There's nothing quite like the holidays to get you making things you never imagined you'd be creating.
Like felt food.
I know it's been wildly popular for quite a while, I've just never had a need for it. When you add in my relatively poor sewing skills and general lack of using felt as a crafting material, it's not a likely project for me.
But the kiddo in my life has a new found love for pretend cooking... and Christmas is coming. So this Auntie has turned into a felt foodie.
These fried eggs were my first project. My favorite thing about them is the "sizzle" sound they make when you press on them.
Here's how I made the eggs:
I cut a circle, approximately 1 inch in diameter, out of yellow craft felt. Then cut two matching freeform "egg shaped" pieces out of white felt.
Using yellow thread I whipstitched the yellow circle onto one of the white pieces.
When it was stitched 3/4 of the way around, I added a bit of stuffing between the yellow and white felt to puff up the yolk. Then I stitched the rest of the way around the yolk.
For the sizzle sound effect* I cut two matching pieces from a plastic grocery bag. The pieces were the same general shape as the egg but smaller. I left about a quarter of an inch of the felt will show all way around the edge.
*A note on safety: Obviously if you are putting small pieces of plastic into a toy- it's not a toy that's safe for small children. There is a risk of choking or suffocation anytime a small child comes in contact with plastic bags. So this toy is not suitable for a child who might put this toy (or the plastic inside, if the toy were to break open) into their mouth. It's definitely not for children under 3 (or perhaps even older depending on the child).
I sandwiched the plastic between the two white pieces and sewed the whole thing together by whipstitching around the edge with white thread.
That's all there was to making these yummy looking, sizzly sounding fried eggs.
Now that these are done I'm moving on to another felt food project. My plan is to make a variety of foods before Christmas arrives.
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Love this!! I want to make a felt play board for Evy, but I might have to try my hand at some food, too - she is obsessed with pretending to cook. Thanks for the great idea! I'm sure you're nephew is going to love this.
ReplyDeleteAre you the smart one to make these pretend eggs have sizzle sound, too! Oh my daughter was so deprived as a tot...hers came with her play kitchen & were plastic.
ReplyDeleteThanks Nicole! I love those felt story boards too. So far I highly recommend making felt food its been fun and on the easy end of the sewing spectrum.
ReplyDeleteCraftymoose- I had plastic eggs too. I loved the weird slightly bendy texture they had- but I have to say after making the eggs and seeing some of the awesome felt foods in blogland, I wish I'd had felt food growing up.
ReplyDeleteWeren't we all deprived : )
These are absolutely darling! I am nuts about felt food, and the sizzle effect is brilliant! My toddler always makes a "Sssss!" sound when she throws something in her pretend pan, so she would love these. Thanks for sharing!
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ReplyDeleteIn a bustling kitchen, the tantalizing aroma of fried felt eggs wafts through the air, accompanied by the rhythmic sizzle sound that promises a culinary symphony. The eggs, crafted from a unique blend of felt material, sizzle in the hot pan, creating a sensory experience that transcends the boundaries of conventional cooking. As each felt egg meets the heat, a crisp exterior forms, releasing a satisfying crackle. The sizzle, akin to a melodic percussion, crescendos and fills the kitchen with an enticing rhythm.
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