Do you wanna build a snowman??? A question familiar to probably every child in America and beyond, courtesy of Disney's fantastic movie Frozen! And who doesn't love that adorable snowman obsessed with the season that would deduce him to a puddle, as well as constantly getting himself decapitated and impaled throughout his adventures with Anna, Elsa, Kristoff, and Sven! Olaf is a character you can't help but love and my nephew, Derek, is no exception. Check out the stuffed Olaf I created for him. The best part??? He's detachable...just like in the movie! Now Olaf can get into all sorts of pretend play mischief, too!!!
I must note that I am sort of a "cut and wing it" kind of sewer, so there is no specific pattern for you to follow, but I can give you the basic idea as to how you can make an Olaf for yourself! Here goes...
Materials:
-1 yard white felt
-white thread
-needle
-sewing machine
-fabric scissors
-black, orange, and dark brown felt
-Velcro (about 1 ft. total of soft and rough sides)
Instructions:
1. Placing two pieces of felt together, cut out an uneven circle of about 8" in diameter (keep in mind, one of the most endearing things about Olaf is his
uneven-ness and whacky ways, so there is no need for precision here). Put both pieces off to the side.
2. Create 2 uneven circles out of white felt approximately 6" in diameter. Place both pieces to the side for later.
3. Create two oval-ish shapes (almost bell shaped) approximately 8"x6" (at its widest point). Refer to the pictures below to get an idea of the shape.
Place to the side with the others
4. Using white felt, cut out a rouded rectangle for teeth, two-2" circlesr eyes, and 2-2x4" rounded rectangles for feet.
5. Using black felt, create three uneven circles approximately 4" in diameter for buttons, two circles about 1" in diameter for the eyes, and one mouth, approximately 4x6" at its largest point (refer to picture)
6. Using dark brown felt, cut out 3-4, 3" long strips for Olaf's hair, two, long, triangular pieces for his eyebrows, and two arms about 6" in length.
7. Take one of the white felt pieces that will make Olaf's head and pin on the mouth, teeth, nose, and eyes (white and black circles) in the appropriate
places.
8. Using white thread, handstitch the pieces to the felt
9. Using one of the middle pieces, pin on a black button. Handstitch the button onto the felt.
10. Using one of the large, bottom pieces, pin two black buttons onto the felt and handstitch.
11. Match each of the white pieces felt up so that the eyes, nose, buttons, mouth, etc. are placed in the insides. Pin the hair, arms and legs to each ot the
corresponding pieces and place the remaining material into the middle of the white felt so that no parts of the hair, arms, or legs are sticking out. Pin
matching pieces together (should be a total of three).
12. Sew around each pinned piece, leaving a 2-3 each gap to stuff them. Once sewn, flip rightside out, stuff, and handstitch to close.
13. Handstitch a 3" piece of rough Velcro to the bottom of Olaf's face, a 3" soft piece to the top of Olaf's mid-section, a 3" rough piece to the bottom of the mid-section, and a 3" soft piece to the top of the bottom part of Olaf.
14. Attach Olaf and enjoy the detachable fun!!!
Do you wanna build a snowman? Haha! It’s not difficult to see where they draw this concept from, and I think this is one of most awesome and brilliant Olaf plush toys out there. Why? Because like a puzzle, building a snowman presents benefits to child’s cognitive development such as problem solving, shape recognition and memory. And of course, the fact that everybody loves Olaf, and this sticks to the concept of Olaf always getting separated for some reason. Cheers!
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