Okay, I admit, these would be best for adults or older girls, but my daughter’s have had a blast helping me pick out fabric and cutting out the circles. Even tracing them, too. I didn’t make mine as big as suggested for this project, but this is what I’m working on:

http://sunshinescreations.vintagethreads.com/2007/11/part-1-how-to-make-yoyo-advent-calender.html

And here’s an easy way to learn to make the yoyo’s:

http://heatherbailey.typepad.com/photos/how_to_make_a_yoyo/index.html

you can make flowers, or sew them together to make things, such as this advent calendar. But there are also other things you can make if you just let yourself be creative!

Kell