Here's a fun little make to do on your own or with your children, which is very versatile - yo-yos!  (also known as Suffolk puffs.)

All you need to start with is some fabric scraps, needle and thread and a template, or selection of templates.  There's a good tutorial on Patchwork Posse which includes templates, but all you need is something round about twice the size you want your finsished yo-yo to be.  A saucer is a good size to start with, but then you can try anything else you have which is round!  

Once you've made a few yo-yos, you might want to think about what you're going to do with them, so that you make them the right size.  You can applique them onto , for instance, a cushion.  Instructions for this are also on Patchwork Posse.

 

Yo-yo flowers are nice on their own, or you can glue or stitch them to all sorts of things to make napkin rings, hair decorations, bags, bunting - the list is almost endless.   This flower is from Made to be a Momma, with instructions for a napking ring.

These are from Mitzi's Collectibles blog and have knitting needle stems.