Day 28! other posts are available here!

Suddenly temperatures have dropped in this part of the world, I had to break ice this morning so the girls could get to their water and its c-c-c-cold! The boys complained last night that their bed was so cold to get into so St. Nicolas will be dropping something in their shoes tonight to warm those beds right up!

Gather 2 different fabrics (one for the inner bag and one for the case) needles thread scissors and a stuffing. I used red lentils that had somehow been pushed to the back of the cupboard and where way out of date.

You can make this any shape and pretty much any size you want. We don't have a microwave so I put the lot in our slowcooker/crockpot and it worked a treat. I imagine a ricecooker would work great too!
Here I sewed the bag that holds the lentils. nothing too fancy just 2 pieces from my stash that lined up sewed together using a backstitch filled about half with the lentils and them sewed shut. Before you sew it shut hold it up in your hands to determine the weight you don't want something too heavy but also not too light because it would cool down really quickly

This is the case, I folded the ends over twice to create a seam and sewed it up with a running stitch. fold it over to create a pilowcase type closure and sew the sides shut

Once its turned inside out this is what you end up with, now you can fill it with the lentil bag and pop it in the microwave/oven/slowcooker to warm it up.

Always shake the filling really well before handing it too a child to ensure that there are no super hotspots especially when you use a microwave to heat them up!

If you are a keen walker these are great to make pocketsize to heat before you go and keep you toasty warm for longer!