also a pillow with a French back seam. really quick.
I taught kids and had them do pillowcases also.
at that age, they may like scrunchies too as was suggested.
I was to teach a class at the clubhouse in my development. I wanted to have it written that if a kid stabbed herself with a pin or needle or got a cut with scissors, I wouldn't be held responsible. No one would sign one, so the class fell thru. I wasn't loosing my house coz some kid wasn't paying attention.
a stuffed animal, like the white ones for signatures for the end of school. It's just a shaped pillow. At 9 I taught my son to sew polar fleece sweatpants, and a pull over night shirt. She where they go from there.
My nephew came to LI from NJ for me to teach him how to sew. His teacher had him sewing on paper. He was very frustrated. I showed him how to sew a pillow case. he loved it. His comment was the sewing line didn't have to be perfect, and he made some thinkg he loved to do. When he left, he was so happy he learned to sew with aunt Lynn in a half hour.
Also, polar fleece is very forgiving.