After cutting out a fabric rectangle, double-sided adhesive tape, designed specifically for fabric, is used for hems and seams. Grommets laced with cotton cord make the waist adjustable. A grommet tool is inexpensive and easy to use, but if you don't have one on hand, you can cut small X-shaped slits and slip a drawstring through those instead.
Step 1: Create apron front
Cut an 18-inch-wide by 11-inch-high rectangle from the green fabric. To create the pocket flap, have kids fold up the bottom edge 5 inches. They can crease along the fold with their finger. Pin or tape in place.
Step 2: Create the waistband
Turn the rectangle over, and along the top where the grommets will go, have kids fold down about an inch. Crease the fold with fingers. Pin or tape in place.
Step 3: Create hems to prevent fraying
To prevent the sides of the apron from fraying, help kids fold a 1-inch hem down each side. Now, secure these folds in place with the double-sided tape.
Step 4: To add grommets
With the chalk or a pencil, mark out the placement for the four grommets (or X-shaped slits if you're making the apron that way). The first and last grommets should be about 1 1/2 inches in from the edges of the apron. Place the other two, equally spaced, in between. Have kids use an under-and-over motion to lace the grommets or holes with the drawstring.
Step 5: To create the pocket "seams"
Kids can snip two 5-inch lengths of the double-sided tape. Slip one, vertically inside the pocket flap, about 5 inches from one side of the apron. Repeat for the other pocket, measuring about five inches in from the opposite side of the apron. For the faux stitching, use the green marker to draw two vertical rows of stitches down each pocket "seam."
Step 6: Iron-ons
Using an ink-jet printer and iron-on transfer paper suited for dark fabrics, print out the Wubbzy designs. Iron them onto the apron as shown in the photograph, or apply your own design.
