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Make your own felt board

By Debi 8 Comments

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Kids will love it when you make your own felt board. This easy to make felt board will keep kids entertained for hours. Using pictures from their favorite tv shows or books, kids can play with this simple felt board.

Make Your Own Felt Board

All my kids have loved felt boards and I have made them for all of them over the years. Now Willow has one. Well actually she has 2 because when the big kids heard she was getting one, they all wanted to know if they were allowed to play with it, even my 15 year old. As much as that warms my heart, it also equals  fighting at times. So, I happily made one on the wall and one on a cork board.

They couldn’t be easier to make. I almost always have felt in the house.

That is not a live outlet. That is why there is no safety plugs in them.


Cut a large piece. This piece was for the wall.

And then I tacked it to the wall or you can staple it if you prefer. If you do not want one on the wall and prefer a mobile one, you can use  an old cork board or wood piece.

Lay the corkboard on the felt and then wrap the felt around it.

Then use hot glue or I prefer a staple gun.

Now the fun part. Making the pieces. You can photo copy characters from books. Print coloring sheets from online, which the Little Einstien’s above are, one of Willow’s current favorite shows. you can draw your own. We also use ABC and numbers. Then as we learn a new number or letter, we practice it each day. Then we use picture of how many match the number or things that match the letter we are working on. Take the picture and glue it to the felt. Let it dry.
Then cut it out. I prefer to cut it close. The lighter it weighs the better.

Then it sticks on to the felt board.

And she plays away.

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  1. Tiffany Cruz

    March 28, 2012 at 10:31 am

    Awesome idea. This would keep a child occupied for a while.

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  2. Meagan P - Sunshine and Sippy Cups

    March 28, 2012 at 11:05 am

    I haven’t thought about these in years – I used to use these when I was a wee little girl scout 🙂 Thanks for the reminder – I’ll have to make these soon for my little girl – so fun!

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  3. Melissa

    March 28, 2012 at 11:06 am

    Thanks for this great tutorial! I need to do this for my toddler!

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  4. Tara

    April 25, 2012 at 10:41 am

    I remember loving when they brought out the felt board at church when I was a little kid. This is a great idea! Thanks!

    Reply
  5. chelesa sims

    July 22, 2012 at 7:38 pm

    i have always wanted to learn how to make one of these. thank you

    Reply
  6. Ella B

    August 28, 2012 at 3:21 am

    I’m gonna do this with my little guy. Good post!

    Reply
  7. Deb

    July 24, 2013 at 6:09 pm

    Love this idea! Just wondering if you have to use a stronger, more rigid felt for the backing? I have the really soft felt and they don’t stick we’ll together…

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    • Debi

      July 25, 2013 at 8:49 am

      The felt I used for the back was the kind you can buy in the long sheets by the yard. It is pretty rigid. That might be a difference.

      Reply

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