We have smart watches and noticed our daughter would hold out her arm the same way we do when we hear our watch notification! It is super cute so I made her a little felt watch and taught her to to look at her left arm instead of mirroring us.
This was just a quick, easy, one off project so I didn't take step by step photos but I'll explain the process and add a very simple printable template.
(The band on this template is 6" long so if you want it larger just increase your print size.)
- Cut a band of felt to fit your child.
- Sew ribbon to the band if you want - melt the ends with a lighter to stop fraying
- Cut two circles of felt.
- Attach the two circles using french knots at each hour
- Embroider some watch hands if you like
- Stitch the circles to your band - I used white thread just under the purple layer so the stitches weren't visible on the front.
- Add a snap and your watch is ready to wear!
You could go even simpler and cut the felt band only and embroider directly on that, it just won't hide the stitches and knots.
My baby loved it and puts her arm out so she can wear it, but the felt just gets yucky pretty quick so I certainly won't be putting in too much time on this little project.
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