Grandy Squares for Babies and Toddlers

One-yr-old Grace was at the age of relentlessly emptying toilet paper rolls, wipes, and Kleenex boxes.

I raided great-grandma's fabric stash and mine, cutting a variety of colors, prints, and textures into 6 inch squares (one even had ball fringe attached from a curtain). It was endless entertainment - stuffing them in an empty container, pulling them out again, and "talking" about each one.

Check with sewing and quilter friends and family, but this is an inexpensive project even if you need to buy some squares from JoAnn Fabrics. Keep in mind colors, patterns, novelty prints (cars and kittens were a hit with Grace), and textures (dotted swiss, super soft, and satin).

Cut a cardboard template to trace your square or dust off your rotary cutter and wide ruler – either way, it is an easy project - no hems needed, though you could use pinking shears if you have them. Stuff the fabric squares into an empty Kleenex box or baby wipe container with a few tempting squares peaking out. Even almost-three-year-old Jack couldn’t resist pulling them out and organizing them by color, or finding the three car-themed fabric squares.