How to Make a Neuron

Step 3 Stuff the Thing

I use two kinds of stuffing, but you don't have to go to all that trouble. I use plush toy stuffing for the top 'nobbies' and the top of his head. I have found that the little fellows sit better if they are slightly weighted, so I take an old worn, but clean, sock and make a little "bean bag" out of it. Here you can see my up-cycled funnel that I use to cram the beans into the bag. After it's full, simply stitch it closed. It is easier to work with bagged beans than to fill the sock directly with beans, plus this keeps the Neuron from being lumpy. But lumpy could be a "look", too.

I take some quilt batting and wrap it around the bean bag before inserting into the body cavity. Work the stuffing and bag around in the sock so the bean bag fits nicely into the heel of the sock, forming a nice "butt" for Bobb to sit on.