Easy Felt Frog Plushie Sewing Tutorial for Beginners – Free Printable Pattern for Kids

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I’m so excited to help you make this fun hand-sewn frog! This project is great for kids ages 8 and up (with a little adult help). Along the way, you’ll learn beginner sewing stitches and create your own squishy green buddy. Ready to hop in? Let’s go!

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What You’ll Need:

Felt (in your chosen colors for body, belly, and eyes)
Free Frog pattern (link below)
Sharpie Markers (or similar) for tracing
Embroidery floss (try to match the colors to your felt)
Needle with the big eye / Embroidery Needle (a child-friendly one works best)
Scissors
Stuffing (polyester filler, scrap felt, or even ripped-up plastic grocery bags)

Free Printable Easy Frog Felt Pattern Click image to download and print

Frog Felt Plushie Easy Free Printable Pattern For Kids Click Image to Download and Print

🐸 Step 1: Cut Out Your Frog

Download and print your free frog pattern. Use your marker to trace the shapes onto your felt. Remember to flip any shapes that need to be cut twice; this ensures a perfect match when you sew. After tracing, carefully cut out your felt shapes, trimming any visible marker lines where possible. Don’t throw away your scraps; they can be great for stuffing your frog!

👀 Step 2: Sew On the Eyes (with Knot Stitches)

Place the felt eye circles where you want them on the frog’s face. Use knot stitches to sew each one on.

✨ How to Knot Stitch

Thread your needle and tie a knot at the end.
Push the needle up from the back of the felt where you want the eye to go.
Pull it all the way through.
Go back down very close to the same spot to make a small stitch.
Repeat 2–3 times in the same place to make the eye “pop” and look bigger.
Tie a knot on the back to hold it in place.
Repeat for the second eye!

😄 Step 3: Add a Smile! (with Backstitch)

Lay a piece of string or floss on the frog’s face to figure out where you want the mouth—it should be in the middle-ish of the face so it doesn’t get sewn over later. Once you’re happy with the placement, sew over it using a backstitch.

✨ How To Backstitch

Start by pushing your needle up through the felt from the back.
Move forward a small bit and push the needle down again.
Now bring the needle up a little ahead of the last stitch.
Go backward into the end of the previous stitch.
Repeat: up ahead, down back into the last stitch—this makes a smooth line!

🪡 Step 4: Sew the Frog’s Head Together (Blanket Stitch)

Now it’s time to put the two head pieces together. Line them up and use a blanket stitch all the way around the edge—but leave a small gap for stuffing.

✨ How to Blanket Stitch

Thread your needle and tie a knot.
Start at the edge of the felt, push the needle up through one layer, pull it through.
Go down through both layers a little bit forward.
Before pulling the stitch tight, slide the needle through the loop of thread.
Pull gently so it makes a little “hook” along the edge.
Keep going around the edge of the frog’s head.
Once you’ve stitched most of the way around, stuff the head gently, then finish sewing it closed. Tie a knot to finish!

🐸 Step 5: Add the Belly to the Frog’s Body (Running Stitch)

Line up the frog’s belly onto the front body piece. Use a running stitch to attach it.

✨ How To Running Stitch

Push the needle up from the back of the fabric.
Move forward and push it down again.
Keep going: up, down, up, down, leaving little spaces between stitches.
It’ll look like a dashed line. Easy and fast!

🖐 Step 6: Attach the Arms and Legs (Knot Stitches)

Use knot stitches to attach the arms to the front of the body.
Use knot stitches again to attach the back legs to the back body piece.

🧵 Step 7: Sew the Body Together (Blanket Stitch + Stuffing)

Now it’s time to sew the body front and back together!
Place the front and back of the body together.
Use your blanket stitch to go all the way around—leave a space to add stuffing.
Gently fill the body with stuffing until it’s nice and squishy.
Finish sewing it closed and knot it off tightly.

🪡 Step 8: Connect the Head and Body (Ladder Stitch)

Last step—attach your frog’s head to its body using a ladder stitch.

✨ How to Ladder Stitch

This is a sneaky stitch that hides the thread between the pieces.
Line up the bottom of the head with the top of the body.
Push the needle up from inside the head’s bottom edge.
Go straight across into the body, then come out just a little forward.
Go back across into the head, and repeat.
You’ll make a zig-zag that looks like rungs on a ladder.
Pull gently as you go—it’ll close the gap like magic!
Tie a final knot to hold everything in place.

🎉 Step 9: Enjoy Your Felt Frog!

You did it! You’ve sewn a soft, silly, one-of-a-kind frog all by yourself. Great job learning stitches and creating something awesome. Hop around and show off your new handmade friend!