The Napster

Carson started "Mother's Day Out" (a.k.a. his school) today. He was so excited to go and play and have lunch and snacks! We went to check it out last week and got to play on the playground and in his classroom for a little while, so he felt really comfortable when I dropped him off this morning.

At the end of the day (from about 1-2pm) they have a nap time until the parents arrive to pick up their kids. The parent packet suggested that you send your child with some kind of nap mat or blanket to sleep on. Carson hasn't napped regularly since this summer, but I thought a special nap mat might help him at least settle down and be quiet. So after a little online research I found a design that looked good. I also figured it would be easy enough to make (and about 1/2 the price). And that is just what we did. It was perfect because Carson got to pick out the fabric that he wanted (Cars, of course) and I got a fun project to work on. And since I discovered that Jensen was equally excited about this...and I had plenty of supplies, I ended up sewing two.They came out so cute (and were actually about 1/4 of the price I found online). And I probably would have saved myself a little time and stitch picking if I'd actually had a pattern, but I didn't make any mistakes I couldn't fix, so I can't complain.

Carson likes that he can fold it up and carry it.It's cute and apparently very comfortable, because when I went to pick him up, he was dead asleep! Maybe all I needed was a nap mat?