I have had many e-mailing me from Pinterest & Art With Mr. E ...."WHAT IS ON THE BOTTOM OF YOUR CHAIRS?!?!" So the best way to answer all of you who've asked...a blog post!!
Felt is the material I use. The pre-cut rectangles of felt sold at Wal-Mart or your local craft store works, but make sure you find a sale!! You can also purchase felt by the yard...and it tends to be a bit of a thicker quality(not sure why...just does?!?!). You will need a good pair of scissors & a thick rubber band.
Cut the felt into thirds.
Fold it over once.
Center on the bottom of your chair leg.
Tie rubber band around felt in the grove where the "foot" of the chair meets the leg of the chair. Hmm..guess that would be its ankle?
Keep looping it...over and over..until you can't loop it anymore.
There ya go! No more tennis balls!!!!
Usually my "footies" will stay on the chairs the whole year long if I've tied them on tight enough. On average I have to replace about 5 individual footies during the school year, but there have been years I've only replaced 1(now that isn't a whole chair worth...just one leg!!!!!) I like them because I can match my color theme for the year with no problem!! They keep your floors looking new...and keep the chair from making horrible sounds! At times a piece of lead or crayon will get caught & mark up your floor. If you can't remove it from the felt...just take it off and flip it inside out...brand new!!!
THANK YOU!!!! I'm on the 2nd floor of a building and I'm pretty sure the class below me hates me (obvious by their art class attendance). I never hear the "awful noise" but the teacher below me does. I hate those tennis balls because they always fall off!
ReplyDeleteOh! I really like this. I have tennis balls on the bottoms of my chairs. They are really aging and getting gross.
ReplyDeleteThis is awesome! Thanks for the idea! I can't afford tennis balls, so this is a great, economical alternative! :)
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Miss R's Room
Love this idea! So much easier to do than the tennis balls, plus I like how you can match your color scheme! Thanks for the post!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for this idea. I am tired of fighting with tennis balls to get them on, only for them to come off a little while later. Brilliant idea, and so simple!
ReplyDeleteGreat idea! A picture is worth a thousand words! Have a good school year . Catherine
ReplyDeleteDo u prefer the singles or the ones by the yard? What difference is there on the floors?
ReplyDeleteAmy...I like the felt by the yard. It seems to be thicker for some reason?!??! I don't know why. So..thicker is better for the floor!
ReplyDeleteGreat idea! My BRILLIANT custodians removed and disposed of every single tennis ball from all of my desks and chairs this summer. Heartbroken, to say the least. I am definately going to do this felt idea. Cheap and durable! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI like this idea... Especially for middle school where students would not be able to take them off and throw around the room like a tennis ball!
ReplyDeleteGreat Idea! I'm "borrowing" your great idea!!
ReplyDeleteLove it! Totally going to the store to get some felt! Thanks for the brilliant idea!
ReplyDeleteI am having trouble getting mine to stay on even though I wrapped the rubber ands very tightly. Any suggestions?
ReplyDeleteGENIUS! I love this idea! I can't wait to share. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing the idea, I threw out my tennis balls after they started getting thrown around the room by my ms kiddos. I am in a new room with a filthy floor that maintenance won't clean and the noise is terrible, I am using your idea next week!
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