One of the fun activities we've been doing on hot afternoons when we feel stuck inside is playing with Peter's new felt board. It was a very cheap, simple project to make and it's a good sensory and learning activity for his pudgy little fingers!
I just started with a large foam board; the kind you would make a poster presentation out of. First I tried stapling my piece of background felt to it. That didn't work well, as the staples didn't anchor in the foam, and slipped back out. So I whipped out my favorite crafting tool of all time: my trusty old hot glue gun. I just glued the felt directly to the foam all around the margins, and it worked perfectly.
Since then, I've just been sitting every few evenings and cutting out a new set of shapes for him to play with! I did a set with grass, trees, the sun and moon, clouds, and a few toadstools. I plan on adding a few gnomes to play with that set. I also did a set of shapes and colors; and one with a little person for him to dress. I'm currently working on a Very Hungry Caterpillar set.
It's been fun to use my imagination as I cut out new things for him to play with!
I think I've spent about $20 total on the project, and currently have a huge bag of felt to continue to cut out new sets for him to play with, and learn from. Definitely a worth while project!
This is great! My non-crafty self has some questions...does the felt just stick to itself when he puts the pieces on the board? Are you gluing the felt to itself to make the caterpillar, or how are you making those fancy ones....? :)
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