The Prairie Color Project Kit
A seed-to-felt creative engagement program for groups of 4
The Prairie Color Project is a hands-on creative engagement kit that connects gardening, natural dyeing, sheep, wool, needle felting, storytelling, and community.
Designed for small groups of 4 participants, this multi-session project begins with painting and planting handmade seed paper to grow a dye garden. Over time, participants observe the plants, explore natural color, learn about wool, dye pre-mordanted wool with plant materials, and use that wool to create a finished needle felted artwork.
This kit is ideal for care centers, schools, libraries, intergenerational programs, community groups, homeschool families, and anyone looking for a meaningful hands-on project that can be enjoyed over several weeks or months.
What Makes This Project Special
The Prairie Color Project is more than a craft kit. It encourages creativity, sensory engagement, memory sharing, fine motor activity, social connection, and intergenerational learning.
Older adults may be reminded of gardens, farms, sheep, wool, handmade items, and traditional skills. Children and younger participants have the opportunity to hear those stories while creating something together.
Each Kit Includes
Each kit is designed for 4 participants and includes:
- Seed paper pack with 12 paintable handmade dye garden shapes
- 3D printed felting shape guides
- 4 wool felt coasters
- 2 ounces pre-mordanted carded wool
- 6 felting needles
- 4 Foam felting cushions
- Raw wool and washed wool samples
- Printed lesson booklet and handouts
Activity Directors or Group Leaders Provide
- Water
- Watercolors
- Garden space, planter, or pot
- Soil
- Basic gardening tools
- Pots for dyeing
- Heat source
- Strainer
- Spoons
- Towels
- Optional grocery store dye materials if garden plants are not ready
Project Sessions
The included lesson booklet guides participants through the full seed-to-felt journey:
- Paint and plant seed paper
- Care for and observe the garden
- Explore sheep, wool, and farm memories
- Learn about natural color and plant use
- Experiment with red cabbage color chemistry
- Dye wool with plant materials
- Create felted wool art
- Celebrate and share stories
Each session is designed for approximately 45 minutes and may be completed as a full series or adapted into individual activities.
Best For
- Nursing homes and assisted living communities
- Schools and homeschool groups
- Libraries
- Senior centers
- Intergenerational programs
- Community art programs
- Families wanting a meaningful long-term project
Notes
This kit is designed as a guided group project. The lesson booklet refers to specific materials included in the kit, including seed paper, pre-mordanted wool, wool coasters, felting needles, foam cushion, and felting shape guides.
Adult supervision is recommended when children are using felting needles.
Shipping: Orders are carefully packed and shipped from our farm and fiber mill in Fort Ransom, North Dakota. Shipping options and delivery estimates are shown at checkout.
Returns: We want you to be happy with your order. Please review our Shipping and Return policies for complete details about eligible returns, exchanges, and order issues.
From Our Flock to Your Hands
At Bear Creek Felting, our story begins on our North Dakota sheep farm, where I've been carefully breeding sheep for their felting wool since 2005. From choosing the right breeding stock to caring for our flock, every decision is made with wool quality in mind.
Just a few miles from the farm, we wash, dye, and card our wool in small batches at our Fort Ransom fiber mill. It's a hands-on process that allows us to pay close attention to the quality of the fiber we share with you.
Whether you're creating your first needle-felted animal or adding to a growing collection, my goal is to provide beautiful materials and tools that make your felting experience a joy.