Making a Stuffed Snake

How to Make a Stuffed Snake from a Necktie!

Meet Slithers. He’s the newest addition to our stuffies collection. The boys are pretty proud because they made him! The instructions were based on a craft that I made years ago at camp.

You don’t need to be crafty, I’m certainly not! But you do need to know how to sew a basic stitch and use a glue gun!

Materials:
Needle and thread
Necktie
Glue Gun
Felt
Buttons (optional)
Googly eyes (optional)
Cotton batting
Wooden soon (optional)
Bell (optional)

1. Find an old neck tie.

2. Stuff the tie with cotton batting.

To get the stuffing to the middle, we used the end of a wooden spoon to push it in, stuffing from both ends until it was the desired shape.

3. Sew up the narrow end of the tie. Daniel decided to make his rattle so we added a bell inside.

4. Sew up the wide end of the tie to make the head. Nip and tuck until it is the shape that the child desires.

5. Make the eyes. Thomas wanted to use googly eyes while Daniel cut his from felt. You can also sew buttons onto felt circles for another look.

6. Hot glue gun the eyes into place.

7. Cut a tongue from felt.

8. Glue this onto the bottom of the tie.

Voila! You are finished!

The kids are happy because they have a new stuffie, and you are happy because this non-crafty mom just made a cool toy!