I have commitment issues...I have millions of projects or hobbies started but lose interest fast.
I have been slaving over making my kids felt/fabric Quiet books for the looooong drives back to my hometown. The drive takes about 5-6 hours (depending on pit stops) and dvd's only get you so far.
I have finished one of three books!! I will tweak it over the next month before I head home for a visit but for now, DONE!!
Regardez avec Awweeeeeeee (Sorry Mr. Sears, my French has died)
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This is one of the front covers. I tried to use different textures...the blue being from a Chinese dress with no give to it, and once I got it stuck on my body and had to cut it to remove (the dress not the body :P) it was retired.
The phone's receiver snaps on and off...I love the cord.
The Owl of Funk has wings that lift.
Theres a "callerpiller" as my kids call it with a removable butterfly in the cocoon. Tie the shoe, finger puppet farm, Mr. Bo-tatoe head, oven mitt and removable cookie that can be placed in the oven (the door opens), comb/braid her hair, bead counting, the back page is a pair of jeans cut in half and the 'bum' part will hold a sock puppet and the pockets hold crayons...and opposite page holds a coloring book...and finally a snack bag for extra quiet treats.
The boys book has a roadway page with Velcro strips on the road to drive his car on and the other page has a car with removable wheels. He's obsessed....don't ask really.
Please excuse my photo aligning abilities...I know not what I do.I searched far and wide the millions of websites for ideas, they can be found under anything from "quiet books" or "busy books". None of these were solely my idea but took others ideas and made them my own so credit belongs to them not myself for ideas.
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Hopefully my kids enjoy them as much as I would...stay tuned to other projects I have started...and when I say started I mean got lazy and haven't finished.
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