This guy was made for my class as a mascot. Each week one child gets to take him home on a Friday and then write about their weekend adventures in his journal. I'd heard about this idea from a few other teachers and thought it was great as a reward/behaviour incentive. His name is Milo Monkey, and my class of 22 Year 2 students (aged 5 and 6) just love him! I love him too. In fact, I did briefly consider keeping him for myself...
I used the Monkey Man pattern from the Hop Skip Jump toys book and he came together really quickly and easily. I highly recommend this book for the clear instructions and fantastic softie patterns. I'm considering getting my own copy (though I notice it's currently sold out on the Book Depository). I used fabrics from my stash - a brown drill for his body and cream felt for his face. His cute overalls are from a Japanese craft cotton.
And just because, here are some more pictures of what he got up to at my house before I took him into meet my class and live at school...
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Very sweet! And it's such a good idea, having a toy that the kids can take on adventures. Aesop's class had one in his second year of school, and all the kids were always so excited to take him home and, also, to read through the book and see what other kids had done with him! That lion went all around the country and did things most lions never dream of. Hah!
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