Recycled toy heat pack
Duration: medium
Age: child, parent
Skill for Bub: Just for Fun
summary:
Give your child’s favourite soft toys a second life as a winter heat pack to keep them warm this winter.
Craft idea submitted by Huggies Baby club member T. Rick, Lake Haven, NSW.
CAUTION: Adult supervision is always recommended when creating these crafts.
Re-vamp and recycle old or unused teddies and other soft toys into herbal heat packs for children to take to bed and cuddle instead of a hot water bottle.
Instructions:
1. Remove any glass eyes,nose etc and replace with felt cut outs
2. Gently cut open the toy along one seam and remove filler/stuffing from main body
3. Replace the stuffing with either wheat or rice infused with aromatherapy essences of your choice (lavender is good to promote
sleep)
4. Restitch toy.
Note: Leave aromatherapy oil infused wheat or rice overnight to dry before stuffing toy.
