A great project for children is to make homemade bags out of old clothing. This make for very creative gifts.
Here is a great project that will make for a very creative gift…a
homemade bag out of an old pair of jeans. First you are going to need
those old pair of jean…the ones that no longer fit anymore or perhaps
the ones that have that hole in the knee. You want to make sure that
you zip up and button the pair of jeans before you begin. Put the jeans
inside out and sew the leg holes together at the crotch. You can either
do this with a sewing machine or you can hand sew it with thread or
even decorative and colorful yarn.
After you are done sewing cut off the legs of the jean and turn the
pant back right-side out. You can then put a decorative and colorful
belt in the belt hoops and then you have a little bit of a handle for
your tote. If you would rather you can even create a strap for the tote
using the material from the legs that you cut off. And you can also
take out the zipper and sew it closed. You can then decorate the bag
with buttons, rhinestones or fabric gels to make it more interesting. A
child can have a lot of fun doing this part.
Making things out of old kids clothes is a great way to teach children
never to waste anything and it can be a lot of fun for both you and
your children. This tote can have many practical purposes too. This can
be a great tote for groceries, which is a great way to help the
environment eliminating the use for plastics and paper bags. Or perhaps
your child can use this tote for that overnight bag to a friend’s
house. You can also personalize it and give it to your teacher making
it a great holiday or end of the year present from your child to their
teacher.
This is a great project to spend quality time with you children and make use of all those beautiful kids clothes
you never really wanted to part with! Not only that but this is so easy
you really do not need to be an expert seamstress to get this done. The
best part is that these recycled clothes bags are machine washable and
are very cost effective. So, if you are on a budget, as most people are
these days, then this is great and a very frugal way to save money as
well as staying very trendy and chic.
Author Kim Green hated the thought of having to part with some of those trendy pieces of kids clothes she had bought for her kids. This idea has enabled her to keep the clothing she really loves!
