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These cute felt automobiles will provide hours of fun for your youngsters and their friends. They’re perfect for imaginative play at home, or as travel-friendly toys to keep little hands busy on long journeys.
Why stop at cars? Trains, buses and even planes can all be created with a few simple supplies. Soon you’ll have a whole fleet of colourful felt vehicles ready to roll.
How to Make Your Felt Car (or any vehicle):
Cut out the shape of your vehicle from your chosen felt colour (cut two shapes for each toy).
Cut smaller pieces for details such as windows, wheels, doors, headlights or decorations.
Machine- or hand-stitch the details to one felt shape. If you’d like both sides to match, sew the embellishments onto the second piece as well.
Place the two main felt shapes together (right sides facing out if you’re blanket-stitching, or right sides in if you’re turning it), and sew around the edge, leaving a small opening.
Turn right side out if needed, then stuff lightly with toy filling.
Hand-stitch the opening closed.
Extra Ideas:
Add little loops of ribbon so the cars can be strung onto a mobile for a nursery.
Sew on Velcro strips to the back of each toy so they can stick to a felt play board or quiet book.
Create a “road mat” from a large piece of grey felt and let your kids drive their handmade cars along it.
Experiment with colours and patterns – a polka-dot bus, a rainbow car or a flower-covered train make the toys even more fun and unique.
With just a little felt and imagination, you can whip up a charming set of soft, safe vehicles that children will treasure.
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