stART: "Clifford, We Love You!" by Norman Bridwell

We have been trying to "share the love" with all our friends and family
as Valentine's Day quickly approaches.

After reading "Clifford, We Love You,"
we knew it was time to do something for our canine companions...

Knit Wit
(check her blog out, "Piecelove"- it ROCKS!)
recently gave Jungle Girl all of her daughter's old
"American Girl" magazines.

(I swear, I read them more than Jungle Girl!)

As I was par-oozing through an issue...

...I came across this idea:

Making Dog Chew Toys Out of Fleece

So, I gathered up all the supplies and did the prep work...

while Jungle Girl read the Clifford book to Baby Girl.
The supplies we needed for this activity were:

Fleece
Yard Stick
Permanent Marker
Scissors

I used the yard stick and marker to measure out
the amount of strips needed.

(The dimensions of the strips are 2 inches by 15-20 inches)

I made several dots down the fleece,
because I cannot cut a straight line to save myself...

I then cut out the strips...

...and tied three strips together with a knot at the top.

The girls were then ready to take over...

Baby Girl would hold the strip at the knot,
and Jungle Girl would braid the strips together.

(I was very proud of them!
This activity reminded me
how grown-up they are becoming...
*sniff* sniff*)

Tie a knot in the end,
and any puppy would be proud to play with such a toy!

Next week, we plan on taking them to the
local animal shelter to "share the love"...

Walk your doggies on over to
stART and see what other creative crafts
others are doing with books!