Scrap Fabric Flip Flops (Fluffy Flip Flops!)

Scrap fabric flip flops are so fun and funky. We call them “Fluffy Flip Flops”. One of the best flip-flops crafts for kids! A quick and easy summer camp project for girls and a great way to use up fabric scraps. Create patterns or tie the strips on randomly, the choice is yours!

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Coming up with activities to do with the 8-11-year-old girls at our church is probably my favorite thing to do. I am the Activity Days leader for our congregation and get to hang out with these girls on Sundays to teach gospel lessons, and two Wednesday evenings a month to make crafts, play games, and teach life skills! Some of our favorite activities have been the Random Acts of Kindness Kits, Mother's Day Tea Party, and Nativity Wall Hangings. We are getting ready to take a break during the summer months so I wanted to have a little fun before we did that.

Scrap Fabric Flip Flops

I saw a giant bin of $.97 flip flops at Walmart (you can usually find them on sale at Old Navy too) and thought it would be fun to decorate flip flops with the girls! I've done this with kids and teens before, but the results have been hit and miss. Hot glue never lasts very long, but the other types of glue take forever to dry and the kids end up making a huge mess. This time I wanted to simplify things. I've seen these funky flip flops made with yarn, strips of ribbon, or scrap fabric in the past and always thought they were a little crazy. They're a 90's creation, right? Fast forward to being in a time in my life of being a mom and having two girls who LIVE for fun and funky fashion creations, and I instantly knew that they’d be a hit with the girls at church too.

I requested the shoe sizes for all of the girls from their parents and got to work with Ruby to make an example pair. When we finished she looked down at her fluffy flip-flops and said, "Wow. I LOVE these." Mission accomplished!

8/2018 UPDATE: this activity was a HUGE hit and I've seen quite a few fluffy pairs of flip flops this summer at birthday parties, on cute little shoppers out running errands, and at the park. So glad these girls love this project!

I sew. Therefore I have a stash of scrap fabric. A great project for a leftover fat quarter or two.

Fabric Flip Flop Supplies

• 1 pair of flip flops
• fabric scraps
• scissors

How To Make Fluffy Fabric Flip Flops

You'll need a pile of scrap fabric strips (about 1") wide and 8" long. We found 8" to be a good length for tying a double knot.

Start at one side of the rubber strap and tie the fabric on, using a double knot. You'll need about 20 strips per shoe if you want them nice and tight. You can also space them out a bit if you'd like.

Step 3: Give them a trim when you are finished so that the strips are the same length and won't drag on the ground.

Won't these be fun fashion statements this summer? There will be at least a dozen pairs walking the beaches here in Virginia Beach! Here's to fashion-forward styling, haha!

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Fluffy Fabric Scrap Flip Flops