Maura's Illuminated Manuscript

No cutting that I know of. I was thinking of the kind I used to have as a kid-- a fuzzy black board, and then lots of little felt shapes. They have animals and plants and things, and they also have plain old shapes that you can use to make whatever you want. (My set also had flower parts-- stems, leaves and blossoms and centers of all different kinds-- to make your own flowers.) The felt sticks on the board just from friction, removes just as easily, make lots of pictures, no mess, less manual dexterity required than drawing.