Sensory Stepping Stones

This weekend I got to spend some time with our nephews, so I decided to give a project I found on Pinterest a shot.

I made sensory stepping stones, found on this blog - http://wendyjanelle.blogspot.com/2010/05/sensory-steps.html?m=1

I cut out rectangle pieces of cardboard, put cheap ($.94 for a 5ft roll at Wal-Mart) shelf paper on one side and a fun texture on the other. The shelf paper on the bottom keeps it from sliding when it gets stepped on. Some of the materials I used for the tops were bubble wrap, felt, bath poof, make-up sponges, craft pom poms, plastic bag, and foam packing paper.

I hot glued the material to the top and the shelf liner to the bottom. We set them on the floor, took our shoes and socks off and had a ball! The 1 & 1/2 year old loved it! He particularly enjoyed the pom pom and make-up sponge options.

It is definitely a great way to talk about textures and descriptive words with the little ones!

Quilted Reversible Rag Bag Tote

This is a project that I did 2 Christmases ago for my mother-in-law and sister-in-law as gifts.  It did take some work, and was my first sewing project.  However, I did enjoy making them and had a lot of fun picking out fabric that I thought would compliment their owner's interests and likes.  I also love that when you wash them it leaves one side with clean edges, and the other with a more tattered look.

Here is a link to the instructions I used:  Rag Bag Tote

And here are some pictures of how my 2 projects turned out:

Bag 1 Side 1 - Close

Bag 1 Side 1

Bag 1 Side 2 - Close

Bag 1 Side 2

Bag 2 Side 1 - Close

Bag 2 Side 1

Bag 2 Side 2 - Close

Bag 2 Side 2