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!~
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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!
I love it :-)
What a great project! Love the photos!
Love it!
Super Duper Cute!
These turned out super cute!!
Very neat! Great job! I really need to try the needle felting. Thanks for sharing! Kerri
Fabulous! I LOVE the detail of the cloud wisps on the earth. Brilliant.
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!
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!
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.
oh i love this! thank for sharing. i hope i can make some soon..
I really like all your posts and wanted to thank you for sharing so much. This felt set is simply great!
Love, Fernanda
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
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!
those are adorable! I love how you guys designed them together :)
Love your felted solar system. Awesome!
Colleen:)
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!
These are great! I created these tonight for my son for our 'Space Week' of fun!
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.
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.
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!
Wow, that is awesome :-)
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