How to make a Nap Mat Cover

Here in the south, kids go to pre-school and Kindergarten all day.  All day school  = nap time, and with nap time, a child needs a nap mat. Nap mats are required and that means a nap mat cover is important too. I'm sure there are covers you can purchase, but making a cover with fabric your child chooses will make them so happy!

It's pretty easy to make a Nap Mat Cover.  I'll show you how!  updated August 2019

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My son is started pre-school.  Since he will be going all day, twice a week, he needs a nap mat cover.  He chose some cool fabric for me to make him a cover.

Supplies needed for Nap Mat Cover

• Kinder mat
• Super Hero Fabric (3 yards)
• Sew on Velcro
• Minky fabric
• Poly Fill
• Hounds tooth ribbon
• black buttons

How to make a Nap Mat Cover

• Fold the fabric in half lengthwise, inside out.  
• Lay the mat on top of the fabric to measure how much is needed.  I cut off about 1/4 of a yard.

• Sew the sides and the bottom closed, leaving the top open like a pillow case.  
• Fold the unfinished edge of the open end down 2 times and sew a hem.

• Sew velcro to the ends of the opening for a closure.

• Stuff the plastic mat inside the cover, and close it with the velcro.

My little man took the nap mat for a test drive and requested a pillow for his nap mat.

How to make a pillow for a nap mat

• Cut two 8 x 20" pieces of minky fabric
• Turn right sides in and sew around the edges leaving a 3 inch opening
• Turn the fabric right side out
• Stuff the pillow with Poly Fil
• Hand sew the opening closed

• To attach the pillow to the nap mat, sew 2 buttons on the pillow and line up buttons sewn on the cover. 

• In a 5 inch piece of ribbon, cut 2 holes for the buttons
• Melt the edges of the ribbon with a flame to keep the ribbon from fraying

The ribbon holds the pillow to the nap mat nicely.

To keep it all together, I wrapped more of the same ribbon around everything.  It is closed with velcro

sewn to the ends of the ribbon.

My son loves his nap mat. Hopefully he'll actually take a nap on it at school!

This Nap Mat Cover or Kinder Mat Cover was simple to make and removes easily to make washing a breeze!