Bubble Puppy Plush Doll

If kids love the Guppies' furry friend, surprise them with their own! This puppy is easy to make--simply print and trace our templates to colored felt and glue the pieces together as instructed.

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Materials

• Two large white felt or fleece squares
• 1 large orange felt square
• Small black, green, and pink felt scraps
• Bubble Puppy Plush Doll Templates
• Fabric scissors (adults only)
• Fabric paints (optional)
• Water-resistant fabric glue (Fabri-Tac or something similar)
• Pillow stuffing (cotton or polyester batting)

Directions

1. STEP 1: Getting Ready

   Prepare your work area by assembling all the craft items you'll need for making your pillow creation, then print out the Bubble Puppy Plush Doll Templates.

2. STEP 2: Cutting Out the Pieces

   Cut out the templates and trace them onto the appropriate color felt sheets as indicated. Cut the felt sheets along traced lines. TIPS FOR PARENTS: Either fleece or felt can be used to make these pillows, but felt works best, especially for the face details. Grown-ups should cut out the pieces, while your preschool helper assembles the face details using the full-color final pillow template as a guide.

3. STEP 3: Creating the Face

   Help your child apply the face details to the front pillow panel. A grown-up should apply the glue to and place the face pieces on the body panel. Apply light pressure to ensure the pieces stay in place. Fabri-Tac and similar products are quick-drying. For Bubble Puppy's eyes and nose reflections, either draw them with white fabric paint or cut out two tiny circles from white felt. You may also choose to draw in the eyebrows or use felt.

4. STEP 4: Assembling the Pillow

   Once the eyes, mouth, nose and ears have been glued down, glue the dog collar and arms to the front panel as well.<br><br> Next, use several beads of glue between the front and back panel edges and press the edges together until the glue takes (about a minute). Once the bottom of the body has dried, begin stuffing with batting and continue gluing the sides together. Try not to over-stuff the pillow, as this will make it difficult to glue the sides together. Keep gluing and pressing all the edges until the pillow is sealed on all sides. At last, glue on Bubble Guppies tail.<br><br> Allow the pup to dry before handing it over to its pint-sized owner!