Felt Car Play Mat is Done!

Ryan and Evan have really gotten into cars lately. Ryan loves to drive his cars all over the furniture and people sitting on the furniture! I wanted to make them a homemade gift of some sort and once again Pinterest came to the rescue. I really, really love Pinterest! I kept seeing felt car play mats all over the site, and they were all no-sew! All you need is felt and hot glue- lots and lots of hot glue. I knew that this was the DIY project for me.

My inspiration for this project came primarily from Kimbo at A Girl and A Glue Gun. I also checked out Oopsey Daisy's blog too. Oh, and I can't forget Iowa Farmer's Wife either. They have such great ideas. I gathered my supplies, did some research, drew my plans and got started.




The felt is 36x36 and I used ribbon around the edges. You can buy felt this size, but I just cut a yard of it in half. Special thanks to my husband for helping me. This was the hardest part. It was tricky getting a template drawn while keeping the lines straight and making sure everything connected.

Next came the fun part! I wanted our mat to represent our neighborhood and our lives. That meant including our home, our dog Badger, our church, and my favorite store~Target.



I had to include exit 46 because Evan knows that exit! That's one way we can get home, and if I pass it and go another route he gets mad! I also added a school (PES) Parker Elementary :) and a McDonald's. The park was a fun scene to make too. I added the baseball diamond because the park felt a little empty.



This was time consuming, but fun. I burned my fingerprints off again, but who cares?! I love to craft and I love making my boys happy. This was a win-win situation! I think they'll love this gift, and I can't wait for them to see it. I want to make giving homemade gifts a part of our family's Christmas tradition from now on. How neat will it be for them to have this mat for years to come and know that their mommy made it just for them.

Check out the blogs I mentioned above if you want to try this yourself. They have tutorials that are easy to follow, and really cool play mats that will inspire you to make one of your own.