The Easy Peasy Poncho is now available in children’s sizes. Makes a great crochet project while on a Netflix binge (just make sure to move up your stich markers). Made a scrap buster poncho for my little girl, but a poncho in just one or two colors would look great too.
http://www.goddesscrochet.com/2015/10/19/easy-peasy-poncho-for-children-free-crochet-pattern/