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March 28, 2011 | 26 Comments

DIY Board Book About Feelings

make your own board book for babies

My son and I had a blast making this photo board book for my 9 month old daughter. Not only is the book entertaining for her , creating it was a lesson about emotions and giving to others for my son.  All in all it was a family project that gets played with a lot.

  1. Gather your materials .To start you will need to take photos of different emotions .  This is a great chance to talk about each of these feelings with your kids. I sat my son on the couch and we chatted between pictures. It was such a wonderful talk , we shared what makes us happy, sad, worried etc… and really listened to each other. We also made lots of silly faces!
  2. Now after printing out the pictures you will also need an old board book, contact paper, card stock , scissors, a marker and double stick tape. Let me explain why I used a book and paper instead of just laminating sleeves like I have before like for the Eye Spy Book.  My daughter likes to put the book in her mouth. I don’t let her just chew on it but the laminated pages can be really sharp if you get it at the right angle on sensitive gums. So I opted for the board book. If you are making this for older kids a simple laminated book would be great.
  3. Next write out the emotions with marker on the card stock ( of course if you have a printer you can just use it). Cut.
  4. Time to do the layout. My son helped choose the paper from our stash and I taped pieces of card stock on each page to cover the existing illustrations. Add the photo and emotion.
  5. Cover with contact paper . I cut mine so it covered the paper but didn’t go all the way to the edge .
  6. Fill the whole book.
  7. Make a cover page, I tried to get my son to help but he was busy playing pretend spy( Oh and that is my art closet packed up behind him… we are down to the basics until we move).
  8. Let your baby explore!  She lit up and unlike most books she didn’t immediately try to eat it. She gently explored touching her brother’s photos. Success!

** Safety Notice : Only you can decide what is safe for your baby. This book is made to be used with an adult caregiver , it is not a baby toy. **

Filed Under: Age: Infant, Board Books For Babies, Family Activities, Feelings and Emotions, Preschool Crafts | 26 Comments

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26 Comments

  1. Stacey says

    March 28, 2011 at 1:38 am

    I think you have a budding actor on your hands by the look of that first photo. And how cute is the I Spy outfit! Oh and great idea too. 🙂

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  2. melissa says

    March 28, 2011 at 3:25 am

    aw i love this!! what a great project that can teach on so many levels. this is defintely one i will be doing with the 4 yo for the 20 mo old!! fun fun fun!

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  3. Karen says

    March 28, 2011 at 4:42 am

    Super Cute! Karen

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  4. JDaniel4's Mom says

    March 28, 2011 at 5:18 am

    I love houw you reused a book! The pictures look wonderful!

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  5. Jillian says

    March 28, 2011 at 7:14 am

    I love it! Have you read The Way I Feel by Janan Cain? I found it at a used bookstore, and it quickly became a favorite. It even hits on being frustrated, disappointed and silly!

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    • admin says

      March 28, 2011 at 7:59 am

      Yes! I reviewed it years ago here : https://www.notimeforflashcards.com/2008/04/that-blows-frustration-feelings-and-fun.html it’s one of my very favorites.

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  6. Angie says

    March 28, 2011 at 7:58 am

    For older kids you could make it interactive by laminating the words and putting velcro on them and the book and they can match the words to the pictures.

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  7. Josie says

    March 28, 2011 at 8:39 am

    What a great idea! I love it!

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  8. Jenae {I Can Teach My Child!} says

    March 28, 2011 at 9:37 am

    What a great idea! We did a matching memory game a while back that is similar. http://www.icanteachmychild.com/2010/10/feelings-matching-memory.html

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  9. Twisted Cinderella says

    March 28, 2011 at 11:09 am

    what a fun idea!

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  10. Becca says

    March 28, 2011 at 11:15 am

    This is a great idea! I think I am going to do this and make the pictures into matching cards (my kids LOVE matching games…) This is an especially good thing to work on with my kids (especially my oldest) because he is prone to tantrums when he can’t express his emotions.

    I liked the way you reused a board book… I may have to use that idea.

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    • admin says

      March 29, 2011 at 9:44 pm

      Great idea! This is what I love about blogging, the ideas build on each other and kids win!

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  11. Catherine says

    March 28, 2011 at 12:03 pm

    Such a fantastic activity! I love the way all the family have been involved – brilliant! 🙂

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  12. Sharon says

    March 28, 2011 at 3:45 pm

    I really love this idea! Thanks!

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  13. Becca@www.talkingkids.org says

    March 28, 2011 at 7:37 pm

    This is a FANTASTIC idea! 🙂 Both my 18 month old and my 6 year old would love it!! And you are SO right– talking about emotions while making books about them is a super great way to get a young boy talking about them…and it’s so important to do that. Awesome.

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  14. Laurie Harley says

    June 30, 2011 at 6:31 am

    I sure would have liked a link to this “Eye Spy” book you mention… Hmm… now to try to find it. 😉

    P.S. I love this idea, i just don’t have any little little ones anymore. (Sad face.)

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  15. Deb says

    February 19, 2012 at 10:05 am

    I absolutely LOVE this ! I am going to do it for my daughter !
    Thanks so much !

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  16. Gayathri says

    July 16, 2012 at 7:20 am

    Love this. Going to try

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    • admin says

      July 16, 2012 at 9:00 am

      This book gets so much “traffic” from my daughter still, she loves seeing her “Bubba” make silly faces.

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  17. Ninh says

    February 26, 2014 at 1:59 am

    Hi Allison. I visit your blog from Pinterest when I tried to see something for my baby in future. And I see your blog with many topic about edicate for kids, that is very impress! I just want to thank you.

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