How To Make A Felt Play Mat

I made this felt play mat about 2 and a bit years ago for my then almost 20 month old son.

How to make a felt play mat.

Trying a new craft is always an adventure. Kids can have even more fun with their favorite toys playmobil or others on this cute and easy felt play mat. Cut out 2 pieces 6 7 inch and 2 pieces 6 6 inch in red felt for the outside walls. 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.

Recently a friend challenged me to create something of felt and that piece immediately came to my mind. Make cuts along each side of the play mat for the sections that fold up. Sew strips of velcro to the handle sections of the green play mat. Cut out 2 pieces 4 6 inch and 2 pieces 2 6 inch in blue felt for the roof and handle.

Here we have cutting the roads and making tracks. Get all the details for making a fun no sew felt play mat. This tutorial will take you through the process of making your own wet felted play mat. For years i had a scrap of thick green felt lying in my fabric box.

Those car play mats have been played with so much that they look pretty worn out and some of the pieces have come off. Your child s creativity can run wild in a world perfect for hours of play. For a child playing with natural wool fibres offers a beautiful sensory experience. Turn them into an enchanting woodland felt play mat.

No sewing skills required. I thought i d turn it into a play mat which is. 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 used my original design as a guide and tried to make these new felt play mats even better.

It was easy to make and we had a bunch of fun playing with it. The organic properties of wool soothe the delicate senses and nervous systems of children. My kids love imaginative play and toys that feed into their imagination. I decided to make diy felt play mats with a farm and grassland theme.

Check out the actual tutorial to make this super fun felt play mat i love the fold up house option. On with the pictures.