Quiet Book # 4

I know what you might be thinking. Another Quiet Book? I do already have 3 but I just couldn't help myself. I saw this idea to do LDS Scripture pages and just had to make some.

Page One: Noah's Ark

When you open the Ark all of the animals come out in pairs of two.

 Except for the Lion. I still need to finish sewing him but I ran out of the dark thread.

Now onto page two. 

Today I'd like you to meet.....

the Bunny Family. I've got my inspiration from here. I've had them on my to make list for a long time and finally decided to make them for my daughter for Easter. I couldn't find the pattern anywhere so I decided to make up my own. The house pattern I got from here and was going to make the things for inside but decided it could be the Bunnies house instead. 

 

I wonder if anyone is home.

 Oh look! It's Daddy bunny. 

 and hey it looks like everyone else is home too! 

 Meet the Bunny Family. 

 Daddy Bunny

 Mommy Bunny

Sister Bunny

Brother Bunny

 and Baby Bunny

I really like how they turned out. After making them I would do a few things differently next time. Maybe sew them right sides together and stuff them that way. I found a pattern online for a gingerbread boy and used that and cut it down each time. For Baby Bunny I drew my own and wished it was more uniform with the others. But other than that I am quite pleased with how they turned out. What do you think?

I Spy Quilt Squares

I've been collecting fabric squares to make a I Spy Blanket. I think I might have close to 100 now. Each square measures 4x4. I just went through my stash of fabric and came up with a little over 50. Then I had my Mom go through her stash and send me some. I also got some from Whoopdwhoop as well. Here's a peek at some of my favorites.

I really like these trees and birds that my Mom sent me.

I'm loving this Banana print! It's perfect because my daughter loves bananas!

I've had this carrot fabric for a while. I snatched it up at the D.I. I love it! I'm also using this for another project that I'll post about soon. I'm almost done. :)

 Aren't these mice fun? 

Now all I need to do is just start sewing. If you've made a I Spy Quilt before do you have any suggestions or tips for me? I'd love to hear them if you do.

General Conference for Children

This weekend my church The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is having General Conference. It's where we listen to the council of our leaders. With a 2 year old I wanted to put together a few things to keep her interested and occupied. I found this great conference bingo from Oopsey Daisy and some great printable coloring pages from Sugardoodle.

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I printed off the pictures of all the apostles and put little snacks in a baggie and an activity to go with it. Then when they speak we find their picture and do the activity. I decided to use quiet books, puzzles, color wonder, play-doh, conference bingo, dominoes, abc sunday book, etc.

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

Flashcards

I've been doing preschool in the mornings with my daughter. But have been running out of things and ideas to do for her. I've really been wanting to have some fun flashcards for her to look at but couldn't find any that I liked. So the other day I did a google search and found this amazing website called Mr. Printables. They have a bunch of free printables for Kids, Mom's and Dad's.

Here are the flashcards that I made.

Here's how I made mine: I printed off each set of cards onto cardstock. Then I used my laminator (best Christmas present ever!) and laminated all the cards. Then I cut them out, punched a hole in the corner and attached a metal ring to them.

But the flashcards looked kind of dull to me so I spruced it up with some ribbon.

For the ladybug counting I decided to use red and white ribbons.

For the alphabet I just used a bunch of random ribbons. I really like how they turned out. Don't you? Plus my daughter LOVES looking at them and saying what's on the cards. These would also be great to keep in your purse for when you need a little distraction for the kids.

If you'd like to make your own head on over to Mr. Printables.

A girly I Spy Bag

For Christmas I made this I spy bag for my nieces. For the objects inside I used old buttons and little knick knacks from my stash.

I also made a little card that has everything in the bag. I wanted to laminate it but instead I just used that clear plastic stuff and sewed the card inside.

I attached a metal ring to a piece of ribbon and punched a hole in the card so it can be removed for younger children that can't read. They love just looking at the items too.

I've been saving this heart fabric for something. This was just perfect!

Here is a list of all the items I put in the bag. I wanted to have lots of items in there and I wanted it to be challenging as well. It was a huge hit! My nieces LOVE it!

I also made one for my daughter but need to finish filling it. I'll post pictures of it when I finish.

If you want to make a I spy bag too a great place to look for items to stuff your bag is on ebay. I bought a random assortment of buttons and things a while back and used a lot of those for the bag.

Toddler Christmas Activities

I recently stumbled upon the website 1+1+1=1. There you can find resources and free printables to use with your children.

I especially liked this Nativity Preschool Pack.

I printed off this short story and put it in a small photobook for Church. My daughter loved looking at all the animals and baby Jesus.

They also have some great worksheets for you kids to do. My daughter really isn't old enough for these but I still LOVE them!

I'm so glad I came across this site! I really love that they have worksheets and activities centered around Christ. I want my daughter to know the reason we celebrate Christmas is because of the birth of Baby Jesus.

Head on over to their site and check it out.

Stocking Stuffers

Remember this Sunday ABC's book? The photo book I got had a bunch of leftover pages. I've been wanting to fill them up with something but wasn't sure what to use. I really love this but can't really afford to print all of those pages off right now. That's when I came across these New Era postcards at D.I. These were perfect! Just what I needed. If you'd like some you can order them here.

After going through the cards and picking out the ones I wanted to use I just slipped them into the photo book. Super easy and cheap. All the cards cost me $2. I think there was about 100 cards. I also have a bunch of extras too.

All of my daughters Christmas presents are all finished. If you'd like to see what I made her click here, here, and here.

I still had to think about what I was going to put in her stocking. Here are the items that she will be getting:

Magnetic Letters found at Wal-Mart for $1.

Little Mr. Potato Heads that my mom gave me

A princess camera and phone from the Disney Store also from Grandma

Glow in the dark bracelets found at Wal-Mart for $1

Etch a Sketch found at D.I. for $0.50

The five books were also found at D.I. I think I paid $1.50-$2 for all of them

I hope this gives you some fun, cheap and easy gift ideas and stocking stuffers. Tomorrow I'll show you some fun and cheap ways to wrap up all these gifts. Until then happy crafting!