| “Creativity is a natural extension of our enthusiasm.”—Earl Nightingale |
Pilot Episode - What's Stuffing?
Written by Ms. Mola | 
What’s Stuffing? (Pilot)
A typical day at Ms. Mola’s Make-ola! brings the Kids, excited to make a new project. When a Special Delivery package arrives, bringing unexpected supplies, Plan B is put into action and the Kids decide to design and make their own stuffed animals! Kids at home are encouraged to look around and see what kind of unused fabric they might re-purpose, and the creativity begins. With Ms. Mola’s helpful techniques, Grandma Safety-Pants’ advice, lively music, and a whole lot of creative energy, they see their ideas through to self-designed finished products! Guest Artist for this Episode: Melissa Rajsky of RawMaterials.com, who makes designer clothing from recycled and found fabrics!
Kid-Made Stuffed Animals - Step 1: Pattern Making
Ms. Mola and the kids show how to make a pattern for your stuffed animal project idea. All you need is some paper (recycled newspaper works well), something to draw with, and a great imagination!
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Kid-Made Stuffed Animals – Step 2: Pattern Cutting
Ms. Mola and the kids show how to cut out your pattern for your stuffed animal project. All you need is some paper (recycled newspaper works well), scissors, and your drawn pattern (see Step 1 video).
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Kid-Made Stuffed Animals - Step 3: Fabric Choosing
Ms. Mola and the kids show that there are lots of fabrics to choose from for your stuffed animal project. (see video of Steps 1&2 for getting started with your idea and making a pattern).
Kid-Made Stuffed Animals – Step 4: Fabric & Pattern Prep
Kid-Made Stuffed Animals - Step 4: Ms. Mola and the kids demonstrate how to fold fabric and trace pattern in preparation for cutting for your stuffed animal project. (see video of Steps 1-3 for getting started with your idea, making a pattern & choosing your fabric).
Kid-Made Stuffed Animals - Step 5: Fabric Cutting
Ms. Mola and the kids show how to safely cut the fabric, following your pattern, for your stuffed animal project. (see video of Steps 1-4 for getting started with your idea, making a pattern, choosing your fabric & prepping for cutting).
Kid-Made Stuffed Animals – Step 6: Pinning
Ms. Mola and the kids show how to safely pin your fabric in preparation for sewing your stuffed animal project. (see video of Steps 1-5 for getting started with your idea, making a pattern, choosing your fabric, prepping and cutting).
Kid-Made Stuffed Animals - Step 7: Sewing Machine
Ms. Mola tells about her sewing machine, and encourages kids to get an adult to help in this stage of sewing your stuffed animal project. But Ms. Mola always has a Plan B - so watch the Step 8 for what to do if you don't have a sewing machine! (also see video of Steps 1-6 for getting started with your idea, making a pattern, choosing your fabric, prepping for cutting, and pinning).
Kid-Made Stuffed Animals - Step 8: Hand Sewing
Ms. Mola demonstrates how to do some hand sewing for your stuffed animal project. Grandma is always around for some helpful safety information - and I'm sure you will have an adult who can help you with threading, knot-tying and getting started with simple stitches. (see video of Steps 1-7 for getting started with your project idea, making a pattern, choosing your fabric, prepping for cutting, pinning, and safe sewing machine info).
Kid-Made Stuffed Animals - Step 9: Clip & Flip
Ms. Mola and the kids show how to clip corners & curves and flip your project right-side-out - some the last steps in stuffed animal project. (see video of Steps 1-8 for getting started with your project idea, making a pattern, choosing your fabric, prepping for cutting, pinning, safe sewing machine info, and hand sewing help).
Kid-Made Stuffed Animals - Step 10: Stuff & Sew Opening
Ms. Mola and the kids show how to stuff your almost-done stuffed animal project, and how to sew up the opening where you just put in the stuffing. (see video of Steps 1-9 for getting started with your project idea, making a pattern, choosing your fabric, prepping for cutting, pinning, safe sewing machine info, hand sewing help, clipping corners & curves, and flipping your project right-side-out).
Kid-Made Stuffed Animals - Step 11: Making the Face
Ms. Mola and the kids show how many different materials you might use to make your stuffed animal's face. I'm sure you'll have some great ideas, too! (see video of Steps 1-10 for getting started with your project idea, making a pattern, choosing your fabric, prepping for cutting, pinning, safe sewing machine info, hand sewing help, clipping corners & curves, flipping your project right-side-out, stuffing & sewing up the opening).
Kid-Made Stuffed Animals - Finished Stuffed Animals
All Done: The kids show their self-designed, self-made and unique stuffed animal projects. Ms. Mola is so proud to see the wonderful results of all that creativity and hard work! I am sure you will have lots of ideas for your projects, too! (see video of Steps 1-11 for all the steps for making your own stuffed animal: making a pattern, choosing your fabric, prepping for cutting, pinning, safe sewing machine info, hand sewing help, clipping corners & curves, flipping your project right-side-out, stuffing & sewing up the opening, and making the face). Have Fun!
Ms. Mola's Make-ola! Pilot - Guest Artist Melissa Rajsky of Raw Materials
This episode's featured Guest Artist is Melissa Rajsky, founder of Raw Materials designs, who specializes in making designer clothing from recycled fabrics. Take a tour of her studio, and see what inspires her to create. I bet it will give you lots of creative ideas, too!
Ms. Mola’s Make-ola! Pilot – Sockytoe & Shosetta - 1
Meet Sockytoe & Shosetta! These animated friends live at Ms. Mola's Make-ola, watch and learn from the kids, and do lots of creative things themselves! In this episode, they decide to make a stuffed animal as well. Sockytoe has lots of ideas, but Shosetta can't think of anything. Did you ever feel like that? Well, watch what happens as these friends figure out a way to work it out!
Ms. Mola’s Make-ola! Pilot – Sockytoe & Shosetta – 2
Here come Sockytoe & Shosetta again! These animated friends live at Ms. Mola's Make-ola, watch and learn from the kids, and do lots of creative things themselves! In this episode (continued from video Sockytoe & Shosetta – 1), they are hard at work making stuffed animals. But Sockytoe runs into a terrible problem that has no way out…or does it? Watch and see if these friends can help each other figure out a PLAN B!
Ms. Mola's Make-ola! Pilot - PLAN B
At Ms. Mola's Make-ola!, there's always new way to look at a "mess-up." Sure, you could start your project over, but who knows - seeing that "mess-up" in a whole new creative way could make your project come out even better than you first imagined, just as the music and lyrics of this music video suggest. Here's to Plan B!
Ms. Mola’s Make-ola! Pilot – CLEAN IT UP!
There is a lot of creative fun going on at Ms. Mola's Make-ola! Being creative means sometimes making a mess...and making a mess means it's time to CLEAN IT UP! As this upbeat tune suggests, even if it's not "the fun part," you can get a lot of pleasure out of a job well-done, especially when everyone works together. It might even be fun after all!
