MLP Bean Bags - unPINspired

This project is unPINspired - AKA one of my own projects that I didn't get directly from Pinterest. I do that sometimes...

Kitty is helping show off the finished bags

Almost no spilling! I'm so coordinated!

One of Ash's friends is turning the big F-I-V-E and having a MLP birthday party (My Little Pony, for those of you not in the know). There will be MLP activities and dressing up (more on that later), and I offered to make bean bags for the toss game.

I rummaged through my fabric supply to find some fabrics that represent each of the six main ponies and cut them around 3.5"x4.5" (little hands = little bags). I was thinking about using beans, but those are bulky for such a small bag. I thought I had some lentils in the back of a cupboard left over from a sensory bin... and found golden flax seeds. Score! The small seeds make an amazing filler, almost like the small plastic pellets found in the bums of some stuffed animals.

Keeping the right sides facing, I sewed three sides. Then I flipped them right side out, filled with 1/4 cup of seeds, turned under 1/4" on the open side, and carefully top seamed it shut. Done!

No leaves on that tree? Use a fabric marker to fix it.