Create a fun, educational, and engaging DIY Felt Quiet Book (Busy Book) for your baby or toddler with this step-by-step video tutorial! In this lesson, we will make an interactive vehicle-themed activity page featuring a car, a sailboat, and a submarine attached with snap fasteners.
Materials you will need:
- Soft base fabric: In two contrasting colors.
- Craft felt: 6 different vibrant colors for the vehicles and details.
- 3 snap buttons (press studs): To attach the removable felt vehicles to the page.
- 2 buttons: For embellishing the car’s wheels.
- Polyester fiberfill / padding (syntepon): To give soft 3D volume to the felt figures.
- Needle, thread, scissors, and ruler.
Step-by-step crafting instructions:
- Cut the vehicle pieces: Cut two base silhouettes out of felt for each vehicle (car, submarine, sailboat). Cut out two small windows and two wheels for the car, two portholes and a periscope for the submarine, and one porthole/sail detail for the sailboat.
- Assemble and embellish the fronts: Sew the windows and small details onto the front layer of each vehicle. Sew decorative buttons onto the car’s wheels.
- Attach the fasteners: Sew one half of a snap button to the back layer of each vehicle silhouette.
- Stitch and stuff: Stitch the front and back silhouettes of each vehicle together along the edge, leaving a small gap. Add a little fiberfill inside for soft dimension, then stitch the opening closed.
- Prepare the page fabric: Cut one large fabric square (32×32 cm / approx. 12.6×12.6 in) and one smaller accent square (18×18 cm / approx. 7×7 in). Neatly hem or finish the fabric edges.
- Attach corresponding snaps: Sew the matching halves of the three snap fasteners onto the smaller fabric piece where the vehicles will be positioned.
- Assemble the page: Place the smaller square onto the main base fabric page and sew them together neatly. Snap your soft felt vehicles into place!
This handmade sensory quiet book page promotes fine motor skills, tactile exploration, and hand-eye coordination for young children. Watch the free video masterclass online anytime and enjoy crafting your own educational busy book!
