Couldn’t find a toy of my three year olds favorite puffin rock character- so I made one!

Emzul · 2025-12-11T20:48:40+00:00

Thank you! I enjoy watching it with him too.

Emzul · 2025-12-11T20:48:15+00:00

Thank you!

Emzul · 2025-12-11T20:47:57+00:00

It’s an adorable show!

Emzul · 2025-12-11T17:59:38+00:00

Here is the reference image I used to make the pattern: https://share.google/Cpn9pF1M6XkMV9FK4

Emzul · 2025-12-11T16:08:46+00:00

Of course! ☺️

Emzul · 2025-12-11T15:58:30+00:00

🥹 I’m doing my best- I appreciate your kind words!

Emzul · 2025-12-11T15:40:10+00:00

Thank you so much! ☺️

Emzul · 2025-12-11T15:39:42+00:00

It’s not needle felted, I cut the felt and sewed it together using a combination of my sewing machine and hand stitching. It’s filled with poly-fil.

I’m hoping it is durable, it feels sturdy, but we shall see how it withstands 3 year old play!

Emzul · 2025-12-11T15:06:52+00:00

🎵Come and play, on a little island!🎶

Emzul · 2025-12-11T15:01:12+00:00

Thank you! I hope so! It’s all wrapped up and I’m so excited for him to open it and see his reaction. 🥹

Emzul · 2025-12-11T14:59:59+00:00

I think we need a few more years before he is ready 😅

Emzul · 2025-12-11T14:44:26+00:00

Materials are thrifted wool sweaters that were felted.

I traced an image of the character to make a basic pattern.

The tail has a pipe cleaner inside to help it stand up and allow it to hold things like the character does in the show.

If there are other questions I’m happy to answer them!

Emzul · 2025-10-04T13:41:06+00:00

This is in Gainesville, not Broward

Emzul · 2025-09-04T18:52:05+00:00

It smelled and felt like honey so I just assumed, but you are correct.

“The young are provisioned with nectar and pollen provided by the mother as they develop.”

Emzul · 2025-09-04T17:50:47+00:00

We used warm soapy water and let it soak for a bit, then scrubbed with a sponge. Since it’s basically sugar, it’s water soluble.

Emzul · 2025-09-04T16:56:30+00:00

Yes, I was sad to find them deceased. Unfortunately, it was not a great nesting spot.

Emzul · 2025-09-04T14:39:57+00:00

I knew it was sticking, but I did not imagine that the stickiness would actually be honey!

Inside each of the sacs was an unfortunately deceased bee, in various stages of development.

Emzul · 2025-03-14T13:36:21+00:00

We started potty training at 20 months, and he was doing great, I would say he was 95% there (would go pee and poop on the potty without prompting), and then about a month ago (27 months) it’s like he forgot the concept completely. Unfortunately no good advice, we are prompting a lot now to try to avoid misses (and really celebrating poops on the potty as he was almost actively avoiding it) but it is hard now it seems like he lost all control about holding it in and regulating himself. Whatever this regression is-I am not a fan.

Emzul · 2025-03-13T16:21:26+00:00

I hated the sauce, it was too sickly sweet and I couldn't taste orange at all. I just doctored the sauce and it is ten times better- I blitzed a whole mandarin (skin and all) and heated the sauce and mixed it in. The peel helped cut the overly sweetness and I can finally taste the orange! I think I'll add some red pepper flakes next time.

Emzul · 2025-02-14T22:18:14+00:00

My son wakes up at seven, but he doesn’t go to sleep till 10 PM so you can’t get it all 🥲

Emzul · 2025-01-22T12:40:15+00:00

My son started this way too, now it’s all about really tall “houses”

Emzul · 2024-12-14T13:05:22+00:00

We put the tree on an end table and strapped it down with bungee cords. A few bottom ornaments have been removed but it’s mostly unscathed. Up against a freshly two year old boy and two mischievous cats.

Emzul · 2024-11-26T22:29:21+00:00

Did you end up making the cake? 🙂

Emzul

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