i finished the quiet books just in time for pace's birthday. yes, plural--books. i originally planned to do one book, but as i sewed, i realized with all the pages put together the book would weigh more than pace...so i split it in two, one book for a younger skill set, the second book for the older skill set. this was a very fun project for me, once i conquered my fear of the sewing machine! i also discovered fabric paper!--this was a MUCH cheaper alternative for a number of my pages. rather than get iron-on letters, or cowboy decals, or iron-on numbers, i just found clip art i wanted to use on the computer and printed them out on the fabric paper! after all the free fabric and some notions i already had at home, i think i ended up spending $20-25 to make both books. not bad!
this should have been vertical...sorry. the book on the left is younger and the book on the right is older.
book I page 1: build the snowman. all the pieces go in the little pocket on the right; you take them out and velcro them on the page to build frosty:
page 2-3: going fishing. under the sea with an octopus, crab, star, and seashell. the fish live in the little net and you take them out and button them on the red buttons on the page:
page 4-5: match the gumballs. each gumball matches in color, and you velco them from right to left pages:
page 6-7: old macdonald: zipper to open up the barnyard door; a pig, cow, and chicken finger p uppet live inside the barn. take them out for finger puppet fun, and to stroll along the little road on the right page:
page 8-9: left: frog wants a snack. frog has a zipper mouth, which acts as a pocket for his fly lunch. you can take out all the little flies and snap them on the page, and then use frog's tongue to eat them back up again. right: fly to the sun. or saturn. or earth. the rocket ship moves up and down the shoelace, and you can button on the different planets to fly the rocket to:
page 10-11: choo choo: the little train is carrying its wheels in the coal cars; you take them out and button them on the red buttons:
page 12-13: green means go!: the stoplight lights snap off and on, and the car also snaps off so you can play with it on the road page to the right:
page 14: noah's ark: noah's ark unzips and you find more finger puppets living inside! there's noah, an elephant, a zebra, and an ewok thing:
book II: page 1: dress me! there's a pj outfit with pace's favorite little llama stuffed animal, going to church with scriptures, and play clothes with a balloon:
page 2-3: next time won't you sing with me. the capital letters are sewn on the page and their lower-case counter parts are in the little pocket. pull them out and match them up!
page 4-5: counting cowboys: discover how many hats, saddles, stars, boots, and horseshoes there are, then velcro them on the page next to the matching number:
page 6-7: left: tell the time--unbutton the clock hands to move them around, an button them back on. right: tie your shoes. i still have to get shoelaces for this page, and they'll hang out in the little red pocket. take them out and learn how to lace up the shoes:
page 8-9: i smell a pic-a-nic! on the left is the pic-a-nic basket full of picnic goodies. undo the buckle, and set the table on the right:
page 10: tie teddy's bow. self-explanatory:
2 comments:
that is a crazy project for someone anxious about a sewing machine! very impressive!
You never made cool books like that for me for church...
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