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DIY Felt Board & Storyboards

Hi, friends!  The art of retelling a story is often a complex skill for some of our kinder friends.  Trying to remember all of the key details, events and characters can be tricky.  This year, I thought I’d try something new.  I’ve found that story props, or retelling props, really help my kinder friends remember the story.  Normally, I just print and laminate these props, but I wanted to create something that my kiddos would beg me to use… much like they do when they see my puppets.  The answer was simple… a felt board!

Step-by-step DIY felt board and felt apples, felt ghosts, and felt Five Little Ducks storyboards!


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I’ve always wanted a felt board, but didn’t want to spend an arm and a leg buying one!  Of course, I turned to the most obvious source for some inspiration… Pinterest!  When I saw Wait ‘Til Your Father Gets Home! DIY felt board, I knew I had to make one!  It was so affordable, especially since I scored my poster frame for 60% off, plus an additional 15% off with my teaching discount at Michaels!  If you aren’t lucky enough to catch the frames on sale, make sure you use a coupon.

Step-by-step DIY felt board perfect for retelling your favorite stories!

First, I removed the backing using a flat screwdriver.  The back of my frame was actually a sturdy type of particle board, rather than a cardboard backing.

Step-by-step DIY felt board perfect for retelling your favorite stories!

Next, I cut my felt, leaving a little extra around the edges.  This cut by the yard black Kunin Eco-fiPlus™ Premiumfelt was so easy to work with.

Step-by-step DIY felt board perfect for retelling your favorite stories!

Once I had the felt cut to the correct size, I took my project outside so I could spray the board and the felt with Aleene’s Tacky Spray Adhesive.

Step-by-step DIY felt board perfect for retelling your favorite stories!

I generously coated both the board and the felt with the Tacky Spray.

Step-by-step DIY felt board perfect for retelling your favorite stories!Step-by-step DIY felt board perfect for retelling your favorite stories!

Then, I flipped the Kunin Eco-fiPlus™ Premiumfelt onto the board and rubbed out any wrinkles.

Step-by-step DIY felt board perfect for retelling your favorite stories!

You’ll have to trim off any extra felt.  I used scissors, but you could also use one of those fancy rotary fabric cutters.

Step-by-step DIY felt board perfect for retelling your favorite stories!

The last step was placing the felt-covered board back into the frame.  You won’t need to insert the plastic front.  Simply discard this, or save it for a future project.

Step-by-step DIY felt board perfect for retelling your favorite stories!

And there you have it… a simple and affordable felt board perfect for retelling your favorite stories!

Step-by-step DIY felt board perfect for retelling your favorite stories!

Of course, I couldn’t just stop there!  Now that I had my fancy felt board, I had to make some felt storyboards!

Step-by-step DIY felt board and felt apples, felt ghosts, and felt Five Little Ducks storyboards!

For these projects, I used 9″ x 12″ Craft Cuts Kunin Eco-fi Classicfelt™.  The apples were so easy to make.  I simply placed some red Kunin Eco-fi Classicfelt™ under an apple shaped Ellison cutting die.

Step-by-step DIY felt board and felt apples storyboard!

After I cut out each apple, I added a brown stem and green leaf using the same Kunin Eco-fi Classicfelt™.  The numbers are actually felt stickers that I got years ago from Joann’s.  I wanted the numbers so that we could use the apples with the story Ten Apples Up On Top!  Plus, they’ll be perfect for ordering the numbers and counting 1:1.

Step-by-step DIY felt board and felt apples storyboard!

The ghosts were equally as easy to make.  Since I can’t draw to save my life, I used Teaching in the Tongass’ free ghost clipart and my Silhouette Cameo to cut out each of the ghosts.  Since the Kunin Eco-fiPlus™ Premiumfelt was so thick, I set my machine to double cut each image.  Here’s what it looked like on my screen:

Step-by-step DIY felt board and felt ghosts storyboard!

Then, I added eyes using some 3D fabric paint and a pencil eraser.  Just squirt some paint onto a paper plate, dab the eraser into the paint, and press it onto the felt.

Step-by-step DIY felt board and felt ghosts storyboard!

I hand drew the mouths using the same 3D fabric paint.  This is about as much drawing as I can handle… LOL!

Step-by-step DIY felt board and felt ghosts storyboard!

I think they are the cutest little ghosts, and they will be perfect for retelling the story Ten Timid Ghosts, as well as acting out the subtraction problems in the story!

Step-by-step DIY felt board and felt ghosts storyboard!

My last felt storyboard creation were these adorable ducks for the familiar poem “Five Little Ducks.”  These were made with yellow 9″ x 12″ Craft Cuts Kunin Eco-fi Classicfelt™ and a duck pattern I found on Pinterest.  I simply imported the duck image into my Silhouette Studio software image gallery and double cut.  After cutting each duck, I glued on the wing, bill, and eye using Aleene’s Tacky Glue.  I think they turned out pretty darn cute, if I do say so myself!

Step-by-step DIY felt board and Five Little Duck felt storyboard!

I’m so excited for the kiddos to use these storyboard props!  I also have a bunch of others that I inherited when I moved into my room.  Both my old and new felt storyboards are going to make the perfect dramatic play center!

Step-by-step DIY felt board and felt apples, felt ghosts, and felt Five Little Ducks storyboards!
If you’re looking to make any of these felt storyboards or any other felt projects, you can now find an expanded color line of Kunin Eco-fi Classicfelt™; Eco-fiPlusPremiumfelt and ShaggiChic non-wovens fabrics in cut by the yard at your local Walmart.  Please inquire as to what is available in your area.
Step-by-step DIY felt board and felt apples, felt ghosts, and felt Five Little Ducks storyboards!

Don’t forget to head over to my “Classroom DIY” board on Pinterest!

Plus, hop around and check out all of the other felt creations from these great bloggers!

 

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Ashley Sharp

As a dedicated Kindergarten teacher for nearly 20 years, I believe the words “fun, play, and creativity” can sit right alongside the words “developmentally appropriate, engaging, and rigorous.” Learning is meant to be fun and messy!

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8 responses to “DIY Felt Board & Storyboards”

  1. Analisa Carrillo Avatar
    Analisa Carrillo

    Do you use a special blade to cut the felt?

  2. Magoo Avatar
    Magoo

    Ive never cut wth felt on my machine? did you need a different blade?

  3. Hira Avatar
    Hira

    How did you get the felt to stick to your mat when cutting

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