Pet responsibility projects
 

I have a friend who is part of an organization that goes into schools at fourth grade level and teaching students about pet responsibility. I would like to be supportive of her and made something that she can give her students. Many of these children have very little and would appreciate anything they would get. Any ideas? I have thought about badges or small tote bags with a pet theme. I have an embroidery machine so can make these in the hoop. There would be many students involved (25-50?) so I would need something not too time consuming, but would have time to make them advance for the next years classes.
Thank you for you help.
Jo Ann

I like the idea of tote bags, but also bookmarks or book covers.

Thank you. Booksmarks would be a great idea. Bookcovers might take a long time.

You could get in thoop lace book marks from embroidery library.

not sure children use real books anymore, a bookmark might puzzle them :)

Never having had kids I have't a clue what they'd like other than bright, but the whole project warms my heart.
We have our real estate willed to two shelters, animals have given Rob and I much more than we are worthy of over or marriage.

How about keyring fobs? Something like these:
http://www.newfoundapplique.com/key-fobs/

Like the key fobs. Cute idea

Kathy T. went to the site and it looks like the Christmas set for $5.99 would be an easy stitch out. Also not costly for the little rings and could put in your own words or even a line design of a paw print.
The site has nice prices, thank you for directing us there.

That is wonderful to remember the shelters in your wills. I currently have a wonderful dog, Ruby, that my neighbor found at the dump when she was a very young pup.

Thanks for the ideas. Still pondering...........

I checked out the key fobs and they are darling.

I like the idea of iron-on or sew on patches that could be adhered to their back packs that said, "Love your pet!" in neon colors. Also, like the idea of the key fobs if they could easily be attached to their back packs.

The key fobs are sooooooo cute!! Make me one LOL!!

http://www.newfoundapplique.com/key-fobs/

I think you are wonderful to help support your friend in this.

I really like the idea of the key fobs. You could find the hardware on amazon or ebay along with the webbing. And finding ribbon with a pet theme should be fairly easy. Sew the ribbon to the webbing, cut to the appropriate length, and then attach to the hardware. I made some of these for my great niece and her friends and they loved them and most still have them 3 years later.

How about small bags for poo bags, plastic bags, or cat treats?

You need to ask your friend how many students she talks to and the age group. But it is a great idea to have a reminder to take from the talk. My daughter teaches 4 grade (she has also taught 5th and 6th) and they love the bookmarks I make for them at Christmas. (They still read books - they check them out at the school library and many buy them from Scholastic Books.) This year I also made Happy St. Patrick's Day badges out of felt for them to wear on St. Patrick's Day - the kids were so jazzed. (Everyone had some green that day.)

I do like the key fob idea too. (It would go a lot faster.) And if you add a couple of bells on them with a ribbon the kids go crazy. Bells and key rings are very reasonable from the Oriental Trading Company. (We order from them when making the Jingle Grams at Christmas for the student body to sell at Christmas.) Oh, and pencil toppers - would be fun too.

Fabric tags would be a fast project using pet theme fabric. The students can use them names or their pet names inside the tags. It would be a fun reminder of the class.

http://www.quiltingboard.com/general...s-t274292.html

I do like the idea of giving them something to remember this by. While I think FOB are cute, most 4th graders aren't carrying keys yet to be able to use them. My 4th grader would have it lost fast. The bags are cute and maybe your friend could include some pamphlets in them. The patches could be cute as well. Just remember that even though its great for your friend to teach these kids this not all of them own or will own pets in the immediate future, especially if they don't have much now. Now if you could find a small in the hoop puppy and put it on the fob, that would be cute. The in the hoop things are great and easy to make. Good luck and its good for you to be helping out as well as your friend.

You are wonderful to help the animals. When I first moved to Birmingham, Alabama there was a group (FCDF) who went to the schools to educate the kids about responsible pet ownership and they took small stuffed cat or dog faces. I volunteered to stuff them and sew them shut. And I made a few more. The simpler the better. I used a flair pen. Trace a cat head, draw the eyes, a nose, (a heart is cute) and below the heart nose a "J" with the bottom of the J going to the right on one side and the left on the other side. Then draw a few whiskers each side. The dog could be 2 squares of fabric with eyes and a nose and a mouth and after turning with fronts facing each other to sew (like a pillow) you can insert a floppy ear on each upper corner. if you wish. Turn right side out and stuff and sew opening shut. Often I sew around the cat face , stuff, sew shut and trim around the face with pinking scissors. I'm putting all this here so maybe someone else will be inspired to make some for their local need. They can't be too ugly because it will be determined to be adorable, no matter what it looks like. You can use up your scraps and it is not a toy and not for children who might suck on it because of the ink but it is an inexpensive reminder of the lesson someone cared enough to share with them.

Gift for kids
 

I think the key ring fobs would be great as the children love hanging things on their backpacks. At least the fourth graders around here like to do it.

This is what I was going to post. All kids have backpacks and hanging things on them.
Bless you and your friends for thinking of the animals.

The small stuffed dog and cat faces is a great idea. Some of the kids involved have very little and anything would be appreciated. The number needed keeps growing.....so now maybe about 70 for next year. Thank you to all of you for your ideas............I appreciate them all, especially since I still have some time to do these.