Kids Activities: Holly Makes 2 New ‘Quiet Books’

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Holly taught herself to sew about a year ago, and she’s since channelled some of her incredible creativity through the medium.

One project Holly’s been making iterations of is the “Quiet Book,” with felt cloth pages and sewn or fabric-glued components.

Each page or spread presents a game or activity to keep a toddler entertained, engaged, and even learning. For example, our little Max would point to the letters and say what they are. That kept him engaged in conversation (he didn’t start talking until later than our other two, so any talking was good to hear). Max–just turned 3–still gets the books out of his own volition, and sits to do the various activities.

Photos of In-Progress and Finished Pages from Holly’s Latest 2 Quiet Books

See below for photos of the latest 2 books Holly made (one for Max, and one for his friend Piper).

Some of the pages are Holly’s take on ideas found in Google Image search and from Etsy quiet book sellers. Others are wholly original concepts.

Enjoy the photos, and send an email if you want Holly to make a custom activity book for you.

Pages Ready for Assembly:

Cover 1

Cover 2 (Electric Boogaloo)

Tall Stack of pages (2 books’ worth)

Clock page: Tell Time and What do Clock Hands do? activity

Telephone page: Learn Mommy’s Phone Number

Let’s talk about what these animals are and where food comes from

What can we put in pockets? page

That’s our pet dog Betty

Tetris Puzzle 1 – Fit all the pieces together

Tetris Puzzle 2 – Fit all the pieces together

Let’s hang the laundry out to dry

Mirror Page: Who’s that beautiful baby lookin’ at me?

Max Loves Cars, Wal-Mart and Mail Delivery

Let’s change the baby

Mamma and kittens splish splash and go potty

Mamma and kittens splish splash and go potty

Kitten models need their beauty rest

Models at play

Caterpillar eats leaves makes chrysalis turns to butterfly

This is how we use our fingers to count

This is how we use our fingers to count

This is how we make a chain

Busy little bee buzzes around the bouquet

Let’s sing the Itsy Bitsy Spider song

Next page: See the finished books and how to bind them