Saw something like this on Pinterest and decided to give it a try.
Not too many materials required; brown paper lunch bag, scissors, patterned paper (scrapbook paper), plain white handkerchief, needle, thread or embroidery thread, glue, some kind of filler like candy or treats. Optional - iron on little patches, iron, ironing board, fabric to keep the patch from scorching
Found a good pattern for the tie and some "tie-ish" looking bits of paper in my scrapbook stuff.
Picked up the iron on patches (about an inch in size, the balls were the size of a quarter)
Gave the cubs a quick lesson in using a needle and thread. You can see how big these handkerchiefs are, I picked them up at the craft store but next time I would look for them at kmart or something because these were more bandanna size but they worked.
The cubs did a great job putting the monogram on the handkerchief and we stuffed the "shirts" with little candy bars. I drew the letter on the handkerchief for them lightly in pencil and then they did a simple running stitch to trace it.
Before opening the bag cut into it an inch and a half on both sides about an inch and a half from the top. Make a careful slit in the front of the bag where the "pocket" will be for the handkerchief to stick out. Glue the tie on where it looks good. Put in the treats, arrange the handkerchief, carefully pull the flaps in and glue them down. Great project for the cubs and mine got a kick out of doing the monogram.
