The other night, while watching a bit of the debate, I cut out some make-your-own scarecrow pieces for our felt board. The girls still enjoy using the felt board, and it gets even more use when new pieces appear.
To extend the felt play even more, I created a simple game with a paper plate spinner. Each player starts by putting a scarecrow face on the felt board. Then, take turns spinning and adding clothes to your scarecrow. If you land on the crow, a sneaky crow flew down and took one of your pieces – choose one to take off your scarecrow! First person to complete the scarecrow wins!
The girls can play this on their own, which is another plus!
Happy Fall Playing!
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What a great idea! My mom gave me an old felt board and I’ve been wondering what to do with it.
Super duper cute!
It’s amazing all the things you can do with a felt board.
Do you have any tips for making home-made spinners spin well?
i love it! i might have to make some for our feltboard! i don’t have the felt but i use construction paper and laminate it and just stick some sandpaper on the back it works!
thanks for the idea!
can i add i link to this on my blog?
What a great idea!
Thank you for the inspiration. I’ll try and make it with my kids. Nice blog too. I just found you.
Ha ha! What a funny game! I think my girls could get into this one.
I love this we’ve been reading about scarecrows and even made one. This would be another great activity. I tend to forget about the feltboard.
I really love your blog, and the scarecrow project is great. I can’t wait to try this with my little one! Thank you!
You are so adorable! I love the idea! Thanks!
Hi, I love this idea. I’m going to link to it on my blog.
Totally cute, thanks for sharing this one!
Thank you for sharing! I am going to do this activity with my boys!
I just did this project today with a 5 year old. We made turkeys instead of scarecrows, and it turned into a fun morning activity! Thanks for the suggestion!
Now he’s at preschool & the baby is napping – so I’m making felt snowmen for a winter version!
One spinner tip for ‘thrilled by the thought’ ~ We used a brass paper fastener and a paper clip for our spinner. That was recommended in a math curriculum that I used with second graders. Paper clips will usually spin smoothly.
Oooooo. LOVE this. LOVE IT! I’m linking to this too.
Awesome, awesome, awesome idea.
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Love it! Can’t wait to make one or a bunch in different themes.
I shared it on my blog, too:
http://binspiredmama.blogspot.com/2009/10/diy-scarecrow-felt-board-game-for.html
THANKS!