How To Make A Felt Play Mat

Sew strips of velcro to the handle sections of the green play mat.

How to make a felt play mat.

Make cuts along each side of the play mat for the sections that fold up. I drew out a basic template of what i planned to do and then cut my felt to match i organized it a bit differently than my original plan but i didn t glue anything until i got the felt garden and house cut out and tested how they all fit together on the mat. Check out the actual tutorial to make this super fun felt play mat i love the fold up house option. No sewing skills required.

This is one of the reasons we love playmobil toys so much. I decided to make diy felt play mats with a farm and grassland theme. The organic properties of wool soothe the delicate senses and nervous systems of children. Turn them into an enchanting woodland felt play mat.

On with the pictures. Those car play mats have been played with so much that they look pretty worn out and some of the pieces have come off. This year i decided to try to make a felt play mat for my nephew and one for my youngest son for christmas. Here we have cutting the roads and making tracks.

Trying a new craft is always an adventure. There is something special about a hand felted woollen play mat. Make a no sew play mat from a drop cloth an inexpensive drop cloth is the base for this fun activity rug and felt is used to create the town. I made this felt play mat about 2 and a bit years ago for my then almost 20 month old son.

For a child playing with natural wool fibres offers a beautiful sensory experience. Cut out 2 pieces 6 7 inch and 2 pieces 6 6 inch in red felt for the outside walls. Cut out 2 pieces 4 6 inch and 2 pieces 2 6 inch in blue felt for the roof and handle. For years i had a scrap of thick green felt lying in my fabric box.

I thought i d turn it into a play mat which is. Get all the details for making a fun no sew felt play mat. My kids love imaginative play and toys that feed into their imagination. Recently a friend challenged me to create something of felt and that piece immediately came to my mind.

Your child s creativity can run wild in a world perfect for hours of play. It was easy to make and we had a bunch of fun playing with it.