What's a horse themed party without stick ponies? Well, we are making these stick ponies as a craft project for the kiddos to do at the party. Then, they will get to take the ponies home as a favor.
We made 30 felt horse heads. They are finished to a point. All the kids will have to do is stuff them, cinch the bottom closed, then insert the dowel rod.
Here's how I did it. I freehand cut out a horse head shape. I cut out 2 of the same color.
We chose a different color for the mane. Just a thin strip of felt fringed. I used pinking sheers but you can use regular scissors.
Pin the two pieces together.
Sew around the whole head. If you don't have a sewing machine, you could hand sew. Or you could hot glue around the edges.
With a large needle, do a basting stitch around the "neck" - this will make it easy to close after it it stuffed.
I hot glued the googly eyes on.
I folded the ear in half and glued to give it more dimension then I glued the ear onto the head.
All you have to do now is stuff, cinch, and insert the dowel rod.
Here, I made a different version - Unicorns!!!
30 stick ponies done. Whew!
Have a fun and playful day
Mel
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