Re: kids apron question

"robb" <some@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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request for ideas ...

I am planning to make some aprons for a pre-school class
with age ranges 3-6.

ah. Montessori.

There are different aprons for different purposes as part
of practical life exercises. The activities might be things
like washing dishes, various food preparing exercises,
window washing, gardening. polishing, painting etc.

painting isn't part of practical life ;) but it does need an
apron with sleeve coverage, more so than the practical life
jobs.

As an example i was thinking of using a lighter weight
vinyl for gardening and maybe some medium weight cotton for
polishing.For the dishwashing aprons i was thinking i could
line the back of a cotton material with some water
resistant fabric. I was thinking of using the same pattern
for all the aprons maybe something like a short armless
poncho , a pinafore or cobbler style ( that is a hole in a
strip of fabric about sholder width and some elastic on the
sides under the arms)

is your Montessori school requesting different aprons for
different works? it seems strange that they aren't using one
vinyl coated cotton apron style for any/all of practical life.
usually you'd want something the children can put on & remove
by themselves, so nothing that needs tying. pullover pinafores
with velcro tabs at the sides work well for practical life.
my son's school used backwards long sleeve shirts for arts &
crafts work. the younger preschoolers can be messy with paints
& some of the things they use *don't* just wash out.

So, i am requesting some ideas for fabrics and apron
patterns to make these.

the kids like bright colors. some like solids & some like
prints (but avoid anything gender specific or related to
anything comercial, like Disney or cartoons). pullover styles
with ribbing necks are nice. remember little kids have bigger
heads than you'd think, & make the head openings fairly large
for the height (my son's head was 20". one of his friends had
an almost 22" head).
my son is in 3rd year of lower elementary in Montessori. he
likes it a lot.
lee
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