Making a reusable felt calendar
is a practical and economical way to teach your children or students
about the days of the week, the months, the seasons and even the
weather. Get creative and fancy with your design, planning out your
project beforehand so that it will be the perfect dimensions for your
needs. The kids will easily be able to pull off the dates, depending on
the month, and stick them onto the right day of the week. Felt is a
colorful material to use that young children especially will enjoy
handling. Any size, shape or color will make this soft calendar the
perfect addition to your everyday learning
Instructions
- Paper and pencil
- Ruler
- Cardboard
- Fabric scissors
- 1 square yard of backing felt
- Craft glue
- Felt in a variety of colors
- Iron-on fabric letters and numbers
- Sew-on or self-adhesive hook-and-loop fastener (such as Velcro)
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1
Plan your felt calendar on
paper. Decide how big it will be, and how big each piece will need to
be. Your calendar will need to be divided into eight rows, one for the
month, one for the days of the week, and six for the date and seven
columns -- one for each day of the week. Use a ruler, if needed.
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2
Cut your cardboard to the size
of your calendar and cover it with backing felt. Glue the felt to the
cardboard using crafting glue.
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3
Cut out thin strips of felt that
will act as row and column dividers. Measure each strip according to
your plans and make sure that it is a different color than your felt
backing. Glue down the strips onto the front of the calendar, making a
big row where the month will be placed, a row where the days of the week
will be glued and rows where the dates can be changed.
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4
Measure and cut out felt squares
and rectangles that will be for your months, days and dates. You will
need 12 month rectangles, seven day rectangles and 31 date squares.
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5
Iron on the months and the days of the week to your felt pieces using iron-on letter and number transfers.
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6
Stick on self-adhesive
hook-and-loop fasteners directly to the calendar in the designated
spots, and also to the backs of each month, day and date piece.
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7
Add extra decorations and titles to your calendar by cutting out felt designs or by ironing on words.
