Friday, March 19, 2010

How to Make a Sit Upon

Today, I am posting about making sit-upons with my Daisy troop. Sit-upons are an honored tradition with the Girl Scouts. Being the adventurous bunch that they are, you often find yourself with a need for something to "sit upon" (hence the name). I was able to donate $4.20 of materials for the project. A bargain craft, wouldn't you say?


Step 1: Buy vinyl/fabric-backed table clothes. You will need enough to and cut them into 14'' X 28'' squares/one for each girl. Fold them in half to make a 14 inch square.




Step 2: Tape three sides of the square with masking tape:

Step 3: Punch holes through the tape.



Step 4: Thread ribbon or yarn through the holes all the way up one side. Tie at the top and leave enough for a handle. Tie it on the other side and then thread down the second side.




Step 5: Fill with newpaper:




Step 6: Tape it closed:




Step 7: Throw a sit-upon upon on your shoulder and enjoy:-)

22 comments:

  1. Wow, how easy!!! What a fun project!

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  2. Very cool and it does look super easy.

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  3. I remember my sister making those when she was little. Neat idea :)

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  4. Thanks for the tutorial. A great little project to file away for future use!

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  5. Cute!

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  6. Well that is super easy! How fun! I wasn't a girl scout, so I guess that's why I had never heard of these before! LOL!

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  8. what a fun and great idea..

    have a great weekend..

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  9. I found your blog through Friday Follow! Have a wonderful week-end! Great idea!

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  10. I remember these from my own Girl Scout Days. And of course, the girls still have theirs...

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  11. I love hand made items. Nice job.

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  12. Happy SITS Saturday! What a great project Idea!

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  13. Awwwww, daisies. I haven't thought about that in forever. My sister was the cutest little Daisy!

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  14. What a nifty project for the girls. And cheap.

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  15. Is that ever neat..i think my girls would like to do something like that.
    we did crafts this week..

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