This lap-size cushion does double duty: right side up, it's a plush headrest; flipped over, it provides a flat, cloth-covered "desktop" for a child to write on in a notebook or journal.
| Prep Time: Under 1 hour | |
| What you need: | |
| Craft knife
Foam board (sold in office supply stores) Oversized kitchen towel, about 18 by 26 inches Pillow, 12 by 16 inches (sold in fabric stores) Straight pins Paintbrush and fabric glue | |
| Seasons: Year round | |
| Materials: craft knife, foam board | |
| Instructions: | |
| 1. | Use a craft knife to cut a 10- by 14-inch rectangle from the foam board (a parent's job). |
| 2. | Place the towel right side down on a flat surface and
center the piece of foam board on top of it. Set the pillow atop
the board. |
| 3. | Fold the towel around the pillow and board, as if wrapping
a present, and pin all the edges in place. |
| 4. | Adhere the overlapped edges by removing several pins at a
time and using a paintbrush to apply fabric glue to that area
before repinning the section. When the glue is completely dry,
remove all the pins, and the pillow is ready to use. |
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Place the towel right side down on a flat surface and
center the piece of foam board on top of it. Set the pillow atop
the board.
Fold the towel around the pillow and board, as if wrapping
a present, and pin all the edges in place.
Adhere the overlapped edges by removing several pins at a
time and using a paintbrush to apply fabric glue to that area
before repinning the section. When the glue is completely dry,
remove all the pins, and the pillow is ready to use.

