Developing tasks of all kinds are fundamentally important for a child. In addition to business boards, baby books occupy a special place in the hearts of young researchers and their parents. Today we will tell you 5 ways to make them yourself and share some interesting ideas!
1. Baby book made of A4 paper
Little toddler books are great for learning the basics of reading. They are funny and funny, there is nothing superfluous in them, and the child perceives such leisure as an exciting game. And such pocket books are always convenient to take with you on trips and travels!
You will need: A4 paper, stationery knife, glue, colored pencils, markers, pens and crayons.
How to do: Fold a sheet of A4 paper in half lengthwise, then again - across, and again - each half. Unfold it and make a cut in the middle with a clerical knife. Smear one side with glue over the entire plane and fold the book, fixing the pages.
You can combine several of these paper blocks into one thicker book and even make a cover. All that remains is to draw pictures and write text. They can be used to study seasons, animals, surrounding objects, numbers - whatever!
2. Book-baby on the rings
Tactile sensations are the most important stage in life for all babies, therefore, baby books need appropriate ones. Use large details, expressive textures, vibrant colors and different materials. Connect individual pages into large rings or strings.
You will need: Colored cardboard, scissors, hole punch and rings, glue, stapler, colored cloth, all kinds of fillers and tape.
How to do: Fold a sheet of cardboard in half, glue and use a hole punch to make holes in the middle for stitching - these will be your pages. In the future, you can assemble them into split rings. So it will be convenient to store the baby book, nothing will be lost, but the child will be able to study each sheet separately.
On double-sided tape, glue bubble wrap, lace, corrugated paper or some other material with an unusual texture. Use tassels, fringes, small knitted toys and jewelry, balloons, ribbons, pom-poms, feathers - whatever you find!
3. Baby book made of fabric
Soft baby books with fabric pages are sold in huge numbers in children's stores. But why overpay for something that you can easily and quickly do with your own hands? It is enough to master the basic principle - and you will be able to make such toys until the child gets tired of it!
You will need: Multicolored fabric, ribbons, lace, felt, large textured details, threads and needles.
How to do: Cut out several cuts of multi-colored fabric 20x40 cm (or whatever size you want pages). Decorate them with letters or felt details, Velcro figurines, zippers, buttons, fur, feathers, tassels, laces, fringes and knitted toys.
To join the pages, fold two of them face to face, sew along the perimeter and leave only a small hole on one side. Through it, carefully turn out the workpiece and insert a piece of thin padding polyester inside for volume, and then sew up the hole. This will be the cover, first and last pages, respectively.
Just fold all inner pages in half, sew, turn out and fill in the same way with padding polyester. The inner pages are simply lice inside with large stitches or attached to the tape. Make ties or fasteners on the cover to make it more interesting for the child and more comfortable for you.
4. A little book from old magazines
This is a very simple and interesting baby book idea that you can bring to life with your child. Let the child independently choose a theme, cut out pictures and place them on the page. Such a book is fun not only to read, but also to make, and then change with friends!
You will need: Old colored books and magazines, scissors, paper, glue, pencils, thread and needle, scotch tape.
How to do: Decide on the size of the future baby book, the number of pages and the topic - for example, it can be animals and plants. Divide the cut illustrations into groups: wild animals, pets, fish, birds, and so on.
For the cover, take thick sheets of cardboard, make the pages out of paper and sew them with thick strong thread. Inside you can leave inserts from whole magazine pages with informative information. This way children will be able to learn more about those animals that were previously cut and glued.
5. Making a baby book together with a child
Sometimes children even get bored with cute felt bunnies and rattles, but they love to create and come up with new ideas themselves. Choose a theme for a baby book together, draw, collect interesting facts, use pictures and stickers!
You will need: Paper, glue, paints and pencils, old magazines and prints, stickers, a needle and thread.
How to do: Instead of making fabric pages or printing backgrounds, paint them yourself! For example, to make a book about animals, first draw their habitats. To do this, fold A4 sheets of paper in half and hand them to the child along with the pictures - let the child choose the animals that he wants to settle there, and for now, find something interesting about them.
Older children can fill in the text in the baby book themselves - at the same time it will be a little training in writing skills. All that remains is to stick all the animals on your pages and sew the book in the middle with ordinary thick thread.