Water-resistant fabric glue (Fabri-Tac or something similar)
Pillow stuffing (cotton or polyester batting)
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 No-Sew Pillow template for your child's favorite Yo Gabba Gabba! character.
To Make Brobee
You will need:
- Two large squares of light green felt or fleece
- One small square of each red, black, white and dark green felt
To Make Foofa
You will need:
- Two large squares of dark green felt or fleece
- One small square of each red, black, white and light pink felt
To Make Muno
You will need:
- Two large squares of red felt or fleece
- One small square each of red, black, and white felt
STEP 2: Cutting Out the Pieces
A grown up should cut out the template pieces and use them to cut out the pillow pieces from sheets of felt or fleece.
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-aged helper assembles the face details using the full-color final pillow template as a guide.
- When cutting the body, it may be easiest to cut out the front panel first and then use that piece as a guide to cut out the back panel.
STEP 3: Creating the Faces
Help your child to 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.
STEP 4: Assembling the Pillows Muno
Once the eyes and mouth have been glued down, glue together the top of Muno's head. 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 top of the head 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.
Brobee
Once the eyes, mouth, and eyebrow have been glued down, add Brobee's hair to the inside seam at the top of his head, then glue together the top by adding several beads of glue and pressing the edges together until the glue takes (about a minute). Once the top of the head has dried, begin stuffing with batting and 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.
Foofa
Once the eyes, mouth, and nose have been glued down, glue together the top of Foofa's head. Use several beads of glue then press the edges together until the glue takes (about a minute). Once the top of the head has dried, begin stuffing with batting and gluing the sides together. Try not to over-stuff the pillow, as this will make it difficult to glue the sides together.
Once all the sides have been glued, add Foofa's petal collar by gluing it between the back and front panel.
