How To Make Anap Mat

As cute and easy those mats are to buy you will save lots of money in the long run with this diy tutorial for a nap mat roll.

How to make anap mat.

2 yards pre washed fabric for diy nap mat. Here s a great idea make the kids their very own roll up portable nap mat that is perfect for taking to grandma s the park and anywhere at all. Yep she loves purple just like her momma. Thank you so much.

Below you will find a tutorial to make a nap mat that measures approximately 20 wide by 50 long. It rolls up easily and has a strap so your child or you can carry this around without any difficulty. Don t make things harder on yourself haul in as few separate items as possible i decided to make sam s with. All day school nap time and with nap time a child needs a nap mat.

It s the ultimate portable sleeping bag and looks stylish too. I wanted to make a nap mat that would be fluffier than just using batting. It s lightweight and made from material. It s pretty easy to make a nap mat cover.

The nap mat has velcro on one length to allow for easy removal of the foam pad to wash. This nap mat is great for preschoolers and kindergartners. I made a combo duvet cover with an attached pillow and blanket. I took her to hobby lobby with me to pick out the fabric and she of course chose purple.

Since then the zipper pull broke off as well as the stuffing becoming lumpy but my zipper fix did hold up. If you use quilting cotton you may need 4 yards 2 yards for each side. Nap mat tutorial by jenny garland nap mat features highlights. I m sure there are covers you can purchase but making a cover with fabric your child chooses will make them so happy.

Nap mats are required and that means a nap mat cover is important too. 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. The christian mama s guide to parenting a toddler. You want to end up with 2 2 x 6 pieces.

Fold each strap in half lengthwise zig zag stitch around the edges and sew two on each side of the nap mat. Kristi august 22 2012 11 07. I like how you get to choose whatever kind of fabric your child likes. Luckily i already had the mat from when izzy was in preschool.

With a little more experience under my belt aka. If you want to make straps to tie up your nap mat cut four strips of fabric about 18 inches long and four inches wide. I ll show you how. It is so compact and comes with a shoulder strap for easy transport.

To make the nap mat easy to carry around cut a 30 inch long piece of 2 inch wide ribbon. But it was still sporting the bright pink floral cover i had made for her. Pin each end to the rolled up mat and sew the ends in place to create a shoulder strap for the nap mat. Some kids are very sensitive to certain.