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Category Archives: busy book
busy book round-up
i have a feeling that there are more quiet book pages in my future, but for now, i’m calling the books “finished” so i thought i’d do a round-up post to put all the pages in one spot, easy to … Continue reading
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busy book: the cover!
during the time that my quiet book (busy book, whatever) was a work in progress, i often wanted to take a few pages in the car or to church to try them out. rather than carrying them around, loose, i … Continue reading
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movie monday: the busy book in action! (bonus–two movies!)
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busy book: memory flip
inspired, in part, by the construction of this game, i designed this “memory flip” page. for the page for my nephews, i just made 9 squares and used photos of each of the cousins’ faces. i made the middle square … Continue reading
busy book: connect-the-dots (v. 2–magnets!)
i got the concept for this page from this post on “creating sarah.” i paired it with my big dipper page and they both have the same sparkly black background. both this page and the big dipper page are based … Continue reading
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busy book: stickers, stickers, stickers!
on our last major car trip, one of the activities that can keep the happy toddler busy for the longest stretch of time (15-20 min, maybe?) was… stickers! for the trip, i’d made him a sticker book inspired by this … Continue reading
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busy book: camping
this past weekend, the happy family took our first camping trip, so it’s only appropriate that i post this camping page today. i’m only making one page like this (not two, as usual) because i only have one lantern keychain … Continue reading
busy book: locks + latches
this week’s page isn’t particularly exciting, but it’s a nice quick page that involves some practical skill practice for the kids. the first lock page i made used a lock we had lying around the house. it was e-nor-mous … Continue reading
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busy book: a disguise kit
here is a new favorite page! there are two variations–one that includes a photo printed onto fabric (see above) and one that instead uses a flexible mirror (see below): both pages include a suitcase full of disguises and i predict … Continue reading
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busy book: connect the stars!
this week’s page was sewn in the car during our trip last week. the buttons were ones my mom had inherited from one of my great aunts who was a nurse–these were buttons from her nursing uniform! in addition to … Continue reading
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