Childs Textured Book

From the minute a baby is born it is learning about his or her surroundings. The baby starts by learning from things he hears; at the same time, he learns from what he sees and feels. Its a process which never stops. Its so much fun to watch a baby as he grows and learns, especially as he is playing. When a baby sees or feels something new and different you can almost see it in his eyes - the excitement, the comprehension, the learning process. And youll see plenty of that when you make a textured book for your young child. Your little one will learn about different materials, how they all feel, and which ones are soft, which ones are smooth, and which are cold or warm. You dont have to actually make a book; just restyle a book you already own.Making textured books is such fun. You can use any number of materials from around the house to create textures which a baby will find new and exciting. Look online for inexpensive versions of regular books and then you can easily change them into something more stimulating for a young child.Cut swatches of fabric to cover clothing worn by kids or people in the new book. Just cut a simple shape of jeans, a shirt, a skirt, or another garment. Use ordinary white glue to attach the fabric shapes to images in the book. There are lots of things you can use, besides fabric, to make a touch and feel version of the book. For example, cut a piece of sandpaper to represent sand in a sandbox. Or, cut yarn and glue it to peoples hair in the book. Just make sure that the items you select are flat.A small list of things you can use - there are many more things - includes cotton balls, fake fur, leather or vinyl, paper, a piece cut from an old washcloth, a piece cut from a trash bag, cardboard, Styrofoam, colored tape, Velcro, glitter glue, a zipper, a button, or even a leaf from a silk plant you own.Make the book for a young child and watch him or her look and feel the images. Or, allow slightly older kids to remake books themselves. Kids have a lot of fun looking around the house for things with texture which can be added to the chosen book.Many books work well for creating the textured book but the best ones are childrens books which feature large images that dont have an extreme amount of detail. You dont have to entirely cover everything in the book; just attach a piece of cloth here, and a fuzzy thing there, to add interesting elements and texture to the book. Youll see that it will become your childs very favorite book ever.Textured Books