Josie's Zoo Book
I had the best time coming up with my niece's Christmas gift :) Years ago when I was a wee one, my mom made me "Katie's Do Book" that had all sorts of cute little shapes and colors and letters and numbers, buttons, snaps, etc., that as a toddler gave me hours of fun just playing by myself. These days, they are called "quiet books", so I discovered, since they keep toddlers quiet at the dinner table or at events when out and about :) How clever you were, Mom... I didn't realize THAT was your goal!!
I figured Josie, at 1.5 years old, would have a good time touching the felt, playing with finger puppets, learning to use a zipper, snaps, pockets, seeing animals, colors, and learning easy counting, so I came up with a zoo theme, and using a lot of hot glue, sewing, scissors, and very fun felt from JoAnn Fabrics, I now have this finished product that I think is adorable!! Clearly I'm very modest ;)
All total, it probably took me about 6 hours to make... I cut out animals while watching tv, and stitched and glued the rest of the time. It may have been less, it really was quite easy, definitely doable in a weekend!
Lion, Elephant, and Tiger finger puppets live in pocket cages! |
The monkey swings from tree to tree (via "zip line"!) |
The seal's nose is velcro and she can count 4 different colored balls out of the pocket! |
There are 3 little chickies that hatch from the eggs! The top is velcro and the bottom is a pocket. |
How many leaves fit in the giraffe's belly? He has a pocket and the leaves snap off! |
Time to go to sleep, zoo animals! The finger puppets fit snugly in their bed pockets :) |
The end! Josie, I hope you love your Christmas gift!!
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