My Little Pony Playmat and Take-a-long Barn

I made a playmat for a 3 year old's birthday.  It can be used with My Little Pony or those toob animals or whatever kind of animals you want!

Here is a green pasture surrounded by a fence.  The fence is made from felt and pipe cleaners (or as some call them, chenille stems).  They took FOREVER to sew and to get to stand upright.  

The fence gates swing open.  And they move around, so the play mat still rolls up and fits in the take-a-long barn.  Like the spoon?  haha. 

I left a spot at the back of the fence for the barn to fit.  The barn opens up in the green pasture for the ponies to play in the paddock.

They can leave the paddock through the gates and walk along the stone path to cross the bridge over the "raging" river.  The river is 3 layers of wired ribbon sewn with a meandering stitch down the middle.

On the river banks, the ponies can explore and find some hidden gems.  (yes, i know star fish aren't in rivers, but....)

They can also hang out in the field with the wild flowers.

The barn closes up and Velcros closed, in case there is a storm, or it gets cold at night.

Side door for the farm to get in a muck out the stalls if needed...

A lovely little sunflower

Yes, the ponies prefer to be outside in the sunshine, so sometimes the cobwebs build up and spring cleaning is required.  But don't fear, there is a shovel and a rake to help reach the high cobwebs...

This project kept growing and growing.  It started out pretty simple, but I couldn't leave well enough alone.  

Check out these two tutorials for "building" details:

Smashed Peas and Carrots: Fold n Go Pony Farm

UK Lass in the US:  Fabric Dollhouse Tutorial