Felt Boards

[SongSparrow]

I have very limited storage space and no dedicated "playroom" to leave out daycare equipment so I bought a magnetic whiteboard at Costco and covered the back of it with felt. The board can be hung on the wall for independent play or I will use it on my lap for group activities. We use the felt side and the magnet side equally (the kids seem to like magnets better, I love felt) and when I want it put away it slides in the space between my fridge and counter.
I love the idea of an easel with a felt board on one side, but we don't have room for an easel

[Momof4]

Playfelt, sandpaper is a fantastic idea. I've been using tiny bits of velcro and it's been doing a bit of damage to my big piece of felt.

[playfelt]

Also don't foget you can skip the whole colouring step too by going to google and click on images and it will bring up coloured clipart you can copy and paste to a document and then just print out.

[playfelt]

I get it in boxes of 25 at home depot so it is economical too. If you use a xryon or 3M laminator you can get a roll that puts laminate on the front and adhesive on the back. I then just peel off the backing and stick the page to the paper side of the sandpaper and cut out. The #120 is strong enough to stick to the board without damage and yet not too rough for children to hold the figures. It means we can turn anything into a feltboard lesson and is great for "Five Little..." type poems where we find the figures and just need to colour them.