{"id":7093,"date":"2022-10-20T13:32:35","date_gmt":"2022-10-20T02:32:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/?p=7093"},"modified":"2023-10-08T20:41:04","modified_gmt":"2023-10-08T09:41:04","slug":"a-fun-halloween-sewing-project-for-teachers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/2022\/10\/a-fun-halloween-sewing-project-for-teachers.html","title":{"rendered":"A Fun Halloween Sewing Project for Kids"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It\u2019s Halloween!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Halloween<em> probably<\/em> means that there&#8217;s crafting going on in your home or class and hopefully, that includes some Halloween sewing too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So&#8230;if you&#8217;re looking for a really cute project to sew with your kids or students this Halloween&#8230; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Let me introduce you to Millicent. <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Halloween monster hand sewing project.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HXxFgi5BIPI?start=169&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also find the step by step photo tutorial for Millicent over on <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.clover-usa.com\/2022\/10\/19\/millicent-the-halloween-softie-sewing-tutorial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Clover&#8217;s blog <\/a>where her tutorial is appearing.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Halloween-monster-kids-can-sew.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Halloween-monster-kids-can-sew.jpg\" alt=\"A Halloween sewing project for kids\" class=\"wp-image-7095\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Halloween-monster-kids-can-sew.jpg 680w, https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Halloween-monster-kids-can-sew-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Halloween-monster-kids-can-sew-24x16.jpg 24w, https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Halloween-monster-kids-can-sew-36x24.jpg 36w, https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Halloween-monster-kids-can-sew-48x32.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Zenki softies<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Being a zenki-style softie, she doesn&#8217;t require fiddly insertions for things like arms, legs or any extra bits sticking out that monsters sometimes have.  That makes her an ideal project to sew with a group of kids or, if you&#8217;re a teacher, to sew with your students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Zenkis like Millicent are great when you&#8217;re teaching a class and looking to minimise those problems that always seem to pop up at the most inconvenient times<strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Millie adores the whole vibe of Halloween. It\u2019s a very special day for her, her husband Julius and little JJ (Julius Junior). And you don&#8217;t have to look too closely to realise that once you know how to make Millie, you can make her whole family! They&#8217;re an old-fashioned close-knit family and when one appears, it doesn&#8217;t take long for the others to make their presence felt too.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Easy-sew-Halloween-moster-family.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Easy-sew-Halloween-moster-family.jpg\" alt=\"Halloween sewing idea for teachers\" class=\"wp-image-7094\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Easy-sew-Halloween-moster-family.jpg 680w, https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Easy-sew-Halloween-moster-family-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Easy-sew-Halloween-moster-family-24x16.jpg 24w, https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Easy-sew-Halloween-moster-family-36x24.jpg 36w, https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Easy-sew-Halloween-moster-family-48x32.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Also, Millie is a second-gen zenki.&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Second-geners are still really simple-to-sew but making them builds on the skills you learn in <a href=\"https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/2021\/02\/the-zenki-way-a-guide-to-designing-and-enjoying-your-own-creative-softies.html\"><em>The Zenki Way: A Guide to Designing &amp; Enjoying Your Own Creative Softies<\/em> <\/a><em>by Trixi Symonds<\/em> <em>(2021)<\/em>. They allow for new possibilities and new ideas\u2026and that means lots of new zenki fun!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Perhaps my next book should be <em>A Guide to Creating and Making Second-Gen Zenki<\/em>s.&nbsp;I know the second-geners would <em>love <\/em>that! Zenkis enjoy attention as much as the rest of us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you and your kids\/students want to keep sewing, then here are <a href=\"https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/2018\/10\/halloween-sewing-projects.html\">30+ Halloween sewing projects<\/a> that should make them (and you) happy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And if you need help working out what supplies to use when sewing with kids, my <a href=\"https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/2018\/11\/teaching-kids-to-sew-and-essential-supplies.html\">ultimate guide to sewing with kids <\/a>should be useful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Happy Halloween sewing! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s Halloween!&nbsp; Halloween probably means that there&#8217;s crafting going on in your home or class and hopefully, that includes some Halloween sewing too. So&#8230;if you&#8217;re looking for a really cute project to sew with your kids or students this Halloween&#8230; Let me introduce you to Millicent. 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