Here is an idea that my three nephews loved doing.
I ironed Heat and Bond onto the back of several different novelty fabrics for Halloween. They cut out the pumpkins, ghosts, scarecrows, etc. I helped when needed.
When they had enough cut out, the figures were arranged in a circle collage(to make a wreath design) on a 16" square of fabric and when they were satisfied, it is ironed down on the fabric.
I then basted the square of cotton fabric with the wreath on it, to a piece of fleece, big enough to cover a pillow. So, if the pillow was 16", square I had a piece of fleece 16" tall, and 36" wide (16 + 16 + 4 gives you front, back and overlap to cover pillow). You place the cotton square in the very center of the fleece, quilt it, then fold it wrong sides together into a 16" square,and you will have the 4 extra inches overlapping each other by 2". Now you sew across the top and bottom to close the pillow with a very scant seam. Turn right side out and stuff the pillow form in between the overlaps. The fleece stretches perfectly over the pillow. No need to finish the overlap edges because fleece doesn't fray.
Now they have made their own Halloween pillow to decorate their rooms. It can also be just a wall hanging and you wouldn't need to double the fleece, but just sew a few extra inches to the top that can be folded down to make a rod pocket, stick in a thin dowel and tie on some decorative cord to use for hanging.
My oldest nephew (10 yrs old), made one for Christmas for his mom from my stash, and the youngest, who is 6 yrs old, worked on one for a month of just dogs for a t-shirt. It was so cute! He was meticulous in cutting them out and arranging them in his wreath. I traced out I LOVE DOGS with a stencil and he cut them out to add to the shirt. The 8 year old cut out letters for his name and ironed them to the back of a jacket.
If you have a lot of novely scraps, this is a great way to let your kids/grandkids get creative. They can iron them onto anything. Just remember to put the heat and bond on first, then cut out designs. This would be great for the older kids to help the younger kids too.
Diane