Sewing is a wonderful Montessori practical life activity. Not only is it great for developing skills such as fine-motor coordination and concentration, but many sewing projects have added value as “real work” projects children can complete.
Here are a variety of Montessori-inspired sewing activities for preschoolers on up. Although sewing activities generally start with lacing, I won’t share a lot of early lacing activities here except ones that “sew” clothes onto paper or wooden dolls. I’ll also save weaving and knitting activities for other posts.
Montessori-Inspired Sewing Activities
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Check out Aimee Fagan’s book Sewing in the Montessori Classroom: A Practical Life Curriculum!
“Sewing” Clothes on the Teddy Bear from Barefoot in Suburbia
Adventures in Lacing (includes link to clothing to lace onto paper dolls from Yelllow Mums) from Simply Montessori
Sewing in the Montessori Primary Classroom from Montessori Workjobs
Easy Paper Plate Sewing from The Mommy Talks
Threading a Needle, Threading and Sewing Activities (photo), Tapestree Table, Group Effort with the Tapestree Table, Tapestree Table Sewing Project, and Sewing Drawers from To the Lesson!
Introductory Sewing Work from Trillium Montessori
Threading, Lacing, and Sewing (photo), Sewing Cards, and My Little Sewist from How We Montessori
Teaching Your Tot to Tie a Knot and Introduction to Sewing (using embroidery floss and a sewing hoop with a child approximately 4 years old) from Tot School
Button Sewing from My Montessori Journey
Sewing from Discovery Kidzone Montessori Adventures
Sewing Metal Inset Shapes from The Education of Ours
Introductory Sewing Work from Trillium Montessori
Sewing on Burlap from Carrots Are Orange
Sewing Activity (Photo from Rockabye Butterfly) – blog no longer available
Sewing Work, Updating the Practical Life Area for Spring, Sewing Buttons, and Constellation Sewing from On The Shelf: A Picture Diary of Montessori Work In Our Classroom
Continent Sewing from Montessori Design
Sewing Pouches and Sewing a Gator (neck warmer) from Montessori Teachings
Sewing Posts from Childhood 101
Practical Life in the Montessori Elementary Environment: Sewing for Charity from North American Montessori Center
Sewing Activities (available for purchase – affiliate link) from Montessori Services
What sorts of sewing activities do you do with your child or students?
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Looking forward to reading more. Excellent post.Really thank you! Continue writing.
Thank you so much for hosting this. Also, as always what a great resource. I have always wanted to sew with my boys. We finger knit, but I think it might be time to start sewing too. Thank you!
So many wonderful sewing ideas!
We just made my daughter her own little sewing box. I’ll have to include some of the items shown!
It is amazing how much children enjoy sewing activities! this is a wonderful collection! thank you!
This is great. Thanks! I’m pinning.
Love this post, Deb! I was just thinking lately how sewing is a perfect fine motor activity for older kids. Thanks for sharing with After School!
This is really lovely. My son wants to learn how to sew and I have been teaching him using the machine. This is also great. Great projects. Pinning!
Thanks so much for linking up with us!
What great lessons!! You always have such fun round-ups. Thank you for sharing at Sharing Saturday!