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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.
Need creative teaching ideas?
Daniel and Kimberly Jordan says
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…
Jenae says
Beautiful! Will you make me one??? 😉
Beth- the mama bee says
so that’s going on my list! I am always picking up sheets at garage sales too!
andie jaye says
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
andie jaye says
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!
Sunla Designs says
What a great idea! We did this outside with sidewalk chalk, but I always had a hard time thinking of rainy day activities!
Kristy says
Very sweet! I’m sure my little guy would love playing with this….maybe I’ll have to add it to my list!
Jamey... says
I 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
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!
Anonymous says
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!
Dwija {House Unseen} says
Oh yes, I do believe this will be a project for this week 🙂
Beth- the mama bee says
I made one for my kids and my preschool room. http://mamabeefromthehive.blogspot.com/2011/08/letter-quilt.html
Jeannie says
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…
Karyn says
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.
Laura Kennedy says
what size is the sheet?