book of love celebrating the special relationship between every mother and their child! Featuring adorable illustrations from bestselling author Marianne Richmond, My Mom Loves Me! illustrates all the ways mom shows her love to her children. Children can relive their best times with Mom every day with this heartwarming mommy book for kids! Find My Mom Loves Me! by Marianne Richmond here: United States | Canada | United Kingdom
This is a lovely book for younger kids. The prose is rhythmic and it introduces babies at a young age to numbers and counting. It introduces you to the baby on the first page, then on each additional page, it counts down from 10 to one, then ends on the last page. So there are at least 12 pages of story line to flip through. The illustrations are beautiful and babies love looking at all the colorful pictures. Find Mommy Hugs by Karen Katz here: United States | Canada | United Kingdom
What else can you do on Mother’s day?
Here are few suggestions:
- Pick one (or few) of the Mother’s day crafts made from recycled items.
- Read few more books about love shared by mom and child.
- Print out and color greeting card for Mother’s day!
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