12 sock bunny

Contract number: 2015-1114/001-001

SOCK BUNNY

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Materials required o

A baby cotton sock.

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Thread.

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Scissors.

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A needle.

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Black embroidery floss (thread).

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Pom-poms, ribbons or other embellishments.

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Toy stuffing.

Degree of difficulty Difficult, appropriate for children of any age, but adult help may be needed when working with a needle.

Approximate time required 40 minutes.

Contract number: 2015-1114/001-001

Learning goals Sewing, making toys of discarded materials and embroidering.

Abilities developed Accuracy, creativity, hand-eye dexterity, preciseness, diligence and fine motor skills.

Step-by-step instructions 1. Turn the sock inside-out and lay it flat with the heel facing you. Cut down the center of the sock, starting at the toe and finishing just before the heel. Then cut a little triangle out (narrowing towards the heel) between two divided parts.

2. Starting at the top point of the right hand ear, sew down the inside of the ear and back up the inside of the left ear, finishing at the top. Use small firm stitches, and sew a few double stitches where the two ears meet near the heel of the sock.

Contract number: 2015-1114/001-001

3. Turn the sock inside-out.

4. Stuff the bunny using small pieces of stuffing, but do not stuff ears. While stuffing, try to mold the body into an oval shape and in a way that ears are at the back of the head. Make sure the sock is firmly stuffed and stop before the body becomes too elongated.

5. Trim off the rest of the sock having in mind that the sock needs to stretch around the stuffing.

Contract number: 2015-1114/001-001

6. Sew the opening closed. The best way to do it is first to sew across the middle of the opening, bringing the two opposite sides together with a single stitch.

Repeat this stitch a number of times to make sure it is firm. Secondly, sew across the opening to bring the other two sides together in the same way.

7. Finally fold in the raw edges and stitch through the folds to close the holes.

8. Starting on one side, sew a row of running stitch across the base of one ear.

Make sure the stitches go through both the front and back of the ear. Pull the thread to gather up the base of the ear. Join the ears together with a few stitches where they meet in the center. Then, sew across the base of the second ear.

9. Pull the thread tight to gather the ear in and wrap the thread around both ears to gather them together and make a tie.

Contract number: 2015-1114/001-001

8. Embroider the face of your bunny using black embroidery floss.

9. Sew a pom-pom on the bottom of the back for a fluffy tail.

10. The last thing to do is to sew on ribbons, bows or pom-poms to embellish you bunny.

Contract number: 2015-1114/001-001

You can use beads to make the face instead of embroidery. There is also a possibility of just drawing the face using a marker or a pen or gluing googly eyes.

You can give your personal touch to you bunny by sewing pompoms, ribbons or bows as embellishments. But be careful working with a needle. For children below 14, it is better to take adults help or do it themselves under adults’ control.