Designing Her Own Clothes!
Well Bunny has surprisingly chosen a new project that she is really excited about! She has decided that she wants to design clothes. I have to admit, this is a totally unexpected idea of hers and I am rather shocked at what she has done so far. She has drawn about 10 different clothes designs, and decided that she wanted to make herself an outfit. We have gotten books from the library, written a goal sheet, and looked at how to make a design board. We even went to the store and she picked out material to make herself a skirt and a shirt! She has big plans and it is going to take a ton of work for her. I really hope that it works out and She can make things happen the way she thinks it will. Either way it will be a huge learning experience! Here are some picture of the work she has done so far!
So far doing project based work has provided a ton of big ideas and lots of learning from the girls and I know that Bunny will find a way to make this for real! When she is designing her outfits she is thinking alot about what would be comfortable and easy to wear. When she went to the fabric store, she knew exactly what she was looking for and picked out the materials, the buttons, and some decorative elements. She is certain and knows what her vision of this outfit is! I cant wait to see what she learns and how she makes it happen! The thinking, the math, the measuring, the creativity, the research, and the planning are all things that are really going to allow her to learn so much! Plus she is loving all of this! When learning is fun, who can go wrong? Happy {fun} Schooling!
March 19, 2013 @ 1:38 pm
That is so creative! Can’t wait to see how her dress turns out!
March 23, 2013 @ 2:15 am
I am pretty proud of her! I hope it works out!
March 19, 2013 @ 4:23 pm
Much better then the ink making :). Mustang enjoys drawing dresses, too. I’m looking forward to Bunny’s work!
March 23, 2013 @ 2:17 am
I think its more fun then ink too! PLus she is really into it! I really am hoping works out then way she wants it to! Right now its pretty elaborate! I’m not sure even my sewing skills are up to it! 😉 Maybe Mustang and Bunny can email designs to each other!
March 20, 2013 @ 2:09 am
I love that she is so excited about it! I have an 8 year old who really loves to hand sew, and I am searching for the time I can set aside to teach her how to use her machine – how did you fit that into your schedule with Bunny? (keep in mind, I have four younger than her, and the youngest is 2!)
March 23, 2013 @ 2:22 am
Hi Amy! In all honesty, I bought her her own machine for her birthday last year because my machine is from my Grandma and the leg petel is too hard for her to use. So I literally show her a few basics like the presser foot, piviots, and back stiching. Then I let her go. She played aroud with it alot and sometimes it got kinds messy, but she seems to have a pretty good idea of what to do. However, I think that this project is going to really need a seam ripper! 😉 Over at Skip to My Lou, she is currently teaching her daughter to sew and there are some good tips there. I pinned it on my Sewing Projects board! Good Luck!
March 20, 2013 @ 3:04 pm
Oh.. I thought of Bunny when we read about ink making in our SOTW activity book. It says to boil some blueberries and use the colored liquid to dye some cloth. We haven’t tried that but let me know if it works out for you. Check this out -> http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/product/sharpie-pen-science-kit. We did not purchase the kit bit did the activity by looking at the youtube video. Although this is for tie-dye on a very small scale, we had so much success with it and my little one loved to participate too!
March 23, 2013 @ 2:24 am
Cool Idea! Thanks for sharing!
March 23, 2013 @ 2:15 pm
We can’t wait to see her new designs!!! It’s a GREAT IDEA!! Big princess says../// “que cool”!!!