DIY Canvas and Burlap Stick Horses with Matching Bandanna and Cowboy Hats

My son has a rodeo day coming up at school and part of his "homework" for kindergarten is to make a stick hobby horse and dress up as a cowboy for the day festivities!  Now I could make a simple horse with a yardstick and a cutout head from paper, but I wanted something that he could play with for more than just one day!  I kept seeing all these "sock" horses on line doing my research as to what I could make for him and that sparked the idea of using the burlap stocking I had in my stash for the past 3 years!!  To me burlap and cowboys are a perfect match!! 

I then gathered and ordered more materials from Canvas Corp and realized the Ticking line is a perfect match for the cowboy look, and since I am at it (and to prevent fights) make one for my daughter too!  So I bought tons of supplies in blue and pink (their favorite colors) and set out to make horses!!  Here is the video on how to make these sweet horses!!

My kids loved playing the the finished products, and not only did I make the horses, but I dressed up some hats we have had in our house for a while and made cute little matching bandannas.

My son in his blue hat, bandanna and horse.  He would not stop talking about it all day!!

Never one to be left out, my little girl loves to get in the mix.  Good news is she will need the horse in 2 years for her rodeo day at school.  Now it is all done!!

Don't they just look too cute with the little matching outfits and horses!?!?  I know I am their mom ........ I am a little biased :)

My sweet kids playing with their new horses and dressing up as cowboys and cowgirls!!

They are getting a little tired of mom taking pictures, so lets make some silly faces to lighten up the mood!!  Now for rodeo day!!

***UPDATE 2 YEARS LATER***

So now 2 years later Cat is ready to use her horse, hat, and bandanna for her Kinder rodeo day!  I decided to add a little something to her hat (after I learned from her brother's rodeo 2 years ago) to add her name to her hat in case it got lost!  Joy Letters to the recuse!!

I added her name "CAT' to the side without the flower with Supertite Fabric Tack glue and it worked amazing!!  Here is a video on how easy it is to fix her hat!!

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She had a blast at her rodeo day and after 2 years of dress up play at home the horses looks good as new from when I made them for the 1st rodeo day 2 years ago!!

Amazing how a few little letters makes all the difference to make her hat and horse even more personal!!

Supplies Used

Interested in the supplies I used in this project?  Most are listed below and some are affiliate links, which generates a me little commission (at not extra cost to you at all) when you click on the link and make a purchase.  Affiliate and product disclosure can be found here.

Fiskars Scissors Shop at: AZ | LFL (UK)	Joy Iron On - Baby Letters Shop at: AZ	CCB Burlap Fringe Shop at: AZ	CCB Burlap Sheet Shop at: AZ | O
CCB Rope Shop at: AZ	CCB Burlap Flower Shop at: AZ | O	Black Craft Mat Shop at: AZ	Supertite Glue Shop at: AZ | O
Black Kids Cowboy Hat Shop at: AZ	Supertite Fabric Tack Glue Shop at: AZ	CCB Stocking Shop at: AZ