it's all fun and games

i knew i had to do something when i found myself saying to nate "nate, stop running around like a cheetah during school time. you are not a cheetah!"

then nate came to me and asked me to email the wild kratts and ask them if he could have a creature power suit

nate is obsessed. obsessed with the pbs show wild kratts. which i don't mind. the show is SO educational! i am surprised by how much i've learned about animals, wild life, habitats etc... nate can often be found sharing with me facts about animals or giving me a multiple choice question about animals

so, after i explained to nate that creature power suits are not to be sold. i thought why not make one? i asked nate if he would like one, he freaked out thinking he was going to get a real suit that would turn him into an animal... then i had the sad job of explaining to him that if i make him one it will not actually turn him into the animal of his choice. he was devastated. like full tears upset! i love how kids think so literal!

so today, i began the job. i do NOT sew. so i created a non sew creature power suit!

i found an old shirt too small for nate and cut it up

i used my cricut for template, marked the circles and cut them out

then i bought a 4.00 t-shirt at walmart, cut the sleeves off

and used this AMAZING product that does the sewing for you...but with an iron...think like a patch works

i got a pair of gloves and did the same

voila. creature power suit!

then i had chris use his computerness and create some animals, printed them in color on card stock, cut them out and laminated them. i put velcro in the middle of the circle on the shirt and on the power disks

The link for a free 3-page pdf is at the bottom of this blog post

what? you thought i'd post with out a pic of ellie?

hee

she watched and napped during the process

voila! super creature power!

i was going to make a bag for the power disks but found a camera bag at the $ store and used it instead

i have one super happy wild kratt kid today!

and they did a little piano playing while i worked away!

and that sums us up!

For anybody that would like to use the source images, my wonderful, amazing, incredible good looking and just over the top phenomenal husband volunteered to upload them for me!!! Isn't he the best?

UPDATE:
Due to significant number of individuals requesting the 3-page pdf of the pictures below, my husband uploaded it to dropbox. Please feel free to download it and share your creation with me at mel_eigenheer at hot mail dot com

COPYRIGHT:
Please note that my husband has personally created these power disks but decided to make them available to everyone free of charge for any kind of use (please email me first if you plan on using them commercially). All I ask is that you leave the copyright note on the images. Thanks.

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Wild Kratts Power Disk Template 1

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UPDATE:
Due to significant number of individuals requesting the pdf of the pictures above, my husband uploaded it to dropbox. Please feel free to download it and share your creation with me at mel_eigenheer at hot mail dot com

COPYRIGHT:
Please note that my husband has personally created these power disks but decided to make them available to everyone free of charge for any kind of use (please email me first if you plan on using them commercially). All I ask is that you leave the copyright note on the images. Thanks.

you can download the free printable pdf that looks like this: