I want to collect your ideas on a gift for Xmas. I want to make "Busy Books" for th little ones. The ideas I have are Zipping, Buttoning,Zelcro open and close, tying, snapping,hand in a glove.
What else would you put in a busy book. Mybe you have seen one that was cute. if you have any ideas please share them with the cutes.
6800 Everyone's ideas are giving me new fresh ideas and I think I'll add a couple of these to my Christmas list . . . do I have enough time? Thanks to jrob for the link to the activity books.
2018 Thanks for asking this--I'm marking your posting so I can refer back to it later. So many cute ideas. I can never find stuff when I go back looking for it, but not this time. :)
8564 How about some felt flowers with button
holes & buttons in the middle of the
flowers to practice buttoning.
How about making a little bird with a nest.
When the nest is lifted you can see little
bird eggs
1195 i am making a fsl stal of jesus for my
oldest son
for my dog a bench blanket
for my youngest i don't know and my
hubby ......hmmmmi think some aprons
...hahaaha my hisband has 2 left hands in
the kitchen
12609 Here I googled the german item and here you
have a list of "Fühlbücher"-
("touch books") covers which may
be an inspiration.
Animals with fur, clothing with zippers and
bows to bind, some with vinyl windows
filled with pearls, cars with rough paper
wheels, some pages are sandwiched with foil
inside, so they crackle when touching it.
Some have a squeeking item added inside the
sites. Possibilities galore! Love this
project.
images.google.de
19747 Great idea's - to bad you don't have a camera to share the work that you will do. Maybe another could take some pictures for you. *4U
96742 I saw some ladybug with 3 little ones on her back, and also a small zip to open and close, even a shoe with shoelaces to tie. Hope it help Love Marie
by nonmusicmom 13 Sep 2009
The ladybug would be perfect for Adelaides. Since I have 1 girl and 2 boys i will have to make some of the pages gender different. Thanks
by shirlener88 14 Sep 2009
Marie, I had that set, too. The little one that I babysat - just loved it.
5199 maybe someone else can take the picture for you and then you can post it. I do hope so as we all would love to see it when it is finished. Hugs
21958 For the velcro page I made one that had a diaper that velcoed together.
36497 Maybe besides learning to use Velcro, you could do things where they could put different pieces on, or move pieces. Since I have a kitten on my lap, I'm thinking in those terms, hee hee hee. Like a mother cat, with kittens in a basket. The kittens could go drink milk from the mother, or from a saucer if the former is not to your taste. Also by way of kittens, the site All Granny's Girls has a free kitten paperdoll with several hats. You wouldn't necessarily have to make it a paperdoll, could just embroider it, and cut the hats out to velcro on kitty's head? Embroider a pea pod, and they could move the 'peas' into it and stick them with velcro? If I'm not mistaken, the hook part of the velcro will stick pretty well to flannel material, so you wouldn't have to put real velcro all over the pages. Just some thoughts, this book sounds like fun for your little ones! Hugs, Marji
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33606 Can't wait to see all these great ideas in a book form! Great idea. Blessings!
2643 Put in some feelies, different textures, silky, rough, furry, soft. In one of mine I put a tepee, u unzipped & found and Indian boy/girl inside.
59012 I just went and pulled out the one I made for my daughter (would you believe 40 years ago??) and I have a church where you open the doors and see people inside & a string with a bell to ring; a teepee with a zipper and a feather inside; a clock with movable hands and numbers to tell time; flowers buttoned on to the stems; an apple tree with snaps and a basket full of apples to snap on; a hand to slide her hand in; a whale with Jonah who slides in and out of the mouth; a sneaker to lace and tie; a fuzzy bunny with a moving eye and a butterfly in the sky; shapes that button on (you could mark the area so the shape is matched to the figure); a pig with a tail to curl; and a pocket with a comb and mirror.
2018 I made one years ago fora new niece that did not like to stay quiet in church. I put an apple that had the zipper and inside was a worm. Also a Mother Hubbard's shoe that had a lace - and it was great. Boy, had I had my embroidery machine back then I could have made some great designs for this. Good luck with this, and hope you post your completed proget.
20632 Molly Mine at OregonPatchworks has several books on her page. You could look at them and get lots of ideas. Be sure to scroll all the way down, there are at least 6 or more.;)
www.oregonpatchworks.com
56813 I saw one that had yard to braid the hair.
You might could find a cute face to
embroidery.
Good luck, this will be a lot of work but
well worth it!
:o)
by nonmusicmom 13 Sep 2009
I thought they would be great for waiting at the dr. office or traveling in the car or in church.
by americangirl 13 Sep 2009
I meant yarn. LOL
I think this is a great idea for all these
places.
You could make a pocket for little toys,
like cars for the boys.
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Sure you have enough time.