Protecting hardwood floors from budding furniture movers?

[Nosy]

My kids loves to move the furniture around in our house (w/hardwood floors) and it's driving me crazy, not to mention scratching the floors. I know there are pads that exist that you can put on the bottom to keep them from sliding so easily, but there are so many that I was hoping to have a recommendation from someone. I would love to be able to keep our furniture in one place. Thanks!

[Lisa Lubner]

you can buy felt pads that stick to the bottom of your furniture. they come in already cut shapes and in big rectangles you can cut yourself.

[griffin2004]

I'm trying felt booties for the furniture legs that I whipped up out of a square of felt and a heavy duty rubber band. Not the most attractive solution in the world, but 1) cheap, and 2) so far so good in preventing scratches.

[Marsupialmom]

what the other lady's say

[straighthaircurly]

We also use felt pads to protect our bamboo but I do have to clean them occasionally because they pick up cat hair and bits of grit that can then scratch.

[calla lily]

I bought the big felt squares and cut to size. I felted everything, heavily (dh thinks I went overboard). Doesn't stop the couches from sliding when the kids jump, but it seams to do a good job protecting from scratches. I figure I'll have to replace it every so often (more often on chairs, ottoman that we move more).

[ezrasmummy]

For furniture that needs to move we use the felt patches but for heavier non-moving furniture (like the couch) we use big rubber feet that seem to grip the floor well. You can sometimes find them at Target but almost always at Home Depot. I hate the box stores but sometimes you need them I guess!