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...
