Developing mat for children with their own hands -description and photo as easily and without significant financial costs make for the child original and useful entertainment
Childhood is an unusual and fantastic time.The new little person does not yet fully realize himself as a member of our world. Everything around him seems unusual and fabulous. Every day, contact with everyday objects turns into an adventure full of new discoveries for him. And it is very important for parents to become his reliable guides on this difficult but fun path of introducing the baby to the world around him. And what can better help a child to get used to, get used to unfamiliar objects and learn something new than a wonderful developmental mat for children. After all, it is on it that your child will spend a huge part of his time, so why not help him do it usefully and turn simple crawling into an interesting and educational game. Moreover, for this you do not need to contact expensive specialists, because you can do everything absolutely free with your own hands (naturally, using our simple tips). To create a developmental mat with your own hands, you will need:
- The cloth. Pieces should be bigger and different colors. It is desirable to use many different fabrics: fleece, corduroy, drape, velvet, satin, plaschevka. All this is necessary in order to interest the child, it will be interesting and pleasant for him to feel and touch different materials.
- Feather (it is not necessary to use it, but for diversity it is also recommended)
- Scissors
- Needle and thread
- Glue
- Buttons. They should also be as varied as possible, so take buttons of any shapes and colors.
Also be sure to stock up on excellentmood and a portion of love, because the child will subconsciously feel all those tender feelings that you put into creating the craft, and therefore the more there are, the better. The size of our rug will be approximately 200 by 150 cm. This is quite enough for the baby to fully enjoy the joy of the "walk". To begin with, we will make a house and a yard.
To make a fence, you will needdrape. You need to make several pockets out of it, in which you can put various kinds of sweets or small toys. Make a tree next to the house. But not an ordinary one, but one with rustling leaves. This effect will occupy and entertain the baby for a long time. It is very easy to achieve, just place polyethylene under the crown of the tree. The doors and windows of the house should open and close. This is also very easy to do. Just sew on a button and an elastic band in the form of a loop, so that it can be put on the button. That's all the fun doors and shutters are ready!
Next, let's take a look at the animals and plant world.The cat, rooster, dog, dragonfly and duck are easy to make using the iron-on applique technique. Make the dog chain from sewing accessories. But be sure to sew it on tightly to avoid tearing. The dragonfly is also a simple iron-on applique.
A rainbow can be easily made from ordinary satinribbons. Make white clouds from lace stuffed with synthetic padding, do not fill all the clouds, this will add variety to the composition. Apples on the tree are also made from ordinary sewn-on red buttons. Faux leather is perfect for tree trunks, it is inexpensive and very similar to a real trunk. The sun is also a voluminous rustling thermal applique. Make the river bank rocky. For this, also use ordinary buttons. Make a ladybug using thermal applique, having previously stuffed it with synthetic padding.
Sew on some ladybugs as shown in the photo.Above, and attach leaves on top. Do not sew the leaves completely so that they can bend back and create the effect of hiding ladybugs under them. Also make the mushroom voluminous by stuffing it with padding polyester. Your butterfly will fly. To do this, simply attach it to the rug using Velcro. To avoid losing it, sew an elastic band to it and connect it to the rest of the rug. Done! Now your butterfly will fly in the hands of the baby.
To make a hedgehog you will need blackfleece. Also sew three or four velcro strips to it. This is necessary so that your hedgehog can collect individual soft parts that the child will supply him with: apples, pears, mushrooms
Also sew to the rug, like this onean original truck. It is extremely easy to make. For the wheels, use large, black round buttons. Cut out a squeaker from an old, unnecessary toy and sew it on in place of the steering wheel - you will get an original improvised horn. The truck body will also be a small pocket in which you can put sweets or toys. The most convenient way to close it is to sew on a small zipper or Velcro.
That's all, the original developmental mat forchildren are ready! Otherwise, you can add or remove any details at your discretion, the main thing is that they are comfortable and interesting for the child. It is important to remember that all the details must be sewn on as tightly as possible so that your baby does not tear them off or put them in his mouth.
Thus, in just a few hours fromaccessible to everyone, convenient and harmless for the baby materials You have made a wonderful developmental mat with your own hands. With its help, your child will be able not only to perfectly develop their tactile and motor skills, but also to perfectly get acquainted with new things of the surrounding world. Also, your craft will serve as a great entertainment for the baby and he will ask again and again to play with interesting animals. Make a developmental mat for your child with your own hands, complement it with your own unusual ideas and details, share the experience gained in the comments with other young and not only parents and let your child receive from your crafts a sea of useful skills and an ocean of positive emotions!




