About a month ago some girls on a discussion forum I participate on started talking about felt food. They were doing a "Felt Food Exchange". I didn't join in. I couldn't figure out what the craze was all about, but after 3 weeks of being on maternity leave, I had to see what it was all about. Of course, Pinterest was a great resource to investigate this. Then, a friend gave little Lucy a hand-me-down play kitchen last weekbut we had no play food to stock it with. I figured I would give felt food production a shot. After $6 worth of felt, some batting I already had, and one afternoon of sewing, I ended up with the above stock of felt food items and quite a bit of left over felt. I made two main dishes- breakfast and a sandwich. Not everything turned out how I expected, which is why there are no bread slices and the waffles aren't exactly how I wanted them to look. I ran out of some colors so the next day I took a trip to the craft store for more felt.
I love how the sandwich turned out- specifically I love the lettuce and the bacon! Since the original production, I have also created pizza slices, peas, red pepper slices, pickle slices, a banana, and additional tortillas. I still plan to make broccoli, bread slices, pancakes, butter, ice cream, chips, pasta, and anything else I can come up with!
If you have a kiddo that needs play food and you have a sewing machine, then felt food is a good time investment! It is much less expensive than the plastic or wooden store bought stuff and you can make whatever you want!
You've got skills, girl! Love this play food!
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