We joined the felt food frenzy!
The kids and I made this “breakfast ” as a gift for a little pre-school cousin~
We all cut out and sewed the food. The girls used basic blanket stitch to close the edges and stem stitch for the embellishments.
Felt is a fantastic sewing medium!
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- Young beginners can quickly sew pieces together.
- It stays in place and doesn’t shift when sewing.
- It is forgiving – mistakes are often ‘hidden’ or undone without giving any evidence.
- Colours are bright and clear.
- It is really cheap.
- A little goes a long way!
- Little scraps can be used for many things.
- It endures despite quite frequent playing.
There are some excellent websites for is more ideas, patterns and inspiration:
- The Petite Cafe.blogspot.com shares felt-dessert; felt-dinner; felt-lunch; felt-breakfast
- Helping Little Hands.blogspot.com has a felt cook along. She shares a great tip for remaking play food-boxes to last and this nifty idea to make mini-canned food looks real felt food
- Scribd.com for a Felt-Muffin-Pattern download
- Chasing Marcus.blogspot.com shows felt food
We’re off to make some more gifts!
Blessings,
We’ve done this ourselves! My kiddos have a kitchen there Papa made for them when they were toddlers and they still play with it. Makes for a great math lesson when I require them to total my bill.
Here’s a peak at some of their foods:
http://academiacelestia.blogspot.com/2010/03/felt-food-wordless-wednesday.html
All the links! … Wow! I am so intrigued; I know my kiddos are going to be re-energized and want to make more food! Thank you so much!
What a wonderful idea. I must get my daughter sewing and this will be a great way to begin. Thank you for sharing on the blog carnival!
Thank you for taking part in the SA Carnival of Homeschool blogs.
Felt is a wonderful product. I love the idea of getting the kids to join in and make a gift to someone.
Love it!! These ideas are so inspiring. I see some felt food in our future! What a great idea!!
Wow, thank you for sharing! My 8year old loves felt activities and making her own food, learning basic sewing is a bonus! This is truly inspiring!
Thank you!
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