Life on the Road

I admit it, the idea of “felts” didn’t jump right out and grab me.  I have some vague memory of disembodied figures stuck on a big green board at Sunday School…

It must be kind of like Oldsmobile’s recent ad campaign:  These are NOT your mother’s felt-board products!

I want to thank fellow MomPacker Karen Clark of Story Time Felts for forcing me (nicely!) to rethink my position.

Karen sent Jewel the Weather Bear set (the boy on the right in this pic).

The backdrop comes mounted on cardboard, and you have the choice of getting the pieces pre-cut ($24.99), or uncut ($21.99).  Karen was kind enough to send us a pre-cut set, but I think with my prized left-handed Fiskars I will probably opt to do it myself for future purchases (but wait, I’m getting ahead of myself, aren’t I?)

The quality of these felts is really outstanding.  They are thick, and very dense, with rich color printing.  The materials say that it’s even washable.

Jewel (just 2) is really not quite old enough for these, but has still had a great time playing with it ever since it arrived a few days ago.  Sometimes she has as much fun sticking the bear’s clothes on us, on the cat, and on herself as she does dressing the bear — but “creative play” is the name of the game, right?

As the adults, we like the size of the pieces, the shapes they used, etc.  My only “picky” qualm is that some of the outfits have shoes attached, while others have no feet and separate shoes.  I would prefer that they were all interchangable - or at least all not.

I laughed when I uploaded this picture and looked at the girl bear set.  I was just telling Wolf that I thought Bear should have a “night” window, to encourage him to put on his pajamas.  She does!  Hey — Why does girl bear have more clothes?  LOL

Now I think I’m hooked…  I’m really looking forward to getting some of the Bible stories, nursery rhymes, and a later on a “paper doll” set for Jewel.  The only question is, do I become a Story Time Felts consultant, to get the products at a discount??