{"id":692,"date":"2025-03-15T04:20:36","date_gmt":"2025-03-15T04:20:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newdadsewingschool.com\/wordpress\/?p=692"},"modified":"2025-03-15T04:20:48","modified_gmt":"2025-03-15T04:20:48","slug":"what-i-use-to-get-my-toddler-to-help-with-dinner-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newdadsewingschool.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2025\/03\/15\/what-i-use-to-get-my-toddler-to-help-with-dinner-time\/","title":{"rendered":"What I use to get my toddler to help with dinner time"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Sew a quick and easy place setting placemat for your toddler.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why Sew a Placemat<\/strong>?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

An 85-year ongoing Harvard Research study (<\/em>Want to Raise More Successful (and Happier) Kids? Harvard Research Says Give Them More Chores)<\/a> has identified a strong connection between chores and later professional success and happiness and <\/em>recommends getting kids engaged in the household activities early on to teach them the values of work. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

They say giving kids chores helps them develop a sense of responsibility and discipline. This makes total sense to me since growing up I was expected to help out with household routines and have the same expectation for my kids. If everyone is eating then everyone should be involved in helping with dinner. That\u2019s why with every opportunity I find I try to find templates to help my toddler ease into chores, like with this table place setting template.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This place setting template is easy to sew and is a fun way to get your child involved in the process of setting the table. It follows the same process as sewing the drying mat here, with the change of sewing the applique shapes onto the mat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Level: Beginner<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Materials:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

1\/4 yard cotton fabric. I like a thicker fabric like quilt Kona fabric. I am actually using cotton canvas to have a more weighty feel. Another good option is sport nylon to keep it from getting stained. This is a good project to use up your fabric stash on as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You will cut these into 2 10×12\u201d rectangles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n