I decided that instead of having a battle over the littles tearing up the real tree this year,
they needed a tree of their own to play with!
Now they can decorate and more importantly UN decorate their tree as many times as they please.
(This is some serious entertainment… it just MAY have to stay out all year long!)
I started out by cutting a triangle then I cut out different size squares for presents and embellished them because all every Christmas Tree HAS to have presents under it, right?!
I grabbed my hot glue gun and glued the presents to the tree so they cannot be removed.
Hot glue LOVES felt!
Then I cut out different ornaments and lights, some plain, some with dots, some with stripes!
(have fun with it!)
Slap those cuties onto the Felt Tree and…
…now the littles have their own tree to do with whatever they please!
If all goes as planned, your tree will remain in tact through the Christmas Season!
Merry Christmas!
FAQ’s:
How did you attach the tree to the wall?
I actually used little dots of hot glue since the wall is brick. The hot glue peels right off the brick! Other readers have suggested Command Strips or double sided stick tape, but I have not tried these ideas. Another great idea is to trace the Christmas Tree on Foam Board and glue it directly to the foam board then you can lean it against the wall and it can easily be moved throughout your house!
How do you get the ornaments to stick to the tree?
Felt sticks to felt!
How much felt did you use to make the tree?
About one yard.
Will you make me one?!
If you would like to purchase one,
Please email me at johnnyinadress(at)hotmail(dot)com with FELT CHRISTMAS TREE ORDER as the subject and your PayPal email address. Also, please specify if this tree is for a boy, girl or both!
(“Boy” trees will not have pink on them!)
These are $35 shipped!
Please email me at johnnyinadress(at)hotmail(dot)com with FELT CHRISTMAS TREE ORDER as the subject and your PayPal email address. Also, please specify if this tree is for a boy, girl or both!
(“Boy” trees will not have pink on them!)
These are $35 shipped!
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All orders placed after December 8, 2o12 will be shipped in January 2013!
Thank you!
All orders placed after December 8, 2o12 will be shipped in January 2013!
Thank you!
THESE ARE FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY!
DO NOT sell these.
This is a fantastic idea! Just put our tree up and the kiddos are trying to take it down! Might have to knock something together for them, thanks for sharing.
ADORABLE! You did a great job with this!!
That's precious! I love felt projects…what a great idea!
I love that idea! Not only does it serve a function, but it is adorable as well!!!
Oh my, this is such a fabulous idea! So perfect for the kids! Thanks for sharing this!
This is an AMAZING idea!!! I'm going to have to put one together for my daughter!! Brilliant!
OH Isn't that just so CUTE and Ingenious!!! Love it..
This is so smart, I have a 7 year old and he is still messing with the tree. While it is fun the first night, I grow frustrated fixing the tree. Mostly because he clumps all his favorite ornaments within a one foot square…. I am totally making this.
Love it!! How did you attach the tree to the wall??
LOVE this!! Hope you can link this up tomorrow at my turquoise lovin' party!!
http://www.sweetlittlegals.com
So cute!! How did you get it to stick to your wall??
I want to make one of these for my little ones so bad! Your's is too cute.
Thinking a good idea to make for the newest Great Grans- might help to keep them entertained at home, plus it's from GrtGranma.. thinking about putting the "tree" on triangle frame of molding for strength. Thank you!
how did you attach to wall and how does the ornaments attach to the tree?! Love the black tree too, adorable!
what did you use to attach and re-attach the ornaments??? I want to make one right now!!!!
The Ornaments stick to the tree on their own! Felt sticks to felt! As for the tree… I attached it with little dots of hot glue since it is over brick. Maybe you could use strong double sided sticky tape or tack for walls? Or you could nail it to the wall with little nails and then patch/paint after Christmas… Hmmmm
You could probably use Command Poster Strips to attach to wall and felt sticks to felt really well so no need for anything on the back of the ornaments! Love it and am hoping to get mine up tomorrow! Thanks!
I am so happy I found this idea thanks to Pinterest! I have 17 month old twins that will LOVE this!
I LOVE this! Felt is so fun!
Genius!
What a fabulous idea!! My kids love felt…..will definitely have to give this a go! Thanks so much for sharing! x
My 2 year old loves our felt tree! I keep a little basket under it so she has something to put the ornaments into. This is such a fun idea!
This is absolutely adorable and I will be making it for my kids as well! I love the idea and can see it working well with other holidays too…large felt Easter eggs that the children can "decorate," jack o' lantern faces with changeable features, etc. Thank you for such a cute idea!
GREAT idea!! My 16 month old LOVES the balls on the trees but she has figured out how to take the tops off and likes to put them in her mouth, ugh. So I will def be making one of these for her!
this is fanrastic, i can't wait to try it out.
I'm LOVING this so much! Time to make my daily visit to the fabric store
How big would you say the tree is in size…how much felt did you use??
What an absolutely gorgeously cute idea! It looks like so very very much fun.
LOVE this idea!!!! How much felt would you recommend getting?
We put up our tree a few weeks ago and my son just cannot keep his hands off of it. He has already knocked it over once and is constantly pulling ornaments off. Originally, we had put all the breakables on the top half of the tree and the rest on the bottom but we are sick of picking them up all the time. So, now it is only decorated half up lol.
I have a one and a half year old and I was wondering how to keep her away from the tree. She will likely have it undecorated in 15 minutes! I am so making this today! Thanks for the great idea!
What a GREAT idea!!! Love it!
THANK YOU! I absolutely love this idea! I already made this this morning for my almost 2 year old daughter. And as an fyi to those who asked, I used the Command strips to stick it to the wall… it holds well to the felt, but for extra reinforcement, I used some double sided tape to secure the Command strip to the felt.
As a sode comment, I also LOVE Harper's outfit in the pictures. SO cute!
making mine today!!! thanks for the idea so cute!! my 17mo will LOOOOOVE this
I love finding crafts to help little hands… just posted on Craft Gossip! Found this via Pinterest:)
http://lessonplans.craftgossip.com/what-are-you-f…g-on-pinterest/2011/12/07
THANKS so much for sharing…it is a great idea! Deb J
This is too cute! My girls would love it!
Going to buy felt tomorrow, can't wait to put this up for my little guys! I'm making ornaments tonight…
Thanks for linking up to Motivate me Monday, you were featured today!
http://craftskeepmesane.blogspot.com/2011/12/motivate-me-monday-readers-features.html
Great idea… I made my tree, but my ornaments don't stick to it…. what kind of felt did you use? Thanks!
Found you thru I can Teach a Child. I'm following you now. This is so cute!
Om gosh, I totally love this idea!
I am in love with this idea – perfect for my almost two year old:) We are you newest followers!!
Cari
twosasters.com
My 18 month daughter and I love it. The command strips wouldn't adhere to the felt, so the scotch double sided tape worked wonders. Great idea! Thank you!
Genius idea and such cute decoration too! I've featured this over at this week's Craftastic Monday – stop by & grab a Featured On button. Thanks for linking up!
This is super cute! Love it! I am your newest follower! I'd love for you to follow me back, if you want to =-)
Beth
My mom and I made TWO of these Saturday night. One yard of green felt is more than enough for 2 generous sized trees.
brilliant
I'm so doing this for my kids!
I featured it today: http://adiamondinthestuff.blogspot.com/2011/12/time-to-shine-features-no-47.html
This is so great! Thank you for the wonderful tutorial! We're making a cardboard tree this year, but next year, we'll do this one! (We can even make a felt easter basket too, huh?)
Love it so much! Pinned to share!
happylizard.blogspot.com
Great idea!
This is absolutely genius!!! I almost wish I had a little one around to keep busy with the felt tree!
Vivienne sent me here! I'm in love with this idea!!!!
Adorable, and a wonderful tactile learning experience for little ones too!
thanks
I can see this keeping my children occupied for some time
Very cute idea!
Awesome idea, I share your post on my Christmas Blog, I am sure a lot of young mums will find it handy…..
ttp://christmasbyromanticflairoriginal.aussieblogs.com.au/2012/07/27/play-felt-christmas-tree-super-ideas-for-your-toddlers/
I just found this on Pinterest and tracked it to your site. Genuis. I can’t wait to make it. Thanks for sharing. Renea.
Saw this idea on Pinterest and eventually tracked it way back to your blog! Super idea! I’m going to link this on our Take Six FB page!. Thanks so much for sharing!
I plan on making a huge pumpkin like this as well!! With different eyes, noses, and mouths!
This is so cute!! Thanks for sharing your idea. Will definitely be making this..
Also where did you find the tights your daughter is wearing?
This is such a fun idea. I’ve been contemplating something like this for my 2 year old. I think it would be fun to have different “theme” throughout the year.
Something like: giant pumpkin and facial features, turkey with decorative feathers, Easter basket with eggs, city sky scene with fireworks, giant “window” with snowflakes, flower stems and various flowers, water scene with various sea life, giant tree with decorative leaves.
That’s a great idea to have an ever changing wall for kiddos to play with. I was thinking of just not even putting up our tree and letting my kiddo just have this one this year. Or maybe we could make a felt nativity for her to play with.
do you think i can do this tree for my gran daughter who is one year old??
thank you for your answer.
I “framed” mine in a poster frame with the glass removed so it’s portable (we didn’t have any wall space to spare!). I think I’m going to do the pumpkin/turkey ideas others have mentioned. Thanks for the inspiration!
My 10 month old plays with our felt board. She mainly likes to pull off what we put on, but its still a good diversion from the real tree! With a little guidance and practice I think a one year old would enjoy it very much!
I love this idea–but I have to ask. Does she try taking the presents off to? I can see my granddaughter trying to take them off.
What a great idea! I love it! I an considering doing this for my little boy!
If I do, I will let you know! thank you so much for your idea! I love your blog! you have a new fan! 
I just made my own tree & added a small thin box that I covered in felt & hot glued to the tree as a present but doubles as a storage bin for all the ornaments! Very happy I found this! My 15 month old LOVES it!
What are the measurements again? I have a yard of green felt. Base x height inches?
I made a felt tree for my toddler and it was so much fun! Thanks for the inspiration. It wasn’t very symmetrical but turned out much better than expected. I hope my son enjoys playing with it as much as I did making it. Merry Christmas!
Command velcro on the wall, just one little piece at the top, worked perfectly!
This is wonderful, I love Christmas tree’s , and to watch this beautiful baby girl fixing it up it is really a breath of fresh air to me, thank you.
Thanks for the great idea! I made a tree for my granddaughter and she loves it!
Great project!! It inspired me to do my own version! I linked you up
http://mermaidsmurmur.blogspot.com/2012/11/felt-christmas-tree.html
I am going to make this by this weekend…my girls (1.5 and 3.5) will love it
Thanks for the great idea!
Thanks–my grandkids are spending Christmas with s in Mammoth. I was concerned of NO tree and this is MUCH better!!
When my kids were little we had one year of a paper tree- this is much better!!
I love your felt tree!! Especially on the brick background! I just added your tree to my blog about Christmas tree alternatives. http://momelite.com/christmas-tree-alternatives/ Hope you don’t mind!
If you have anything else you would like me to share on my blog I would be happy to do so! I love finding creative bloggers!
Thanks for the great idea! I used blue painters tape to attach the tree to my wall. Painters tape will not damage walls. It’s easy to remove. And it is sticky enough for the felt.
That outfit is SOOOO CUTE..and I can’t even see the front. Remember where you got any of it? Thanks!
Thanks so much for the great idea. I made one for my daughter today and it was a hit! She really likes to run her hands down the tree and rake off the ornaments, lol. She also tried to attach them to the real tree!
Thanks Christie! I think I got this at TJ Max last year!
Great idea! Mind if I link back to you?
Hi! I loved your trees and I chose them to be featured in my new post aboyt Christmas trees! I would love your feedback! You can see it here http://maros-kindergarten.blogspot.gr/2012/12/blog-post_5.html
Thanks for a great tutorial. I made on of these, posted pics, & linked to your tutorial on my blog.
Thanks again, & Happy Holidays!
Great idea, I love how you did everything. But why oh why can’t boys have pink? Colors are for everyone. Ido like your felt tree just not your “no pink for boys”.
My tree is for my little boy and my little girl and has pink! Some people do not want pink on theirs. It’s their preference. Thank you for your concern!
So Cute
My son loved this but it won’t stay up!!! Any ideas on how to keep it from falling down on a regular painted wall? Without ruining the wall or putting any holes in it?
This is such a great idea!!
LOVE this idea!!! Istarted on mine last night – is going so quickly, i’m making one for my niece and nephew (actually, i doubled the felt and cut thru both at the same time!!!). 2 yards is making 2 trees with quite a bit to spare! Might use the leftover to make a mini tree for my sunday school class!
Came up with a few ideas for HANGING them! – make a “pocket ” at the top back and use a yardstick type item to slide into the pocket and attach that to the wall using preferred method. Also, I think this is what i’ll do – make loops on the back (using felt scraps and glue) so you can hang it over a nail or over a command hook, etc.
also, could probably staple it to the wall (if the staples won’t pop out and become a swallowing hazard/ kids are older, etc…. and/or if i you don’t mind the miniscule holes they leave behind)
I love this idea and am thinking that I would like one for Easter as well. Having trouble finding shapes for felt. Any suggestions?