Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Stuffing from Nature

Isaac gathered the heads of many cattails.

Taking the brown part of the cattail, he held it against the tire (mountain bike tires work best, he tells me) and this makes all of cattail's fluff - well, fluffy.

He then collected all of the fluff and stuffed it into a pillow he had hand sewn.


This was all his own initiative and idea - I think it is pretty neat!

15 comments:

  1. how does it feel when you sit your back against it? Wonderfully inventive and the color is soothing.
    m.

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  2. Clever boy! I love it when they are creative, makes a Mama so proud!

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  3. Well, I bet that's the softest. fluffiest pillow ever. It's amazing what kids can do. Good for him!

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  4. love this!! I have an old quilt that has milkweed as the batting!! This was done a lot during the civil war because there was no way mill the cotton. He is a reenacter! :)

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  5. Love this!!! We use to stuff homemade dolls with it when we were kids. So much fun!

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  6. Wonderful way to use a bit of nature. I like the fabric selection.

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  7. Oh this is so neat! What a special and unique project to do with your kiddos.

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  8. What a great idea- Isaac is so clever. The pillow turned out so pretty and I bet really soft too.

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  9. Awesome! The bike part is particularly genius. Actually it's all totally genius!

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  10. What a creative boy and a great project the whole family can enjoy!

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  11. That is so very cool! I've always wondered about using cattails.

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  12. That's so great! There is something particularly special about watching your children grow and begin to think of, plan, and make happen entire projects on their own. They are so creative, and so unbound by what you "can" or "can't" do.

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