My three-year-old received a sea otter needle felting kit for her birthday three weeks ago, and this is our slow - and diligent - progress.
For those of you who have never needle felted, it's actually very easy and there is no right or perfect way of doing it which makes it a good project for little ones.
It also involves very sharp needles and stabbing, which some people might criticize me for doing with a three-year-old, but I'll continue to do it anyway, just like I let her scramble eggs at a hot stove and saute shrimp.
She is right handed, so Rule #1 is that she cannot have her left hand on top of the foam pad while she has a needle in her right hand. She can only hold one needle at a time, and when she's not stabbing, she has to put her needle into the foam.
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| It doesn't look like much yet, but... |
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| "Camel" colored wool. The body is "chocolate." |
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| See that otter? That's what we're making. |
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| He has paws! |
I love this!
ReplyDeleteMy dd enjoys needle felting designs onto purses and fabric but we have never tried a 3-D model. And certainly your dd can use sharp needles. My children do all kinds of things that I know they can do regardless of the age recommendations.
Wool Pets has all sorts of 3-D kits!
ReplyDeleteAnd thank you for the encouragement. ;)