Home Made Felt Boards

Homemade felt boards are easy to make and a unique toy to add to your child's play room.  Using felt board puppets can help your little one practice interpersonal relationships. It will definitely give your child an opportunity to develop language and social skills. Plus it’s super easy and wont take you out of your crafty comfort zone!

Follow these simple steps:

• Glue a whole piece of felt to a recycled cardboard. Part of a moving or shipping box will be best because of it’s thickness. You can make a large board for your playroom wall, or make a smaller travel size for the car. 

• Cut out pictures of family and friends.  Glue felt pieces to the back of the pictures.  Don’t forget to add pictures of your own children so they can be part of the story!  

• Add to the scene by making background pictures such as hills, trees, sun, clouds and some flowers out of felt, or by cutting them out of photographs like you did with the people.

• Decorate a shoe box to keep all of your special new felt toys in!

Home made felt boards can be a way for a young child to relive a special day, remember a loved one who lives far away, or prepare a child for an upcoming move.  Felt boards are concrete and tactile tools that help children understand stories and concepts, much like illustrations in books.  Plus, they make wonderful personalized gifts!