How to Make Mini Crayon Rolls

Keep crayons handy while out of the house without cluttering your purse or diaper bag.

Keeping a few crayons in your purse or diaper bag provides you with a quick and simple way to keep your children quiet while out of the house. You don't need to stash a 64-pack of crayons to keep your children entertained. Instead, pack just five crayons, red, green, blue, yellow and black, in a homemade mini crayon roll to keep your purse or diaper bag uncluttered and your children busy.

Things You'll Need

• 1/8 yard wool felt
• Ruler
• Scissors
• 1/4-inch-wide ribbon
• Straight pins
• Sewing machine

Instructions

1. Cut a 4 1/4-inch-square piece of wool felt for the backing piece of the mini crayon roll. Cut another piece of felt, this one 4 1/4 by 3 inches for the pocket.

2. Cut an 18-inch-long piece of 1/4-inch-wide ribbon to create the ties for the crayon roll. Fold the ribbon in half.

3. Lay the felt square on your work surface. Place 1/2 inch of the folded end of the ribbon on the right edge of the square centered between the top and bottom edge. Lay the 3-by-4 1/4-inch rectangle of felt on the square and ribbon so the bottom edge of the rectangle lines up with the bottom edge of the square. Pin all the layers together.

4. Sew along the side and bottom edges of the felt rectangle with a 1/4-inch seam allowance. This will hold the pocket – rectangle – to the back – square – while also attaching the ribbon ties.

5. Sew vertical seams from the top to the bottom edge of the felt rectangle every 3/4 inch between the left and right seams you just sewed. This creates five little crayon-sized pockets.

6. Place a crayon in each pocket, roll the holder toward the edge with the ribbon ties and tie the ribbons around the roll to hold it.