HALLOWEEN QUIET BOOK PAGES

When I started to make this Quiet Book for my son, my original idea was to make a book that he can play with anytime. But as Halloween is approaching, I decided that I would like to make pages for all of the holidays that I could add and take out accordingly.  So I have been coming up with tons of ideas for Halloween/Autumn pages for Colt's Quiet Book. Last night, I completed my first two Halloween pages and here they are.

CREATE A JACK-O-LANTERN PAGE
(The face pieces are stored in the fabric pouch.
This is a felt board page.)

PUMPKIN PATCH PAGE
(Pick and place pumpkins in the pumpkin
patch using velcro)

*Please, if you use my pages for inspiration for your own Quiet Book, please give me credit by linking my blog to your post. Thanks!

QUIET BOOK - PART TWO

I have been so busy with birthdays, relatives visiting, and completing tons of Halloween crafts and decorating that I have been neglecting my Quiet Book pages. I recently completed a few pages and figured that I would sit down and post them since it has been a while.

Here are my new pages:

SKIING PAGE
(The skier slides up and down the slope)

TIC TAC SCORE PAGE
(My hubby is obsessed with sports and he wants
my son to be too, so I thought that using footballs and
baseballs would be a cute spin on the traditional game.

FRUIT MATCH PAGE
(Match the fruit using the ribbons with velcro to
connect them.)

HANG THE LAUNDRY PAGE
(Hang the clothes on the line using the mini clothes
pins. Clothing pieces store in the laundry basket.)

**Again I do ask that if you choose to copy any of my pages for personal use, that you give credit where credit is due and link back to my page. I work hard to come up with ideas and to make my pages look great, and while I don't mind if people use my pages for inspiration, please don't pass the ideas off as your own. 

MY QUIET BOOK - PART ONE

I've been working for a while on a Quiet Book for my son.  I have to admit that this is definitely a time consuming project but it's pretty fun at the same time.  I did a lot of "blog surfing" for ideas before I started and came across some really good pages that i wanted to include in my book.  I also pulled out my creative side and came up with some of my own ideas as well.

Here are the pages that I have completed so far. I have many more pages that I'm in the process of completing and I will post more as I finish them.

GUMBALL PAGE

(The gumballs velcro onto the gumball machine)

SHOE PAGE

(I love this page! One shoe has velcro straps and one has laces. Just like real shoes)

STOP LIGHT PAGE

(The lights on the stop light button on and off. I used buttons in the same colors so that its also practices matching colors. The words are also outlined in the matching colors)

MR. SPUD PAGE

(I really like how this page turned out.  However, you may notice that it's called "Mr. Spud", I read on another blog that there was a copyright issue for using the actual name. So this is his cousin. LOL.  All parts velcro on an off.)

PAINT PALETTE PAGE

(I'm not completely finished with this page yet. It needs a heading or something else. I haven't decided yet, but I wanted to share it because I think it's cute!  The paint color attach to the palette with snaps.)

BANANA SPLIT PAGE

(Create a banana split by using velcro.  The ice cream scoops are stored in the ice cream container and the banana goes in the banana crate. I saw a lot of ideas for making hamburgers and sandwiches, but i came up with this idea and I think it came out so cute.)

WINNIE THE POOH PAGE

(I just finished this page and I am so loving it! My son is obsessed with Pooh and so I knew that I had to make a page with them.  This was my own idea right down to the freehand drawing and putting together the characters.   Pooh's red balloon, Tigger's ball, and Eeyore's tail all attach with snaps.)

I was so happy with the way these pages turned out that I can't wait to share more with you all!  I can't wait to give the book to Colton and watch him play with it!  

If you choose to use my page ideas and share them on your blog please give me return credit since I spend alot of time creating and thinking up ideas :) Thanks! :))

MINI FELT BOARD

Every parent should make their child a Felt Board. Not only is it a fun way to teach a child about colors and shapes but it is definitely a great time passing activity.  I made two of these for Colton, one large one that i keep at home and this Mini one that i keep in the car for road trips or dining out at a restaurant.  Felt boards teach kid's about creativity.

Here's what you need:
*SHEETS OF FELT (multiple colors and 1 LARGE piece of felt in either white or black for the board)
*CARDBOARD (a sturdy piece for the actual felt board)
*GLUE GUN

To make the felt board you wrap the large piece of felt around the piece of cardboard and glue it with the glue gun.  I suggest using either black or white for the board since most colors will stand out against them.

To make the pieces, i just cut out multiple shapes and sizes of the felt. I bought lots of different colors of felt to make more variety.  The great thing about a felt board is that the felt pieces stick without needing anything.  Like i said before this is a GREAT activity for the car and restaurant.  My son absolutely LOVES this! I think i'm going to add more pieces for him to play with.

(Here's a picture of the mini one that we use in the car) 

COLOR LEARNING ACTIVITY

Let your child learn colors and motor skills with this fun and easy to make button activity. They learn their colors by the brightly colored felt squares. And they sharpen their motor skills by practicing buttoning and unbuttoning the felt squares onto the ribbon. 


Here's what you need:

*Brightly colored felt 

*Thick width ribbon (I chose a cute Mickey ribbon)

*Large buttons in bright colors

First, cut a piece of ribbon to about 8-10 inches long. Then with a needle and thread, sew one large button on each of the ends of the ribbon.  After you finish the ribbon, cut the felt into squares about 4in x 4in. I cut about 4 squares of each color so that my son could do patterns.  

Fold each square in half and (on the folded side) cut a slit in the middle to make a small opening in the center of each square. (Just big enough for the button to fit through).  

Now your ready to let your toddler have fun learning about colors! :))