When your child is using the baggie book, it is basically like any other book, but YOU get to be the author. During this activity, your child will learn:
- Basic reading skills such as print awareness and the understanding of how a book reads from left to write.
- How to take care of a book.
- Other concepts such as shapes, colors, letters, numbers, etc. based on whatever YOU decide to place inside your baggie book.
The items that you will need to make your own baggie book include:
- Plastic baggies with seals; I chose sandwich size which probably work the best.
- Stapler
- Duct tape or blue painters' tape; I found that duct tape worked better for a tighter seal.
- Content that YOU would like your child to learn, such as $1 bin flashcards, pictures from magazines, even old empty food boxes.
To make:
First, take approximately 3-4 baggies and place one on top of each other. Take the stapler and staple the opposite ends from the seal with the stapler; preferably in 3 different spots. You can staple in more spots of you want EXTRA stability! :-)
Once the staples are applied, measure out enough duct tape and place over the staples on each side of the baggie. This helps keep the staples out of sight for safety and also reinforce the book and make it last a little longer.
Once the seal is on, the book is ready for YOU to place whatever your heart desires. I had old flashcards sitting around so I placed them inside.
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| Open book with double sided pages |
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| Finished book! |
Waa-laa! You now have yourself a homemade activity book! I know it doesn't seem like much, and it can probably fall apart if taken care of properly, but for the time being it is a great activity that you can change out at anytime depending on your child's needs. Baggies can be so diverse and used for other activities as well. Do you have any other ideas for baggies?
