I finally finished the books for the kids - and just in time! I found WASHABLE dry erase markers and an eraser at Walmart! I was so excited because you and I both know that Sissy will somehow manage to color all over herself as well as the pages!
I used plastic folders and cut out the letters from vinyl with my Cricut.
These are examples of the coloring pages from Sissy's book. I printed out pages from the internet or photocopied them from coloring books onto card stock to make them a little more durable. The pages were then inserted to page protectors and then placed into the folder tabs.
Little Man's book is a little different. I gave him an index of all the pages in his book so we can check them off as he completes them. If he can complete the entire book by the time we arrive back in the good ol' Salt Lake Valley, then I promised him a trip to Frogurt - his new favorite place for cold treats (they don't have Rita's here or we'd be going there instead!)
Here are just a sampling of the pages I included in his book:
Color by numbers, letters or words, dot to dot by 2's or 5's
Coloring pages of his favorite animals, movies or cartoons, worksheets from a grade one workbook to review or expand upon concepts he has already learned
Had to include the cars for his Pappy to see!
I created two BINGO sheets of things he may see while on the airplane, like a baby, a cloud, mountains, peanuts, etc.
And what would a good activity book be without some Tic Tac Toe and Hangman!
I'm hoping that these books help to ward off the boredom they will experience as we fly across the country this summer. The batteries in the portable DVD player will only last so long! Did I happen to mention that I didn't buy a seat for Sissy? Thankfully Andy will be able to travel with us on the way there and I will only have to survive it solo on the way home!
No comments:
Post a Comment