Today was the perfect temperature to be outdoors, and I decided to take the opportunity to head to the deck and make small wet felted balls with Sophie, my two year old. This is a great project for outdoors since little materials are needed, and the soapy mess that ensues makes no difference at all!



(on a side note: do you see the cloth basket? That was my mom’s. As a kid I remember it always stocked with yarn for hooked rug projects and crochet. Now it’s filled with lots of lot of wool. :))

This is a great project for toddlers. It involves water and wool – and works up really quickly, which is great for little attention spans!

You will need:
A bowl of warm, soapy water
wool roving, you choice of colour
a towel



I started by showing Sophie how to dip the wool roving into the warm, soapy water. The hotter the water the faster the felting process, but with a toddler who wants to dip their fingers in, this water was kept at a comfortable warm temperature.



Together, Sophie & I worked our piece of wool roving, taking from my lead.



After dipping in the water a couple of times and continuing to roll the wool, a ball begins to form.



Our finished mini felted balls, a hit with both the children and cats in our house!