Montessori-Inspired Sewing Activities

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 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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