Looking for Christmas ideas?  Last Christmas I made a bean bag for the grandchildren.  It has certainly been the funnest, most entertaining,  longest lasting, eveyone loves it, gift!  

It is so comfy because I used 2 bags of shredded foam for each bag of bean pellets.  That makes it soft as well as substantial.  I made an interlining from muslin, in case some stitching might snap in usage, thus the double protection from dealing with a mess of pellets.  The shape of the pattern was adjusted to make it more "round", utilizing 6 side panels (in red, yellow and blue) and adding a top circle of green to match the botton base circle, which contains a zipper across the center diameter.  This enables the outer fabric shell to be washed if needed. All seams were double stitched and topstitched.   The bag did end up a bit costly - but I purchased the 3 sacks of bean pellets and 6 bags of shredded foam with coupons, and of course the cotton duck fabric was purchased on sale as well. 

My daughter tells me they play on it all the time. And when the kids aren't using it - mom and dad are!   It takes center stage in their living room.  I sure love to see my grandbabies having fun!