Make your own felt capes for your little ones with this easy tutorial and watch the creative play unfold! The thing I love most about B’s age (2 1/2) is how he loves to pretend! B and his friend C spend tons of time saving animals (like Diego) or running and hiding from bears. On …
I made this Button Snake for B to build his fine motor skills. I put all of the pieces into a ziplock bag and it is easy for us to grab to use in the car or while we wait somewhere. All you need to make your own is scrap felt, a long piece of …
I found the idea for the ABC Felt Pillow on Martha Stewart’s website when B was only 12 months old but got so excited about it, I made it right then. Right now B is just getting interested in it (28 months). It is great for letter identification, learning to spell their name/family names, and …
Toddlerhood isn’t too early to help with cooking or to prepare their own meals (with supervision). B (2 years old) loved preparing his own homemade pizza. Materials: Individual size already prepared pizza crusts, pizza sauce, cheese, toppings This week we decided to make a REAL pizza just like our pretend felt pizza. This idea was …
Making a felt pizza is such a fun, creative, open ended activity for toddlers and preschoolers! Cut the shapes needed ahead of time and watch the creativity begin! Materials: felt, scissors, pan (optional) 1) Cut pieces from different color felt. For example, one large circle for the crust, smaller circle or circles for the …
If you are like me you have extra felt pieces laying around from projects (that were awesome or didn’t work out). Here are several games with felt pieces that you can put those pieces to use! Materials: felt pieces, marker (optional) Here are a few fun ideas for how to use felt pieces: Hopscotch Obstacle …