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Learning the Alphabet- Alphabet Mat

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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.
alphabet mat
  • 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.
Splat Painting


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  1. Daniel and Kimberly Jordan says

    June 15, 2011 at 1:45 am

    found 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…

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  2. Jenae says

    June 24, 2011 at 2:53 am

    Beautiful! Will you make me one??? 😉

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  3. Beth- the mama bee says

    June 28, 2011 at 12:43 pm

    so that’s going on my list! I am always picking up sheets at garage sales too!

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  4. andie jaye says

    June 30, 2011 at 3:16 pm

    this 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

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  5. andie jaye says

    July 4, 2011 at 6:18 am

    i 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!

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  6. Sunla Designs says

    July 14, 2011 at 3:02 pm

    What a great idea! We did this outside with sidewalk chalk, but I always had a hard time thinking of rainy day activities!

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  7. Kristy says

    July 14, 2011 at 6:07 pm

    Very sweet! I’m sure my little guy would love playing with this….maybe I’ll have to add it to my list!

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  8. Jamey... says

    July 15, 2011 at 1:15 am

    I LOVE this. I have two preschoolers and a toddler and they will go nuts about this. I can’t wait to make one.

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  9. teamboyer says

    July 15, 2011 at 2:31 am

    Found you through Money Saving Mom. I love this idea and will be making one for my boys! Thanks for the great instructions and templates!

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  10. Anonymous says

    July 16, 2011 at 5:44 pm

    Thanks 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!

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  11. Dwija {House Unseen} says

    July 18, 2011 at 5:04 am

    Oh yes, I do believe this will be a project for this week 🙂

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  12. Beth- the mama bee says

    September 16, 2011 at 3:31 am

    I made one for my kids and my preschool room. http://mamabeefromthehive.blogspot.com/2011/08/letter-quilt.html

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  13. Jeannie says

    September 26, 2011 at 6:22 pm

    did 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…

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  14. Karyn says

    October 2, 2011 at 12:31 pm

    Jeannie-
    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.

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  15. Laura Kennedy says

    June 26, 2013 at 12:23 am

    what size is the sheet?

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