"Dress up your squishmallow W/ DIY Star @caninestar "

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Decorate your Squishmallow by making a felt star accessory with scissors, glue, Velcro or simple hand-stitching with adult help; personalize colors and attach it.

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Step-by-step guide to dress up your Squishmallow with a DIY felt star

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What you need

Squishmallow plush, felt sheets in your favorite colors, paper, pencil, scissors, fabric glue, small self-adhesive velcro dots or velcro strip, needle and thread (optional for hand-stitching), adult supervision required

Step 1

Pick your Squishmallow and choose two or three felt colors you love.

Step 2

Fold a sheet of paper and draw a star shape the size you want for the accessory.

Step 3

Cut out the paper star template carefully with scissors.

Step 4

Place the paper star template on the felt and trace around it with a pencil.

Step 5

Cut out the felt star along your traced lines.

Step 6

Cut a smaller star from a different felt color and glue it onto the center of the big star.

Step 7

Decorate the star by gluing felt scraps onto it to make fun designs.

Step 8

Press one Velcro piece firmly on the back center of the felt star and hold for a few seconds.

Step 9

Press the matching Velcro piece onto the spot on your Squishmallow where you want the star to sit.

Step 10

If you prefer sewing instead of Velcro ask an adult to hand-stitch the star onto a small felt patch on your Squishmallow now.

Step 11

Share your finished creation on DIY.org

Help!?

What can I use if I don't have felt or Velcro?

Use craft foam or cut fabric from an old cotton t-shirt as a felt substitute for steps 3–5, and replace Velcro (step 8) with sticky-backed snap buttons, safety pins, or hand-stitch the star onto a small felt patch (step 9).

My star keeps slipping when I trace or cut it—how can I fix that?

Hold the paper template down with one hand or a small piece of low-tack tape while tracing (step 4), and use sharp scissors and slow, small cuts to follow the traced lines accurately (step 5).

How can I adapt this activity for different ages?

For preschoolers, an adult should pre-cut the paper template and felt pieces and let them glue on scraps (steps 2–6), while older kids can design complex layered stars and sew the patch onto the Squishmallow themselves (step 9).

How can we make the star accessory more special or long-lasting?

Decorate with fabric paint, sequins, or sew-on patches for durability (step 6), reinforce the Velcro area with extra stitches or fabric glue (step 8), and add a stitched name tag before sharing the finished creation on DIY.org (step 10).

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Facts about felt and plush toy crafts for kids

⭐ Felt is one of the oldest textiles — people have used felt for thousands of years for warm clothing and crafts.

✂️ Fold-and-cut makes perfect stars easy: fold your felt in half or quarters before cutting to get a symmetrical shape fast.

🧵 Simple stitches like the running stitch, whipstitch, or blanket stitch are perfect for attaching felt pieces by hand.

🧷 Hook-and-loop fasteners (often called Velcro) were inspired by burrs that stuck to clothing and were invented in 1941 by Georges de Mestral.

🧸 Plush toys use soft polyester fiberfill to stay squishy and washable — that’s why your squishmallow is so cuddly.

How do I make and attach a DIY felt star to dress up my Squishmallow?

To make and attach a DIY felt star, trace a star shape onto felt and cut two identical pieces (an adult can help with sharp scissors). Decorate with markers, sequins, or fabric paint. Glue the edges with fabric glue or hand-stitch a small seam leaving a gap to add thin stuffing if you like. Attach Velcro (sew-on or self-adhesive) or glue the star directly to the Squishmallow. Press and let dry.

What materials do I need to make a felt star accessory for my Squishmallow?

Basic supplies: felt in favorite colors, a washable marker or paper template, child-safe scissors and adult scissors for tricky cuts, fabric glue or hot glue with adult use, Velcro (self-adhesive or sew-on), needle and thread for simple hand-stitching with adult help, optional embellishments like fabric paint, sequins, buttons, ribbon, and stuffing. Also have scrap paper and a cutting mat or towel to protect surfaces.

What ages is this Squishmallow star craft suitable for?

Suitable for children with adult supervision: Ages 3–5 can choose colors, stick pre-cut stars with fabric glue or Velcro, and add safe stickers. Ages 6–9 can trace, cut felt with child scissors, use fabric glue, and help stitch with guidance. Ages 10+ can hand-stitch the star, customize complex designs, and safely use stronger adhesives. Always supervise cutting, sewing, and any hot-glue steps.

What are the safety tips, benefits, and easy variations for this craft?

Benefits: making a felt star boosts fine motor skills, creativity, color recognition, and pride in personalization. Safety tips: supervise scissors, needles, and hot glue; use child-safe scissors and avoid small loose beads for very young children; secure Velcro instead of permanent glue for removable play. Variations: cut different shapes (hearts, moons), make double-layer stars with contrasting felt, add glow-in-the-dark paint, or turn the star into a pin-on brooch with a sewn-on safety pin (a

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"Dress up your squishmallow W/ DIY Star @caninestar "

Decorate your Squishmallow by making a felt star accessory with scissors, glue, Velcro or simple hand-stitching with adult help; personalize colors and attach it.

Table of contents

Step-by-step guide to dress up your Squishmallow with a DIY felt star

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DIY Cute Star Squishy✨ || Twinkle Twinkle Little Star Crafts ⭐ || DIY Paper Crafts ♥️ #viral #shorts

What you need

Step 1

Pick your Squishmallow and choose two or three felt colors you love.

Step 2

Fold a sheet of paper and draw a star shape the size you want for the accessory.

Step 3

Cut out the paper star template carefully with scissors.

Step 4

Place the paper star template on the felt and trace around it with a pencil.

Step 5

Cut out the felt star along your traced lines.

Step 6

Cut a smaller star from a different felt color and glue it onto the center of the big star.

Step 7

Decorate the star by gluing felt scraps onto it to make fun designs.

Step 8

Press one Velcro piece firmly on the back center of the felt star and hold for a few seconds.

Step 9

Press the matching Velcro piece onto the spot on your Squishmallow where you want the star to sit.

Step 10

If you prefer sewing instead of Velcro ask an adult to hand-stitch the star onto a small felt patch on your Squishmallow now.

Step 11

Share your finished creation on DIY.org

Help!?

What can I use if I don't have felt or Velcro?

My star keeps slipping when I trace or cut it—how can I fix that?

Hold the paper template down with one hand or a small piece of low-tack tape while tracing (step 4), and use sharp scissors and slow, small cuts to follow the traced lines accurately (step 5).

How can I adapt this activity for different ages?

How can we make the star accessory more special or long-lasting?

Watch videos on how to dress up your Squishmallow with a DIY felt star

0:00/0:00

Here at SafeTube, we're on a mission to create a safer and more delightful internet. 😊

DIY SQUISHMALLOW TUTORIAL

4 Videos

Facts about felt and plush toy crafts for kids

⭐ Felt is one of the oldest textiles — people have used felt for thousands of years for warm clothing and crafts.

✂️ Fold-and-cut makes perfect stars easy: fold your felt in half or quarters before cutting to get a symmetrical shape fast.

🧵 Simple stitches like the running stitch, whipstitch, or blanket stitch are perfect for attaching felt pieces by hand.

🧷 Hook-and-loop fasteners (often called Velcro) were inspired by burrs that stuck to clothing and were invented in 1941 by Georges de Mestral.

🧸 Plush toys use soft polyester fiberfill to stay squishy and washable — that’s why your squishmallow is so cuddly.