What you will need:

• tie
• fabric scraps
• needle
• thread
• buttons
• felt scraps
• scissors

Step 1: Create the Snake Body

Choose how long you want your snake to be, then cut the bottom of the tie off (the small end).

Step 2: Create the Snake Eyes

Cut two small circles out of felt and sew the buttons on top of the felt circles.

Step 3: Sew on the Snake Eyes

Choose the placement of the eyes on the front of the tie, then sew them into place.

Step 4: Stuff the Snake Body

Cut up your fabric scraps and start to push them inside of the tie. This should be fairly easy to do on a wider tie. I used a ruler to push the fabric scraps down the length of the tie. If the body part of the tie’s stitching starts to pull apart, just hand stitch it closed again.

Step 5: Sew the Snake Head

Once the head portion of the tie is full of fabric scraps, hand-stitch it closed.

Step 6: Sew the Snake Tail

Fold the tail end of the tie into a triangle shape and then hand-stitch it closed.

Step 7: Sew the Snake Tongue

Cut a red scrap of felt into the shape of a forked tongue and then sew it into place under the snake’s head.

Step 8: Surprise Your Child!

Give your kiddo his/her new toy snake and teach him/her how fun upcycling can be!