Materials:

• Styrofoam balls

• Straight pins (small heads)

• Fabric scraps - recycle whatever you already have

• Ribbon, buttons - get creative!

Time: 20-30 min each.

**Because of the pins, I would only recommend doing this with kids 8 yrs old and older**

This is a great craft that you can make with any fabric scraps you already have. You’ll only need a styrofoam ball and a handfull of straight pins (the smaller the head the better). Just cut up your scraps into small pieces - if you don’t use small enough pieces it will be hard to follow the curve of the ball shape. The idea is to get a patchwork theme going, but get creative and do what you like. Just overlap pieces as you go so that the ball doesn’t show through. I just push the pins straight in. Once the entire ball is covered, take a piece of ribbon fold it over and push in 2 pins at a diagonal to give it extra strength. Also, if you don’t want to make ornaments, these also look great just sitting together in a bowl and make a great home decor gift!

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