Felt Animal Ornaments for kids to sew

My daughter loves her pets (cats and gerbils).. and her imaginary pets (bunnys and puppies). She also loves to sew. So (last year!) we had this lovely little Felt Animal Ornaments sewing session. Sewing with kids is a great time to spend quality time together. I find that she can do quite a lot herself already (she is 8) but does need help with things like cutting or smaller fiddlier bits. But never the less, making little felt animal ornaments like this, is a great way to sew together. They are quick to make. Look adorable. Use odds and ends of felt AND make the cutest little gift or keepsake. I love them.

The are based on some little Felt Bunny Brooches we made a while ago, but also echo our Felt Reindeer Ornaments. You can never have too many Handmade Christmas Decorations, can you?!

Felt Animal Ornaments DIY – Supplies

Felt scraps in different colours
Thread
Ribbon for hanging
A little stuffing (you can use cotton wool or odds and ends of wool/ yarn)

How to make your Felt Animal Ornaments

As this was a “personal” sewing session with my daughter, I didn’t take any process step photos. However, they are pretty much the same as these cute little bunny brooches we made a while back. Just make sure you add a ribbon for hanging, before sewing your bunny shut. I will however add written instructions for you below too!

Step by step instructions for how to sew felt animal ornaments with kids

The pattern of our felt animals is a little different from the bunnies in the video – we basically added felt eyes and a felt nose and sewed those on with just a stitch or two (the ones on the video where glued on/ stitched on).

Firstly – create your pattern. You will need to cut from felt:

2 ovals for the face
2 sets of ears (bunny, cat or dog ears)
2 sets of eyes
one nose

You will also need to choose some ribbon for hanging.

Adult sewing part

I sewed on each eye with one stitch – the stitch being in a contrasting colour to make it the eye’s highlight. I also used thicker thread for this (embroidery thread).

I also sewed on the nose with one stitch.

For the cat we also added an eye patch.

For the dog, I sewed on two lines to make the dog’s mouth.