| Fill a pillow case with soft stuffing materials, like clean rags, old clothes, worn-out nylon pantyhose, or collected
dryer lint. Tie the end closed with a piece of yarn or string. Do you want to ask someone to help tie some yarn or
string around the middle to make a "waist" or "neck" or around the corners to make "ears" or "feet?" Your helper can
sew on buttons for eyes, yarn for hair, and scraps of material for a mouth or eyebrows. You might want to make a
happy face on one side and a sad or angry face on the other side.
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 | There are times in life when children need comfort—maybe it's a sad or lonely or scary time. Sometimes they want to be close to a favorite adult or cuddle up with a favorite stuffed animal, like a "softee." Just knowing you helped make it can give a "softee" even more value. Sometimes a bit of comfort is all a child needs in order to refuel and renourish before feeling ready to move on.
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