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Ms. Schmidt-Kost from Minneapolis, MN is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Stuffed Animal Sewing Project

My students need supplies to make stuffed animals for our sewing unit in FACS. My students will learn how to hand-sew, including sewing buttons for eyes!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Schmidt-Kost's classroom raised $635

This project is fully funded

My Students

This is the first year my school has had a Family and Consumer Science class in ten years. In Family and Consumer Science, my students will learn and practice many skills that will benefit them as they grow into fully-functioning adults, such as cooking, sewing, budgeting, and parenting skills.

My students are from urban, high-poverty areas of Minneapolis.

They bring with them lots of challenges and also lots of opportunity for growth and success. My students love hands-on projects, and they have been thrilled to be able to learn how to cook this fall and early winter. They are excited to begin other projects and learn new skills including how to knit and sew. The skills they learn in FACS this year, like cooking and sewing, will stay with them well after they have left my classroom.

My Project

The materials we need will allow my students to practice their hand-sewing skills by making a small stuffed animal. My students will have the option of using a pattern for a stuffed monkey, or create their own pattern. They will cut out the pattern in the felt, sew the sides together, sew on buttons for eyes, embroider a mouth and other facial features, and then stuff their stuffed animals. My students will learn fine-motor skills holding and using the sewing needle, they will learn problem-solving skills by troubleshooting any issues that come up, they will learn patience and control through the repetitive sewing motions, and they will learn basic sewing skills that will benefit them in their real lives, like being able to sew on a button.

This project will improve my classroom by allowing my students to get to work on a hands-on project with proper materials.

This will improve my students lives by giving them skills that transcend the classroom. This may spark a few students to consider careers that they may never have been exposed to had they not had the opportunity to try out a new skill.

Ms. Schmidt-Kost Anwatin Middle School Grades 6-8

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

120 students impacted 19donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
ASSORTED PACK ACRYLIC CRAFT FELT 9 INCH X 12 INCH 100 PCS • Amazon $40.20 5 $201.00
Air Lite Eco-Friendly Recycled Polyester Fiberfill, 20-Ounce • Amazon $11.47 10 $114.70
BYKES Set of 24 Assorted Spools of Polyester Sewing Thread Full Size 200 Yards Each • Amazon $12.99 8 $103.92
Singer Assorted Hand Needles , 45-Count • Amazon $5.65 10 $56.50
School Smart Craft Buttons - Assorted Sizes - 1 pound - Assorted Colors • Amazon $12.82 2 $25.64

Materials cost

$501.76

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.53

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$539.29

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$95.17

Total project goal

$634.46

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $634.46

17 Donors

-$625.64

Donations toward project cost

-$539.29

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$86.35

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.82

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 $0.00

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