Easy for elementary school kids! A cute collection of felt mascot-making ideas
Handmade felt mascots are surprisingly easy to make! These cute mascots are great to craft with kids and make perfect gifts for someone special.
From lucky daruma and donuts to popular characters, the fun lies in creating your favorite designs.
In this article, we’ll share tips for making mascots from a single sheet of felt—simple enough for elementary school children to try.
Give it a go and create a one-of-a-kind mascot filled with the warmth of something handmade!
Easy for Elementary School Kids! Cute Felt Mascot Craft Ideas (1–10)
amulet
Omamori charms made from felt are a warm, compact craft that still lets you express your personality.
Cut the felt into the shape of a charm, apply double-sided tape to one side, and form a small pouch.
Fill the pouch with materials that brighten your mood just by carrying them—beads, tiny parts, sparkly stickers, and the like.
Thread a cord or ribbon through it so you can take it with you, turning it into a handy everyday item.
You can freely arrange the shapes and colors, and by choosing a wish or theme, you can add a sense of story to your piece.
Once finished, you can attach it to a bag or pencil case, making it a practical item as well.
felt strap
Here’s a strap you can handcraft out of felt in a Disney character-inspired style.
The basic shape is a circle with some variations.
To cut out the circles, draw them directly with a compass as a guide.
After cutting two circles, first create the character’s features using felt and thread.
Once that’s done, sew the two pieces together with a blanket stitch and stuff them with filling.
Be sure to sew in a small tab for attaching the strap at the same time.
When it’s finished, attach hardware from a 100-yen shop or similar, and you’re done.
strap
A practical, easy project I recommend is making a strap out of felt.
Cut the felt into the shape of your favorite character or animal and place it so that it sandwiches the strap hardware.
Carefully stitch the pieces together, and add stuffing inside to give it a rounded shape.
Then use felt or embroidery thread to attach facial features like eyes, mouth, and nose for an expressive finish.
You can attach it to a keychain or bag, so you’ll enjoy it in everyday life after it’s done.
Because it uses a small amount of material, it doesn’t take long, and by playing with color combinations and expressions, you can create a one-of-a-kind original piece.
ball mascot
This is a ball mascot that allows for a variety of arrangements.
Decorate circular pieces of felt to create the ball of your choice.
If you like sports, a soccer ball or a baseball would be great.
You could also model it after a ball from an anime, or embroider a name on the ball.
Or combine those ideas—for example, make the front look like a sports ball and embroider a name on the back.
Use your imagination and handcraft your very own original ball.
Rabbit Daruma good-luck charm mascot
This lucky bunny-daruma charm mascot makes a perfect gift.
It looks like a bunny wearing a daruma costume—very auspicious, right? That’s why it would be appreciated as a good-luck charm for someone entering a sports competition or preparing for exams.
By changing the face design, you can create mascots of other animals too, so it could be fun to make a set.
You can even recreate dogs, cats, people, or anime characters.
Puppet made with felt
Have fun with design! Here are some felt puppet ideas.
When you decide to make a puppet, you might find yourself wondering what motif to choose.
For those people, here are ideas for original human-themed puppets! First, try sketching your puppet design as an illustration.
By incorporating features that resemble yourself or paying special attention to the hairstyle, you can express a sense of originality.
A great perk of using felt is that it makes thread finishing simple and easy.
Felt ball caterpillar pin
Let’s make a colorful and cute caterpillar pin using felt balls.
You’ll need scissors, glue, a wooden pin/clip, felt balls, googly-eye stickers, chenille stems (pipe cleaners), sequins, and so on.
First, attach the felt balls to the wooden pin.
A key tip is to let the glue dry slightly before sticking on each piece.
Once that’s done, add the antennae and eyes, and decorate with sequins if you like.
And you’re finished! Besides the caterpillar, you can also use felt balls to make items like dango (dumplings) or fruit, so give those a try too.
Donut mascot
Let’s try making delicious-looking donuts out of felt that look like they could be sold in a shop.
Cut out two pieces of felt using a donut-shaped template, then sew them together while stuffing them with cotton to complete the donut.
A simple old-fashioned donut is nice, but let’s take it a step further.
By using beads or felt in different colors, you can create donuts with chocolate sprinkles or a chocolate glaze.
You can also vary the number of threads and stitching styles to add decoration, which will expand your donut repertoire even more.
These colorful felt donuts are sure to be fun to make, too.
apple mascot
Here’s an idea for an apple mascot with an adorable, soothing look.
In this idea, you’ll make an apple with a little face.
You can attach it somewhere as a charm, or use it for pretend play.
In the latter case, it might be even more fun if you also make other fruits and foods to go with it.
By the way, the key to this idea is to stuff it generously with filling to shape it into a plump form.
That way, you’ll end up with a round, cute silhouette that looks more like a real apple.
Mascot with photo
Here’s an idea for photo mascots that are perfect as gifts or keepsakes.
In this idea, you make a mascot with a structure like a bifold pass case that holds two photos.
You could put in memorable photos and give it to someone special.
Or you could use it to hold letters or collectible cards for a fun twist.
When making it by hand, pay attention to the design of the mascot’s exterior as well.
If the design relates to the photos, it will feel even more charming.