Pete the Cat

One more blog today and I am finally caught up on the things I have wanted to blog about but have not had the time/resources!

Over Christmas my mom and dad got the kids a book called Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons. Basically it is a story of a cat named Pete that has a favorite shirt with four groovy buttons he sings a song about. Much to his misfortune his buttons keep popping off but does Pete cry? Goodness no! Buttons come and buttons go…he keeps on signing. I love it! I grew up with my mom singing 24/7 around the house. When things were good we sang, when things were bad, we sang to cheer up, while getting ready in the morning me and my sister could be found singing songs in harmony in the bathroom while fixing our hair. Cooking in the kitchen simply couldn’t be done without breaking out in song. I remember at some point in life realizing this was not the norm, but never the less it is definitely something that has carried on to my own home with the addition of dancing
Jackson was actually the one that was gifted the book, but Isabel has simply fallen in love with Pete and if you heard her say, “Goodness no, buttons come, buttons go” in the sweetest voice ever and bust out in a dance and song about her groovy buttons you would have no choice but to fall in love with Pete too. After being inspired by my friend Astrid and her fun venture into making books come to life for her daughter Tilly I have been looking for ways to do the same. So I decided that the kids needed a Pete the Cat of their very own with a yellow shirt and “popable” buttons.
I made his body out of some blue jean jegging material I got at Joann, and the yellow shirt, buttons, eyes, nose and belly button are all felt.

The buttons are able to pop on and off with snaps I added. (I used a snap kit I got in the Babyville section with a gift card to Joann Fabric. They are the kind on cloth diapers and they have come in so so handy on so many projects!)

Once all of Pete’s buttons are gone he realizes it’s all good because he still has his belly button.


After finishing him I saw that they actually make a Pete the Cat and there are some other books in which he keeps his cool in stressful situations. So if you want to get one of your own and aren’t feeling crafty you can probably find one online. Either way I definitely recommend giving him a read.