Tonight I finished one of Adam’s birthday gifts. I am a big fan of gifts that are made by hand and these have the added bonus of being educational as well as fun to throw at Dave.

They are counting beanbags (I got the idea/tutorial from one of the craft blogs I read). Adam can use them for number recognition, learning colors, stacking, or throwing at Dave. When he is a little older we can sneak in some basic math as well.

They are about 4 inches square and other than the muslin for the front and the beans (navy beans if you’re curious) I was able to use all supplies I had on hand. The purple on the #7 beanbag is leftover from a quilt Stacy and I made years ago and the orange #2 fabric was also used on Luke’s farm quilt.

It was a fun, quick project and I’m pleased with how they turned out. Dave wants me to do the alphabet now. We’ll see how Adam responds to this set first, but I’ve added A-Z beanbags to my “to craft” list.

And because I know no one comes here to see beanbags, here are a couple of pictures of the boys.

I still can’t believe that kid is going to be two on Sunday.