felt apple beanbags

I think these felt apples turned out so adorable! They will be going into our fall sensory tub. I've also noticed that the girls like to take them to their kitchen and cook with them.

materials-

apple pattern
red, green and brown felt
small beans (I used black beans)
pins
scissors
mark-b-gone pen
red embroidery floss or sewing machine

directions-
1. cut out the apple pattern
2. trace pattern pieces onto felt with the mark-b-gone pen (trace the apple 2 times for each apple beanbag you want to make)
3. cut out felt shapes
4. sandwich the stem and leaf between two apples
5. pin all 4 pieces together
6. sew around the apples by hand or with your sewing machine
7. leave a small opening to fill the apples with beans
8. after filling the apples, stitch the opening closed