DIY Kid's Hammock

Make a custom hammock for a child aged 4 to 8.

When you are organizing your backyard, you may want to hang up relaxing hammocks between the trees for your family and friends to lounge in. However, most store-bought hammocks are full-sized, and can be difficult to manage for a small child. One solution is to make your own small-sized hammock. This enables you to customize the sizing of the hammock to perfectly suit your children.

Things You'll Need

• Linen fabric
• Scissors
• Measuring tape
• Fabric punch press tool
• Grommets, male and female sections
• Grommet press
• Twine

Instructions

1. Cut out a rectangle from linen fabric using scissors to measure 48 inches wide, 60 inches long.

2. Punch out six 1/2-inch holes along both short sides, spacing each hole 8 inches apart.

3. Place the male section of a grommet onto the bottom of a grommet press, then place the female section of the grommet into the top of the grommet press. Position the grommet press over one of the punched-out holes, then clamp the press together until you hear a "click." This secures a grommet onto one of the punched-out holes in the fabric.

4. Repeat this process to secure grommets onto all of the punched-out holes in the fabric.

5. Cut two pieces of twine using scissors to measure 60 inches long each.

6. Thread a piece of twine through each of the grommets on one end of the fabric. Pull the ends together. Tie the twine into a knot close to the fabric, leaving the ends of the twine loose and long to tie around a tree.

7. Repeat to inert the other piece of twine through the grommets on the other side of the fabric, knotting it in the same manner.

Tips & Warnings

• Use colorful fabric to create a more whimsical-looking hammock.

• Keep sharp scissors, straight pins and sewing needles out of the reach of children.