How To Make A Toddler Nap Mat

If you use quilting cotton you may need 4 yards 2 yards for each side.

How to make a toddler nap mat.

Nap mat pattern via dimplicity. Our nap mats have it all and let kids bring some comfort with them when they re away from home. Don t make things harder on yourself haul in as few separate items as possible i decided to make sam s with. The stuffed mat is attached to a soft pillow and cozy blanket.

You want to end up with 2 2 x 6 pieces. Then i stitched the line this forms the pillowcase part of the nap mat. Here in the south kids go to pre school and kindergarten all day. You can also make it cuter with the leapord cones the mat is made from a soft flannel with the leopard features added on with applique and heat transfer vinyl.

To make the nap mat easy to carry around cut a 30 inch long piece of 2 inch wide ribbon. Then i turned the whole thing right side out and closed the zippers. Her kids are going to start preschool and they go for more than 3 hours not gonna lie i m a little jealous so she wanted me to make a nap mat cover for her daughter. But it was still sporting the bright pink floral cover i had made for her.

It s ideal for car trips and camping and when you know you may be staying out late. Oh and to cut out the foam to the correct size. Pin each end to the rolled up mat and sew the ends in place to create a shoulder strap for the nap mat. I m sure there are covers you can purchase but making a cover with fabric your child chooses will make them so happy.

All day school nap time and with nap time a child needs a nap mat. With a little more experience under my belt aka. She picked out the fabric showed me her daughter s backpack for inspiration and left the rest up to me. You can make with bright colors and roll up with buttons to snap making storage easier for little ones to do themselves.

On the fourth side sew about 1 4 of the way then turn right side out. It takes up very little room has handy shoulder straps and the kids can have a snooze wherever and whenever. Nap mats are required and that means a nap mat cover is important too. To make a tummy time mat assuming you are padding it with batting cut the batting to match your square.

The nap mat is now put together completely all that is left is to add the handle and the buttons to close it. I used patty young knits for michael miller in scandi chirp which was wider than quilting cotton so i was able to just fold it in half. 2 yards pre washed fabric for diy nap mat. It rolls up and secures easily so.

I measured down 14 5 inches and drew a line. Luckily i already had the mat from when izzy was in preschool.