Quiet Book Ideas

Before I begin let me just say that I LOVED putting this quiet book together for my kids and only MY KIDS!! (it was a lot of hard work, late nights and miles onto the sewing machine)

So with that being said, I want to share with you the things that I came up with to make this possible so you can make your kids a QB. Hope these ideas help:

I used these painters faithfully.....they worked great and they come in all sorts of different colors. Just follow the instructions on the package.

I am NO artist my any means...therefore I thank the coloring books I already had to inspire me!!









On some of the pages I traced them right onto the fabric....

And for others I just used the picture and TRIED to draw my own or it gave me a great idea for a certain page.

And for some pages I used cookie cutters to trace the outline of animals.

I added a few games and activities as well.

I made a simple cover...... and no I did not attach the pages to the cover. What happens when you have several kids who all want to look at the book at the same time??? This is what my mother did for us when I was growing up-we each could work on a page at the same time and it really helped keep us more QUIET.

Some other supplies that I used were:

muslin for the pages

pellon in between the pages for extra strength

bias tape for the edges of the pages

buttons, snaps, Velcro for the pieces

flannel and ribbon for the cover

knee patches used to add strength to the back of the pieces

felt....a lot of felt!!
** each page is double sided, I made some easier pages as well as some harder pages since the kids are different ages

I sure hope this helps give you a few ideas for your own QB,

and remember, after all the hours it takes to put it together..... the kids will have even more fun using it.

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Please look at my May 11, 2009 post for a picture of all the pages!