I have been working up a storm on a fabric art project! Making a quiet book for my granddaughters. Another person has very nicely described a quiet book as:
"a set of fabric activity pages bound together with the intent of instilling calmness and restful playtime for babies and toddlers in the event of the numberless boring adult occasions that require a hushed atmosphere."
Such an important thing to teach - so many people today don't have respect for another when they are speaking. Learning to be quiet and listen is one of those golden apples in a silver bowl!
I am making two books at the same time - the pages will be interchangeable.
Counting beads - all the beads were sewed on using a triple thread - wanted those to be strongly attached - no fear of little fingers getting them off and eating them.
After my granddaughters began using these pages it became necessary to cut the ribbons off the pieces - it was a great idea for not losing pieces but the frustration of tangled ribbons outweighed the benefit.
These two pages are for fruit snacks, one for each little pocket - we thought the activity for the girls of reaching their little fingers into each tiny pocket would be a time filler but the fruit snacks tended to stick inside causing frustration - I did line the pockets with plastic cut from a freezer weight zip lock bag - M & M's might work.
The little two year old was so surprised to see a little man inside the large fish she said very quietly "Hi!"
Buttoning
Buckling and snapping (under the bone)
Flap page
Finger Puppets
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