…and you have a 2 1/2 year old going nuts in the house, It’s not smart to wait until the moment to come up with a project. In the true spirit of my Virgo-ness. I’ve planned ahead.
In-Door Hopscotch Mat. The pattern and instructions are here. There are a few versions this one is on page 4. Thanks again Pinterest.
This project was so much fun. And took about 2 hours.
The most time-consuming part was tracing and cutting all the numbers after that it was easy. The felt is attached with a hot glue gun…be careful. I forgot how hot those little things can get. Actually this is a no-sew project but I had to add a little something to it.
The red border binding. It’s 2 packs of Wrights Bias Tape Wide Single Fold. I folded it in the middle on either side of the edge and sewed away. No pins, just held it in place and it worked great.
Rounded the top edges as per the instructions…
After sewing the two pieces of canvas together I sewed down each side of the seam just to make it look neat.
And then!!!!! Let the fun begin…….I kept trying to tell her I put this outside to get better pictures because the light is better. Like she cares. “My hopscotch mummy…wanna play with me?”
As this age it’s not so much about the actual game but jumping around and having fun. It’s also a great way to teach her numbers and colors. Kira, can you jump on the number 7 or the red square?… “Dis One Mummy?”
Don’t forget the non-skid runner underneath if you’re not on carpeting…
Perfect timing…guess what the weather is like here today….
