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When I was a kid, my Mom made an alphabet mat. I remember having lots of fun playing on it. I decided to make one for my kids. They love it! We use it for so many things.
- We use it to say the alphabet & march along it as we sing or chant it.
- We also like to use it with bean bags- we’ll say a letter & try to toss the bean bags to that letter.
- We spell out the kids names and they hop from letter to letter.
- I have a pack of alphabet flash cards that my daughter uses to match the cards with the letters on the mat.
- She’s also learning to match the lower case letter cards with the upper case letters on the mat.
- My older son likes to do his spelling words on it.
If you want to make, one it’s really easy. I used a flat sheet. Then I cut the letters out of multicolored fabrics with pinking shears. To divide the rows, I used grograin ribbon. (4 rows of 7) Then I sewed the letters on with a zig-zag stitch. There were 2 extra squares that I filled with shapes.
Here are the letter templates I used for the letters.
Daniel and Kimberly Jordan says
June 15, 2011 at 1:45 amfound you through “one pretty thing”…cute idea! i could see the kids gathering small items from around the house and putting them on the letter it starts with. i also like the bean bag matching idea. i might just be making one of these in the near future…
Jenae says
June 24, 2011 at 2:53 amBeautiful! Will you make me one??? 😉
Beth- the mama bee says
June 28, 2011 at 12:43 pmso that’s going on my list! I am always picking up sheets at garage sales too!
andie jaye says
June 30, 2011 at 3:16 pmthis is great! i love how compact it is so that it can be folded up when it’s not in use!!! i would love it if you would share it at my tip-toe thru tuesday party (open til friday) http://crayonfreckles.blogspot.com/2011/06/tip-toe-thru-tuesday-5.html
andie jaye says
July 4, 2011 at 6:18 ami just wanted to thank you for linking this up to my tip-toe thru tuesday party! i’m featuring it at this week’s party! stop by and grab yourself a featured button! i can’t wait to see what else you have to share!
Sunla Designs says
July 14, 2011 at 3:02 pmWhat a great idea! We did this outside with sidewalk chalk, but I always had a hard time thinking of rainy day activities!
Kristy says
July 14, 2011 at 6:07 pmVery sweet! I’m sure my little guy would love playing with this….maybe I’ll have to add it to my list!
Jamey... says
July 15, 2011 at 1:15 amI LOVE this. I have two preschoolers and a toddler and they will go nuts about this. I can’t wait to make one.
teamboyer says
July 15, 2011 at 2:31 amFound you through Money Saving Mom. I love this idea and will be making one for my boys! Thanks for the great instructions and templates!
Anonymous says
July 16, 2011 at 5:44 pmThanks for the wonderful idea! My child isn’t quite ready for this, but I am going to make him one for Christmas! Thanks a lot!
Dwija {House Unseen} says
July 18, 2011 at 5:04 amOh yes, I do believe this will be a project for this week 🙂
Beth- the mama bee says
September 16, 2011 at 3:31 amI made one for my kids and my preschool room. http://mamabeefromthehive.blogspot.com/2011/08/letter-quilt.html
Jeannie says
September 26, 2011 at 6:22 pmdid you Really use those letters? I just printed them out, they seem significantly smaller than the ones you have pictured. Also the “I” is different. The letters are so small, out seems like a waste of space. Hmmmm… Not really wanting to waste all the fabric/sheets to make these if they aren’t going to look right…
Karyn says
October 2, 2011 at 12:31 pmJeannie-
Yeah, but I do remember working with them to make them full size on the paper. For the I, I just freehanded the other part. I prefer a regular crossed I. Sorry you’re having trouble.
Laura Kennedy says
June 26, 2013 at 12:23 amwhat size is the sheet?