So, this is what you’ll need: 

1. A rubber mat with holes in it. I bought mine at Dollar store for about 6 Euros (6 dollars approx). This is a rather big mat, it’s 45 x 75 cm or 18 x 30 inches.

2. Fleece blankets. Vilde’s small mat required 1 fleece blanket, Since this mat will be 4 times bigger, I will probably need 4 fleece blankets. Luckily I have many old fleece blankets with chew holes in them, so I only bought  one new one.

3. Scissors

You start by cutting the fleece into strips. I’ve found 5 cm (2 inches) wide and 25 cm (10 inches) is a good size. You want the strips of fleece to be rather wide so they “fill up” the holes in the mat, or the pellets could fall through and be impossible for the bun to reach. You want the strips to be reasonably long, because if you make them too short, they’re really annoying to work with.

Fold the blanket so you only have to cut a short distance. I folded my blankets once over and then in three to get the strips the right lenght, but that of course depends on how big your blankets are. 

And now the fun begins! 

I decided to fold my strips once over, insert them into the holes and thread the endings into the loop the strip forms. You can make normal knots if you prefer, of course, but loops take up more space = makes the mat more compact.

All four sides of the big holes should eventually have a fleece strips tied around them. The backside of the finished product will then look like it does at the top of this pic:

My mat also has small holes between the rows of big holes. I plan to tie fleece strips in those holes too, to make the mat as dense as possible. That will perhaps make it look less pretty on the backside, but I’m pretty sure the bun won’t mind 

The snuffle mat is finished! 

It was a lot faster to make than I’d have thought. 

More pics on my instagram @vilde_and_effi