Anybody who knows my family knows that my oldest is loud and it doesn’t matter the location. When he gets going it would just be best to put in ear plugs. While I love having a very active and outgoing (this all means loud) child it does cause problems at some locations. Dining out is the first thing that comes to my mind. Because of this I have been on the search for a quiet book for him because he does love to read, especially those find it books. I knew that a quiet book would be an instant hit and help occupy his time until a meal comes (coloring is not his thing) or even in the car. I quickly set out to find one for sale and was shocked at some of the prices I had seen or that they were all religious, so I set out on a search of how to make one. There are a variety of options on-line and plenty of how to pages. So I printed off several that I liked and now there they sit by my sewing table… As usual I have great ideas but the lack of time cuts them all short.
Felt Board Stories has come to my rescue! Felt Board Stories provides an endless supply of quiet books with a variety of themes including Christmas, classic stories and fairy tales to name a few. While I sent Heather (Independent Distributor of Felt Board Stories), a list of things that would be appropriate for our family, I let her choose what she thought would be the best according to their ages. Now I know Corbin has some growing before he is ready, but Coulter has instantly fallen in love! Heather chose the Bug Book which has become an instant hit. I know that I am going to be ordering more of these as time and money allow for the car, my purse, Cory’s pickup and a few to have in the house.
The Bug Book contains five pages made from felt that that are then coupled with felt figurines for each page with a total of 43 figures. Of course in our house the actual figurines are not going to stay with the page that they originally came with. Coulter has already mixed them according to what page he things they belong with. Coulter loves the aspect that the pages of places to “hide” a bug under a rock or behind a plant. It’s his own version of hide and seek. The books have the option of coming pre-cut which is very helpful because I am not so good with scissors and would have had more “help” than I truly wanted. Books are also bound with 3 rings and have pockets to hold all of the figurines which will hopefully help us keep them together.
The next item that Heather chose was Grandpa’s Farm complete set. This is an amazing felt board activity for us as most of you know that we live on a farm. The complete felt board set comes with 23×31 inch background, 47 felt figures, stories, and CD with 15 songs. (Also includes the figures to tell the all-time classic Charlotte’s Web.). I had intentions of buying a cork board that I could mount a piece of white felt I had bought and then this could be Coulter’s blank canvas. This turned out to be not necessary as it had already been mounted into a lapboard for me. The lapboard style is convenient for me because it could be folded in half with the pieces being mostly contained. Additional storage options for your pieces can be purchased as well. This would be a great thought for a classroom as I know how hectic it can be to keep everything with it’s correct board. The mounting provided support and stability so that the main background wouldn’t keep moving as your little one is climbing on it to get the figures to where he wants them.
Once again with the felt boards you have the option to have them pre-cut and/or mounted. If you however, choose to do these steps on your own than instructions are included of how to mount the background on cardboard or you can purchase boards specifically made for this (probably a better option than the corkboard I had intended).
One last notable thing is that both sets I received included a little booklet containing additional information about your set. For instance the bug book booklet included how many pieces came with your set (I am sure this info will be helpful when I am hunting for the pieces) and also identified what all 43 pieces were with a picture and a description the bugs habitats and living habits. The Grandpa’s farm book also contains descriptions and explanations about what each animals use is on the farm. At the end of both of these books is a teaching section. For instance “sequence the farm animals by size from smallest to largest”, “imagine you were a bug, what would a leaf look like”.
With vividly bright colors, well purchased felt, and learning aids to follow, these quiet books and felt boards are something every family with children or grandchildren should be investing in. I know that I will be seeing many years of use from our book and board and with prices ranging from $11.99 – $59.99 I think it is worth it. The “Tell Me a Story” combination is worth checking out, for $47.99 you get to choose any 5 Stories from the “Figures to Tell” “Stories from Around the World” or “Creepy Crawly Chronicles” Product Lines for the price of four stories.
**Heather has just added tons of new items Felt Board Stories. I know I will be checking out the new inventory. For example the Pirates above are something new to me.**
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