Sewing 101: Preschooler Style

I found children’s needles at the craft store, and couldn’t resist the opportunity to introduce my daughter to sewing/needle work. These needles are large, plastic, and dull-pointed. I purchased the pack of two needles, one sheet (appx. 12″x18″) of plastic stuff (I have no idea what the name of it is) with holes that are larger than the standard size, and some colorful yarn.

At home, I cut out manageable-sized shapes (house, heart, and cross) out of the sheet I purchased and threaded the yarn through the needle for her. Then I showed her how to go up and down through the holes and supervised her while she played with it. In the end, she wanted to wear her house shape with leftover yarn like a necklace, and the next day she played with the heart and ended up teaching her stuffed animal squirrel all the tricks of the trade.

And these children’s needles also came in very handy for stringing beads! Perfect for improving hand-eye coordination.