Washcloth Crafts, It's time again for Graduation Owl!

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Welcome to washcloth crafts! 

Graduation Owl was the first critter I ever made over 20 years ago for my boys’ kindergarten classes.  What is nice about the owl is that it can be used as a treat or a money holder as well as a boo boo owl. Treats can be a candy kiss or a plastic toy or cash or check.  The owl itself can stand alone as a gift.  I suppose one could use a little Velcro to keep the opening closed to prevent anything from falling out.   The owl doesn’t necessarily require any sewing, unless you want to sew up the front and back of the body.  Even that is optional.

 As I said in the Owl Tips, if you are making them for a whole classroom, start early cutting out the various parts, and then assemble the owls all at once. (See the link at the top of the page.)  Make some extra ones for siblings and friends, if you have extra cloths.  Remember, kids like a variety of colors, especially if you can’t find tan cloths, although Wal-Mart almost always has tan cloths.  They display the cloths in various parts of the store, too, like house wares and by the mops and cleaners and by the dishcloths and potholders.  Sometimes they have a special display with the cloths in the spring and fall.  If you can’t find large packages of red washcloths for the Teacher’s Boo Boo Apple, any relatively thin, red, border-less washcloths will do.

If you really want special colors, see the blog on dyeing terrycloth.

Happy Crafting!
~Terry