Fabric fun-6 months

Today was a bit of a rough day. It started out with AB skipping her morning nap and continued through the afternoon with teething. She was either fussy or a bucket of tears just about every half hour until she went to bed. 

The one bright spot in the day, well actually there were 2. First I fed her eggs and was thrilled to see that she was not allergic (2 friends have kiddos with this allergy and it is downright scary). But second is that I created a fabric scrap pile for her that she absolutely LOVED! This was the only thing that provided any comfort to her today (well that and essential oils :)).

I cut a variety of swatches from my fabric scrap pile. Actually it was the fabric scrap collection of one of my grandmothers. She was the one that taught me to sew and encouraged my creativity. When she passed I was given all her old craft items including her fabric scraps. She used to sew custom pillows for an interior decorator my aunt worked for so when looking for different textures, I had plenty of variety to choose from which was great for AB. I also love that now my Mema's fabric has been shared with yet another generation.

Above are the scraps I cut. I more or less tried to keep them the same size. When figuring out the size keep in mind what is safest for your babe's level of development. The most important part of this exercise is not size or color, bit texture. By touching the different textures your kiddo is getting a better grasp of the world around them (no pun intended). Chances are what they are touching they will next try to put in their mouths. This is all part of the learning process and teaches your baby how the can combine reactions from two senses to gain a better understanding of the world. 

AB loved playing with the various textures and it was literally the only thing that kept her sane today. Picking up the pieces taught her not only about texture but also allowed her to exercise her fine motor skills. Plus since she was sitting in her chair while playing, she helped to build those muscles too.