How to Make Felt Play Food

All kids love imaginary play, especially when they can pretend to be a grown up. Cater to their whims and learn how to make felt food with practically no effort at all. Your only limitation is your own imagination.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Felt
• Air-soluble fabric pen
• Scissors

1. Ask your child to tell you about her favorite foods, and then pick one item to create. Pizza is an ideal felt food project to complete, and you don't even need a sewing machine.

2. Have your child decide what will go on her pizza and then ask for her help in choosing the correct colors of felt.

3. Use an air-soluble fabric pen to trace an 8-inch circle on beige felt for the crust. For the sauce, trace another 6-inch circle on red felt. Cut out the circles.

4. Cut small strips of white felt to use as pretend mozzarella cheese. Top with green felt pepper slices, bits of gray felt mushrooms and red felt pepperoni circles. The topping possibilities are endless.

Tips & Warnings

• Design a pizza box in which to "deliver" your child's pizza. Most craft stores sell small cardboard food boxes along with the cake decorations. Let your child decorate her own box.
• Felt pizzas are especially fun for young children who are just learning colors.
• Pizza isn't the only food you can make easily using felt. Try cakes and cookies, vegetables and fruits, refrigerator and pantry items. You can also make more detailed, three-dimensional felt play food with a sewing machine and a bit of stuffing.

Resources

• Read more about how to make felt play food.