Sunday, January 23, 2011

Felt Solar System

I made these after my sweet friend, Ann, sent this link to me. She thought my space loving boy would love a set and she was right!

These were quick and easy to stitch up and were done all by hand (I point that out so that those of you without a sewing machine know you can do it, too!). I also needle-felted some of the details.

James and I had fun designing these together. I pulled out all my felt and scraps and we selected which colors would best represent each planet, using our flashcards as a guide. We talked about why certain planets appear to have spots, strips, and rings.

James really enjoyed playing with these and is especially fond of the sun. He tells anyone with ears that the sun is "4.7 biiiiiillllion years old!"


~Thank you for your comments!~

23 comments:

Anonymous said...

We actually just receive some books I had ordered for the kids, and my son picked out a set of books about the entire solar system. I think he would love these! Though I don't have anything to needle felt details like the earth, my recent love of creating things out of felt just might be a great timing, as I have a big stash of it on hand :) Thanks again for all your great ideas!

Leptir (NataĊĦa) said...

I love it :-)

melissa said...

What a great project! Love the photos!

The girl who painted trees said...

Love it!

Deborah Stewart said...

Super Duper Cute!

Anonymous said...

These turned out super cute!!

Elle Belles Bows said...

Very neat! Great job! I really need to try the needle felting. Thanks for sharing! Kerri

W-S Wanderings said...

Fabulous! I LOVE the detail of the cloud wisps on the earth. Brilliant.

Narelle said...

They are awesome! I can't wait for my little boy to be interested in space, I'm sure he'd love those planets. He throws himself into learning about things so thoroughly, at the moment it is the human body!

Kristin said...

Wow! I stumbled across your blog and I just had to click follow ... I just know that I will spend hours pouring through your pages!

Natalie PlanetSmarty said...

I love this felt set! I might make the flat version for Anna, but I am afraid that I don't have quite as many colors. The picture of James with his son is so adorable.

nunu said...

oh i love this! thank for sharing. i hope i can make some soon..

Anonymous said...

I really like all your posts and wanted to thank you for sharing so much. This felt set is simply great!
Love, Fernanda

pink and green mama MaryLea said...

I love this idea and can't wait to make a set with my own girls!! Thank you for the great idea -- these would make awesome birthday gifts for friends!! : )

xoxo
pink and green mama,
MaryLea

teachcooklove said...

Wow! This is fantastic!! We have a space unit coming up and I'm sure my 24 month old would LOVE these. I may just have to get out my felt!

Eva said...

those are adorable! I love how you guys designed them together :)

The Sunshine Crew said...

Love your felted solar system. Awesome!
Colleen:)

Melonie said...

These are fantastic! I think my favorite is the Earth one as well - as another person already noted, the clouds are too cool. :-)

Nice job on the reusable bags too! I ordered some on a whim from Vitamin Shoppe, called LunchSkins, just to get myself over the free shipping threshold. But now I'm addicted to them. Yay!

AP Mommy said...

These are great! I created these tonight for my son for our 'Space Week' of fun!

Anonymous said...

I just made these and it so much fun (for me too). This is the best blog ever. You are my inspiration. You should post it into a book.

Hey, thanks also for posting your daily schedule. I have always wondered.

From Canada.

Jennifer said...

Awesome and creative stuff. An apple for you. Here is a mobile. http://www.scholastic.com/clifford/make/print/print_solar.htm
I had to save each image before printing.

Dawn Suzette said...

I just came across your blog on pinterest. How fun to see another version of these fun felt planets. Love the added cloud details on Earth. Such a great idea!
We are still loving ours!

Umm Safufa said...

Wow, that is awesome :-)

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