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Let’s make a quiet book today! Using felt and other budget-friendly crafting supplies and items, you can make a portable quiet book. It’s a game changer when you need some quiet play time whether you’re at home or out and about. This quiet book is perfect for kids of all ages particularly toddlers, preschoolers, and kindergarten kids. This quiet book is great for at home, in the classroom, or even on the go.
Portable Quiet Books For Kids
A quiet book is just that. A book that kids can play with in a quiet manner. These quiet books not only promote quiet time and quiet play, but also independence play. They’re also educational! We made one using printable sheets that has pictures on them that kids can replicate using different shapes cut out of felt. The best part is, each felt piece is a different color.
Meaning kids can explore shapes and colors while having a great time with this quiet book. Not to mention, this is great fine motor skills practice as well. Plus, you can use it everywhere. At home while you work, at Grandma’s house, while you’re in a waiting room, church, or even in your curriculum.
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Supplies You Need To Make A Felt Quiet Book
How To Make A Quiet Book Felt Activity Binder
Step 1
Read the instructions on the back of the container for using spray adhesive.
Step 2
Spray the back of your white felt piece (9″ x 11″) and stick to the front inside of your binder.
Step 3
Print out the Felt Image Printable – Images include a pig, house, flower pot, snail, train, butterfly, person, school bus, sun, flower, bunny, fish, chick and boat.
Notes:
I printed mine out on heavier stock paper and utilized the front and back of the paper, making it double sided.
Step 4
Slide the images into plastic paper protectors and put into the three ring binder.
Step 5
Print out the Shape Name Printables.
Step 6
Cut them to size (6″ x 4″) and slide into the front, see-through pouch of the binder bags.
Notes:
Each bag will be labeled 1) Circles & Hearts 2) Triangles and Diamonds 3) Flowers and Petals 4) Stars 5) Squares and Rectangles.
Step 7
Sort your foam shapes and add to the larger pocket of the appropriate binder bag.
Step 8
Print out the Front Binder Printable that says “My Felt Activity Binder” and slip into the front of the binder.
Time To Play With This Kids Quiet Felt Activity Binder
It’s now time for the kids to play. They can try and copy the images provided in the binder protectors or they can create their own images using their imagination and all of the felt pieces. My kids really enjoyed both options.
Why We Love These Quiet Books For Kids
Whether you have an introverted child or extroverts, kids are kids. And sometimes young children are hyper, get overwhelmed due to sensory sensitivity, or just plain bored. And we all know when these things happen it can overwhelm us.
This quiet activity book is perfect for that. You child is playing with fabric essentially. And really the only noise will be coming from them undoing buttons, zipper, or snaps to get the piece of felt out.
So whether you’re taking your kids to your workplaces, stores, wherever, we hope this quiet book will be an inspiration! It made a huge difference with my kids when they were little.
Kids Quiet Felt Activity Binder
This portable felt activity binder is perfect to make and have on hand for travel, doctor appointments, car rides or just to have laying around the house. It would also fit in well with our group of ideas titled “11 Sleepy-Time Activities with Felt.” This activity works on shapes, colors, hand-eye coordination, memory, creativity and matching.
This portable felt activity binder or “busy book” was inspired by this portable activity kit by Mama Papa Bubba. This budget-friendly portable kids felt activity binder is great This kids felt activity binder is so awesome!
Materials
- 1 1/2″- 2″ binder
- 5 Binder Bags
- Shape Name Printable
- Felt Images Printable
- Front of Binder Image “My Felt Activity Binder” Printable
- Felt Shapes {affiliate link}
- White Felt Piece, 9″x 11″
- Extra Felt Pieces, cut to size
- 1 Yellow Circle 3 1/2″ diameter * 1 Pink Circle 3 1/2′ diameter * 1 tan or brown triangle 4 inch base, 2.5″ height
- *Turquoise Square 4″x 4″ * Yellow Rectangle 4″ x 2 1/2″ * Yellow Rectangle 1″ x 1 1/2″
- Spray Adhesive
- Plastic Paper Protectors
Instructions
- Read the instructions on the back of the container for using spray adhesive.
- Spray the back of your white felt piece (9″ x 11″) and stick to the front inside of your binder.
- Print out the Felt Image Printable – Images include a pig, house, flower pot, snail, train, butterfly, person, school bus, sun, flower, bunny, fish, chick and boat.
- Slide the images into plastic paper protectors and put into the three ring binder.
- Print out the Shape Name Printables.
- Cut them to size (6″ x 4″) and slide into the front, see-through pouch of the binder bags.
- Sort your foam shapes and add to the larger pocket of the appropriate binder bag.
- Print out the Front Binder Printable that says “My Felt Activity Binder” and slip into the front of the binder.
More Traveling Ideas With Kids
This Portable Felt Activity Binder or “Busy Book” is great for travel. If you are traveling with kids soon and need some more ideas, please visit these great posts:
Busy Bag Ideas For Kids From Kids Activities Blog
How did your kids felt activity binder turn out?
