There are lots of easy to make stuffed toy animals for kids. You can choose all sorts of shapes and designs to create. If your children like animals, have them make a cat, dog, sheep, or, better still, let them choose their favorite animal to design. If you want the really easy to make stuffed toys for kids, the following is the basic steps.

Print out a picture of whichever animal your child is interested in at the time. You should try to print out the front and back images of the animal. This is not necessary, but it adds cute detail. It’s best to print a black and white image. Your child can color in the picture however he or she likes.

Buy stuffing materials. Now there are a variety of options for this step. If you want to make a soft doll, buy synthetic cotton or poly fill or any soft fluffy filler. Using child-safe scissors, let your child cut out the pictures.

Staples are the best way to keep the two sides of the plush toy animal together, but you’ll need to cover them up with a small piece of scotch tape at the end to keep the project soft. Staple the two sides together about halfway around. Staple the smaller side of the animal, usually the head, but it depends on what position the animal is standing in, together first. This way the paper won’t rip during stuffing.

Using whatever material you bought, gently stuff the doll. Be careful not to overstuff. For younger children, limit the amount of stuffing you give them, as their sense of proportion is not yet developed. Finish stapling the rest of the doll. Apply the scotch tape as explained above, and the toy is then finished.

After you’ve finished all the above, your child can make and cut out clothing for his/her doll. These easy to make stuffed toys wholesale for kids can be given to children from ages four and up, and can be done with very minimal assistance. Six and up can do it on their own. And remember, you can print out whatever picture your child enjoys, it doesn’t have to be an animal.