Children love making books, and a book about what they did last weekend , or on a special family outing is a perfect way to help your child tell a story staring their favorite person!
- Before going on vacation, to the zoo etc… be ready to take a lot of pictures, and remember to take pictures of the things your child was really into. If your child was napping during the parade or didn’t see the dolphin show at the aquarium – don’t bother including those pictures. Talk to your child about what they see before you take the picture so when it comes time to recall it even younger ones will be able to!
- Once home, gather your materials. You will need some pictures of your outing/weekend , construction paper, crayons or markers, some glue or double stick tape ( I love this stuff!) and a stapler.
- Have your child decorate the pages before you add the pictures.
- Fold the paper in 2 to make multiple pages.
- Add the pictures , using double stick tape or glue . I suggest the double stick tape because it is easy, clean won’t make the pages stick together like glue will if it dribbles out.
- After adding a picture add some text, ask your child what the picture is of, and to tell you about it. Write verbatim what they tell you, if they are old enough have them write it!
- Staple the pages together, I ended up using ribbon and sewing it together because my art closet is a mess and I couldn’t find my stapler!
- Read the new book with your child!
Books!
These are 3 new books I found at my library and wanted to share !
” Little Baby Bobby” by Nancy Van Laan is a story about Bobby and his runaway stroller, oh and his babysitter Britta who chases after him. We follow Bobby all over town as a larger and larger group of people join the chase, all the while bumping into things and Bobby is happily bouncing along. The illustrations are fun, the text has cute rhymes but over all this is just an ok book. My son sat for a few pages but wasn’t too thrilled. It’s worth a look if you are at the library though!
” Scaredy Squirrel makes a friend” by Melanie Watt is hilarious! I laughed out loud from start to finish, my son who is 18 months old didn’t get the humor at all but laughed at me laughing! Older preschoolers will get most of the humor though and like my son, will love the pictures ! Here is my favorite line : in very small print on the inside cover it reads ” * Caution: this story not suitable for walruses. ” Oh how I laughed ! The dry humor aside, the book follows an anxious squirrel looking for a friend , but one that is safe and won’t bite! Of course the message is about taking risks and kids will get it! I love this book!
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I love your site and have made several of your crafts with my 2 year old!!
Do you have a list of what craft supplies I should always keep on hand? I have a friend that is about to have her 2nd baby and I was thinking of putting together a craft bin for her toddler as a baby gift. I have the basics (construction paper, glue stick, safety scissors, etc). Thank you!
What a cool gift for the older sibling!
If I had to make a list it would look like this:
Construction Paper
Plain White Paper
Tissue Paper
Paint- multi colors
Paint brush
White glue
Crayons
Washable Markers
Feathers
Pipe cleaners
Sequins ( if they aren’t popping everything in their mouth! )
Googly Eyes
Sparkles
Smock
Hope that helps!
You can go even one step further–take all the artwork your child produces (school, summer, etc.) and have it all printed in their very own book. The Picasso Kid does a phenomenal job doing this for you. http://www.thepicassokid.com
Oh this is a great idea! I need to do more projects with the boys.