So, last week I was in Mama Goose shoppin when I saw a warming rice pack
They are meant to be warmed for 2-3 min in the microwave oven. We dont have a microwave (on purpose) so I went in search of info about heating them in other ways.
Turns out these rice pillows can be made using corn, barley and other grains and are traditionally warmed in the bread box on a cook stove.
So- that did it. Inspiration!
We just happened to have bought a brand new sack of feed corn for the goats that day. The next afternoon we set to work whipping up 3 pillows. Ours are filled with feed corn. They measure about the size of a sheet of paper. Each is made of white cotton and has a removable, washable pillow case (that washes up nice- Munchkin already made hers nasty...lol). It was Maya Raes idea to do the two part back for the case so they would be easily removed. Munchkin sewed hers completely on her own (w supervision). Maya sewed mine while I cut hers out. The cammo is Munchkins, Mayas is the bears, mine is the quilt print.
We are warming them on a tiny cookie sheet on the wood stove. Just takes several minutes to heat one. They get really warm. They do scorch if left too long! They stay warm for as much as 2 hrs. Munchkin napped with hers on the first day....she was roasty and toasty. When I went to wake her up I could feel the warmth coming off her bed! Awesome!!! For the first few uses they smell like warm bread.
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