My friend Michelle has been telling me about her felt board making for over a month now- and after I saw this adorable game on this crafty kid site, I was finally convinced I needed to get on the bandwagon and try it out.
Yesterday, I dragged Ashleigh and Lauren out into the 35 degree weather to that store (that begins with a dubya) to buy some black felt for a background and to Michael's to buys some heavy duty poster board and felt pieces.
We came home and got to work.
Actually, I just got to work. I used our cookie cutters for Halloween shapes… and delivered ghosts, pumpkins and a scary cat to the girls. I printed off a witch silhouette from Martha and then free handed a tree and Frankenstein. The results were a hit:
(don't you love the witch's sassy purple boots?)
(that's a CA scarecrow wearing oversized sun glasses)
(Frankenstein with sunny side up eyes)
I leaned the poster board up against our giant white board so it would be more stable. The 22-month-old kept kicking it down. Because she's crazy.
But they all had fun with it 
Yea for felt boards!
Yea for felt boards!
The aftermath:
Oh, did I fail to mention that I had a mocha driving my ambitious cutting spirit? Oops.
Happy Felting
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I want to felt tooo!!!
FUN! And so teacher’y
I have been loving the felt stories at school! I’ll have to try my hand at making some newer ones 
You’ve motivated me!
So I was looking for a cool present for the kids for Halloween….we are soooooo doing this!!!
Starbucks is a must on a day that chilly!!
You are so fun! I’m going to have to try this!
Now I too have to drive to the store and make a felt board.
The buzz around school is that the felt board and dress up are mattie sue’s favorite. i keep thinking of ‘going the distance’. glad to see you did it with such great spirit! sure the (in my case) latte would help.
i realized YOU cut them all out. am i right? girl…..you wonder where Lolo gets her craziness from? my plan was to just by the kit. guess thats cheating huh? are there at least patterns?
That is such a great idia!
Love all the pictures.
love it! perhaps i could get one done by christmas…
I’m glad you’re having so much fun!
I used foam core board (I think that’s what it’s called-it’s beside the poster board at the store that starts with w)for mine and it’s quite sturdy. And then I just hot glued the edges of the big felt on the back of the foam core.
Thanks for sharing all your fun!
I totally “felt” the fun! Abby’s preschool class has a felt board; it’s a dollhouse with four or five different rooms…too cool!
Lolo looks so tall in the picture of all three girls. Also, the Starbucks amist the felt clippings is classic!
This looks like so much fun! What a great idea, I love all the bright colors on the black background. I admire you for having the patience to cut all that out
You win the good mommy prize, Sus.
The scarecrow is my favorite… too cute.
you’re so creative, miss susie! it’s awesome how the girls look so engrossed in it!
I hope I’m a fun mommy like you.
i am SUPER impressed with your cutting skills. i found the felt VERY hard to cut! i made her one in a frame on her wall with just flowers and ‘dirt’ and wormies and stems and clouds. not nearly as saucy as your witches!!!
your posts are always so fun!
love the felt board. and i would be with you on that latte, too.
Cannot wait to try this! I LOVE felt boards and the Halloween theme is awesome! Cute, cute Cute!
Hooray, now I have this weeks project all planned out! Now I just need the motivation to go drive around for the goodies! Maybe tomorrow. Thanks for the great idea!
I was inspired by Michelle too. I love those boots on the witch, sasssssyyyyyy.