As you know, handmade gifts are the best but educational handmade gifts are the cherry on the top! My 5th daughter is about to turn 3 and I made her these fabulous fabric alphabet letters. They are really easy to make and are sure to be well loved.
How To Make
I saw a picture on good ole Pinterest that did not go anywhere and thought, “I can make those!”
Supplies needed:
- Letter stencil (print out letters on card stock and cut them out to create a homemade paper stencil)
- Flanel – scrap fabric is the best!
- Scissors
- Fusible fleece (optional)
- Pen
- Sewing machine
Directions:
I have a bubble set of letter stencils that I used, but you could use any font. I wanted them thick and soft, so I put fusible fleece inside and used flannel scraps for the outside.
You can learn from my mistakes and do not trace around your stencils with pen. Oops!
Once they are traced, put the fabric together and sew both sides together. Then I cut them out with pinking shears. I will admit cutting them out with the pinking shears was a little challenging because I used so much fusible fleece. I used had two layers of fusible fleece inside. I think next time I will only use one layer to save my poor hand the pain!
5 Fun Letter Activities
Once you have them all finished, there are a million things you can do with them! But for now, here are my favorite 5 things:
1. Lay them out and call out a color, sound or letter and have your children race to see who can find it first. This works with one or more than one child.
2. Put them all in a bag and have a child reach in and pull one out. When they pull one out have them name the letter or sound.
3. Have your child put them in alphabetical order.
4. You can use them to spell simple words.
5. They are just fun to play with and chew on if you are 1! I guess I should make him some boy ones.
