Every week, Child Care Resources will publish The Bored Jar blog, which will provide you with ideas of activities to do with the children in your care. We know that much of the correspondence we send has to do with rules and regulations, but The Bored Jar will only be filled with fun activities. Whenever you’re bored with your kids, try some of our Bored Jar ideas!

Felting with Kids

First, gather materials. One sandwich sized zip-lock bag, wool roving and warm soapy water. Next, lay out the design. Once you are happy with the design, insert it carefully into the zip-lock bag. Next pour in enough warm soapy water to completely saturate the wool.

Once the wool is wet, lay the bag flat on an absorbant towel and starting from the bottom of the bag, press with your hand flat moving it towards the top of the bag squeezing out most of the excess water.

Now is the fun part. Seal the bag at the top and start working the wool. Poking it and pounding it with little fists until the wool becomes firm.

After the wool has felted, remove from the bag and gently rinse in water, alternating hot then cold. Roll the felt in a towel to squeeze out any excess water, and lay flat to dry.

To see pictures and more details about the project check out the Kleas Website.