Craft - Felt Food

I'm made felt food for and with my kids for years, and it's one of our favorite cheap crafts.    Felt sheets cost around $.20 each, and you can do almost anything with them.  Our favorite "foods" to make are hamburgers with all the toppings, pizza, and various sandwiches.  Just cut some shapes and add some Sharpie marker detailing if you want and--voila!

The pieces store perfectly (and flat!) in zip top baggies, so they can be easily stuffed into a purse or diaper bag.  They're great for pulling out at Mass or in a doctor's waiting room.  And the best parts--they are quiet (no big THUD! on the pew in front of you at Mass if the little ones drop it), and if they are lost or left behind you're only out a dollar or less.

So next time the kids are bored (or YOU are bored!), break open the craft box and make some felt "food".

Here's our ham sandwich toppings (tomatoes, bread, onion, lettuce, mayo, cheese, ham, pickles, ketchup) and the beginning of our pizza.  Now for the pepperoni, mushrooms, and black olives.  :)