Comments on: Make a Felt Board

By: Clarissa

Clarissa — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 18:30:59 +0000

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http://www.wordsaroundtown.com

By: Tomato Lady

Tomato Lady — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 07:28:57 +0000

Karen–I’ll have to check it out. Good to know about the adhesive.

By: funfelt

funfelt — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 06:11:41 +0000

There are easier ways to make this but this is awesome. I use spray adhesive and it doesn’t interfere with the static. Most of what makes a felt board work is gravity – lean the board at even a slight angle and the felt sticks. I have some instructions at http://www.fun-activities-for-kids.com under Flannel Board Fun and you can get figures and stuff at http://www.funfelt.com Using felt with kids is GREAT, they are so open ended and imaginative!!
Karen

By: pumpkinsx3

pumpkinsx3 — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 04:53:02 +0000

Did something similar several years ago when the kids were little. I covered plywood with felt. I bought a felt family set from the store. Their swimsuit/underware was painted on them – they came with felt clothes. Then I used felt squares in lots of colors to cut out accessories. Outer space scene, underwater scene, garden scene… The felt clings to the store bought felt people and the felt board without any trouble. You can turn the board upside down without losing your picture. Small scale version: 3 ring binder + felt pages + random shapes = quite toy for church bag

By: Tomato Lady

Tomato Lady — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:57:38 +0000

carol–Thanks! The figures are paper with fuzzy on the back, from a set I bought from a bookstore several years ago. I believe they are widely available from teachers’ supply stores and some bookstores. You can also make your own, but I haven’t researched that yet. Future post, perhaps?

By: carol

carol — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:17:22 +0000

cool! what are the figures made from?

By: Mrs. Money

Mrs. Money — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:32:45 +0000

Cute! This would be a great Christmas present for a kid!