Works in progress: Quiet Books (Alphabet, Counting, Colours, Shapes)

So much cutting out....

It's taken me a bunch of evenings in front of the television to get all of these little shapes cut out, and my scissor hand is very tired.

I started out by drawing each picture (in mirror image) onto the heat and bond lite paper and then ironed it onto the felt sheets. The following pieces will all go into my counting book.

Here are the pieces for the shapes book:

And these will all go into the alphabet book...

Finally, we have the pieces for the colours book!

Next I'll arrange the pages, peel off the paper and iron the pieces onto the pages.

I can't wait :)

Coloured pasta

We made this coloured pasta about six months ago and have gotten so many hours of fun out of it.

Although I originally made it for threading, Mia has spent more hours pouring it between plastic cups and sorting colours than anything else, as it's thin and a bit long for her to thread with still.


This is one that the kids need to keep out of their mouths though, as hand sanitiser is used to make the colours stick to the pasta.

To make:

• Place pasta, a squirt or two of hand sanitiser, and a few drops of food colouring into a zip loc bag.
• Seal the bag and shake well.
• Lay it out on paper towels to dry.

Enjoy!

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