International Sew a Softie Month: Pizza Stuffies

 Our neighborhood Creative Club joined the International Sew a Softie month by sewing our own Pizza Stuffies!  I just love teaching kids to sew and making functional art. We had a little help from Cassie Stevens and her wonderful Pizza Stuffie Sewing tutorial. 

Not only was it fun to join the international sew a softie month, but it also reiterated the importance of fiber arts in the art room.  The tactile experience and real-life skills sewing teaches are so (or, eh hem, sew) important!

Check out these cute slices, it had me craving pizza for supper!

One thing I did to prepare for sewing with kids is create a little sewing kit for them to share with a partner. I just love those colorful Welly band aides, and they come in really fun little tins perfect for a small sewing kit. 

In the kit I included:

 

- 10 stick pins 

- Pin Cushion

- 2 needles stuck in a piece of felt

- Magnetic wand for picking up dropped needles and pins (popsicle stick with magnet)

- 2 paper needle threaders

- Pre-cut thread

This was an easy way for the kids to keep track of their supplies, and to ensure that we did not leave any pins or needles behind.  I had a small group so it was easy to keep track of supplies, but would consider having a checkout sheet for the kits to know exactly where everything is going and that it will be returned.