d.i.y. feltboard

Feb 19

Posted by: Scott in: blog, caleb isaiah, clever toys, crafty, d.i.y., homemade toys, parenting

I have been wanting a feltboard for a long time now. I finally took the plunge. All $6 of it. I had no idea it would be so dirt cheap, or I would have done it a while back! Caleb got a tabletop easel for Christmas that has been pretty versatile so far. A chalkboard, a white board, an easel for painting or drawing, the white board is also magnetic, and now a felt board. I bought a 36″ X 36″ piece of white felt packaged in plastic for $2.99 and 20 different sheets/colors of felt pieces for $0.20 a piece.

I will be able to make ample feltboard creations out of this, and I’m thinking of going back to get more to make play food out of (another project, another day perhaps). I clipped all of these pieces in about an hour last night while watching TV.  Of course I had to start out with a car theme for Caleb, and I also did a build-a-frosty themed set, since we have built a few Frostys recently.  I cut all of these with no pattern, but there are patterns available online if you don’t feel comfortable snipping away.  You can use a similar easel set up (or clip to the fridge, lay on the floor, etc) or give your piece of felt a stiff backing or board. I had originally intended to make an actual board, but now that I realize the easel works so perfectly, I think I’ll just keep mine in foldable form for now. You could use a piece of cardboard or a thin piece of wood to wrap the felt around. You could hang it on the wall. Pop the cork out of an old bulletin board and wrap it with felt for a framed board. Wrap an old white board. A small travel version would make an excellent toy for the car. Make sure to use cardboard for this one, so as not to create a projectile (in other words, don’t use wood, or a hard/heavy material for the backing. Add a ribbon for a handle. If making a folded version, you could add a closure. I’ve also seen an idea to make a little travel board from sandpaper and yarn. The yarn sticks to the sandpaper, kids can create pictures using different colors and lengths of string.

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One Response to “d.i.y. feltboard”

    Lauren
    February 19th, 2008 10:04 pm

    OK so can you be my mommy? :-)

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