DIY Pete The Cat Costume For Kids

“Buttons come and buttons go. Does Pete Cry? Goodness no!”

This year our daughter was old enough to decide about her own Halloween costume. So when asked, she immediately shouted “Pete the Cat”. No surprise, Pete The Cat is one of the cooler animated characters going around in her circles. We knew she had a special affection for Pete when we visited comic con in our local library and the only masked character she clicked a photo with was Pete the Cat!

As parents, we love Pete the Cat too. His stories are funny yet all about useful life-skills such as playing with everyone, taking it easy in life and enjoying life. Those are probably the most important lessons we can impart to our children. Happiness should come first.

So, now, how do you make our kid look like Pete? We decided to get her in yellow and blue covers (jeans, cardigan and t-shirt), craft four groovy buttons and a simple mask cut-out for Pete’s face and eyes. The result turned out to be cool. This quickly became the new favorite toy for some days to go.

Enjoy making this costume craft with your little one and see them pick up some life skills on the side.

Happy Crafting!

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Pete the Cat Paper Bag Puppet

"Not everyone is the same. But being kind is always cool."

Pete the cat is wise and funny. That's why we introduced her to our tot in the last few weeks If our tot adopted Pete's attitude early in her life, she would take a lot less stress and be a happy person.

So, this post is to celebrate this spunky book character in our characteristic craft style - a paper bag puppet craft of Pete as the tooth fairy. It turned out really well with her magic wings while giving our tot some preparation for the future: she will lose some teeth but should she panic? Goodness No! Pete does not panic!

Enjoy making this craft with your little ones and see them pick up some life skills on the side.

Happy Crafting!

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Elmer, The Patchwork Elephant Craft

My toddler loves to read her Elmer books. We made this very colorfully patchy Elmer with chopstick dots using Pointillism art technique. Pointillism is a way of painting in which small separate dots of color are used to form images.

We had a blast with this art. After we were done with the Elmer, my toddler continued stamping with chopsticks on a paper. I must say, she loved it. In addition to fun, it makes a great activity for developing hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills.

Here comes our Elmer, The Patchwork Elephant:

HOW TO MAKE ELEPHANT CRAFT?

MATERIALS:
Cardboard Paper
Paints
Chopsticks

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Fold a thin cardboard paper (9"x7") and cut out the shape of Elmer elephant.

2. Enjoy dotting with the rectangular end of chopsticks on the cardboard elephant cutout.

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The Very Hungry Caterpillar - Finger Puppet Craft

This craft is inspired by one of my toddler's favorite book - "The Very Hungry Caterpillar". It narrates the story of a caterpillar who eats its way through a wide variety of foodstuffs before pupating and emerging as a butterfly.

In addition to it's prepossessing visual illustration, this is a great book to teach counting, the days of the week, foods, and a butterfly's life stages to kids.

Books have an enormous influence on kids. I am amazed to see how my tot understands that gigantic feast can make her ill, similar to the way caterpillar had a stomachache after eating too much in the book.

Hands down, this is one of the best book we have on shelf for our tot.

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