Needle Felting a Tiny Daffodil
Needle Felting a Tiny Daffodil – A Spring Craft with My 9-Year-Old
There’s something magical about needle felting—the way soft wool transforms under your fingertips, slowly shaping into something new. This week, my 9-year-old and I am sharing a tiny needle-felted daffodil on a matchbox, a little spring project she designed herself!
A Craft Inspired by Spring
Spring has a way of calling us to create. The colors, the fresh air, the tiny bursts of green peeking through after winter—it all feels like an invitation to make something beautiful. My daughter loves yellow and daffodils, so when she sketched out a little design for a felted flower, I knew we had to bring it to life.
Gathering Our Materials
This project is wonderfully simple, making it a great introduction to needle felting for kids (with supervision, of course!). Here’s what we used:
What you need for the craft:
Wool roving in yellow, orange, and green
A felting needle (always a reminder to go slow—those needles are sharp!)
A foam pad or felting mat
A small piece of green felt for the background
A matchbox (because tiny crafts are the best crafts!)
A glue stick to attach it to the match box
The matchbox added such a charming touch—it felt like creating a miniature world, a tiny piece of spring that could fit in the palm of our hands.
Felting Together
As we started, I guided her through the process: gently poking the wool, layering colors, and shaping the petals. There’s something so soothing about the repetitive motion of felting—it’s a craft that invites patience and presence.
I love watching her confidence grow with each project. She started out hesitant, but soon she was making adjustments, adding little details, and deciding how the daffodil should look. By the time we finished, she was already dreaming up the next felted creation!
The Magic of Making
Felting has become such a wonderful bonding activity for us. It’s slow, hands-on, and full of creative freedom—exactly the kind of craft that suits our Waldorf-inspired homeschool days. Seeing her pride in something she designed and made herself is the best part of the whole experience.
A Tiny Piece of Spring
Now, our little felted daffodil sits in our dinning room, a reminder of our time spent creating together. It’s a simple project, but one that holds so much joy and connection.
If you’ve never tried needle felting before, I highly recommend it! It’s easy to start, requires just a few materials, and is such a relaxing, satisfying craft. Whether you’re making something tiny like this or starting a bigger project, there’s something truly special about bringing wool to life with your hands.
Have you ever tried felting? Let me know in the comments! And if you decide to make a tiny felted daffodil, I’d love to see it!
