We’re on the last batch of homemade Christmas gifts now with Rana’s contributions. It is fun doing this with a little bit older child since she is capable of more. Since she jumps at the chance to use the sewing machine, I chose a project with some easy sewing: pocket handwarmers.
For each of the kids’ projects, I took little videos where they explained what they were doing and who their recipient was. After Christmas, I shared those videos with our families. But Rana’s video is so funny because she goes into full-on TV hostess mode. And she explains the project as well as I can, plus, she’s cuter. Take it away, Rana! (The picture below will link to the video. Click it!)
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After adding the lavender and rice to the little handwarmers, we sewed up the hole and called it good. But then I started thinking that maybe the recipients needed something to store them in during warm months when handwarmers aren’t needed. I whipped up some little pouches while Rana was at school, but let her choose the ribbons for the drawstrings. There! Now they were ready to send off to cousins. Just a few seconds in the microwave, pop them into their coat pockets, and they’ll have toasty fingers.
Two Frogs and a Grasshopper 
Look at her go!!!!! I know you’re proud!!!
You are SO good at finding fun, craft things for your kids to do that will bless others. How sweet Rana is in explaining it all. 😉
I need some of those! We are still in the negative digits, and 8 more inches of snow are expected overnight. I haven’t told you yet that I got a sewing machine as a gift last summer, and I am learning to sew. This would be a great project for me to practice with! AND I even have some lavender that my neighbor gave me from her garden that is sitting on my kitchen counter as I type this.
Oh cool! Yeah, give it a shot! We cut out the squares with pinking shears so that we wouldn’t have to bother with turning them. Makes for a quick, easy project. And if you can get warm hands to boot… 😀
Oh great! That was going to be my next question – how you got that cute little edge on the fabric. I don’t even know what pinking sheers are, but it sounds like I need some!
haha Yes, very helpful for keeping the edges of your fabrics from fraying. Just ask at any fabric store and they can show you!