It was fairly simple once I had all of the supplies. To make it you will need:
CD sleeves (Office Depot)
1" album rings (Hobby Lobby)
reinforcement labels (Office Depot)
Hole Punch
Double Sided Tape
Different materials for texture. I used:
Silky-silk fabric
Leathery-leather scraps in the jewelry making section at hobby lobby
Bumpy-snakeskin scrapbook paper
Crinkly-plastic that I removed from the CD sleeves
Furry-fur in the craft section
Foamy-foam sheets
Scratchy-glittery foam sheet
Rough-cardboard scrapbooking sheet
I first (very carefully) removed the plastic from the CD sleeves. This was tedious because the paper rips easily.
Once I had the plastic removed, I made three holes on the side of all the sleeves. I then put reinforcement stickers over the holes.
Next I cut each texture to the size I needed to fit into the sleeve. I then put pieces of double sided tape on the back of the material and slid it into the sleeve. Then I taped the flap shut with clear packing tape.
After I had all of the sleeves finished, I put them together with the album rings. I printed a label to go in the front sleeve, and that was it! I went through and wrote in sharpie each texture. I wanted to print cute ones, but the space is pretty small so I just wrote them.
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It's a HUGE hit! She has been playing with it for a few days now, and it's holding up well. I have gone back and reinforced some spots with more clear packing tape, but so far she's being pretty gentle with it!
I hope this helps anyone who wants to make one of these for their little one!
Well done tutorial. Good sensory activity. A winner!
ReplyDeleteI have been desperately looking for this. Thank you!!!
ReplyDeleteme too..this is great!
DeleteAwesome ! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteWhere did you find the items for your pages,like the green bumpy?
ReplyDeleteLove this idea! I've been trying to think up a way to do something like this. Yes, where did you find the texture items? In the fabric store, which is where I was thinking to go, they usually make you get a whole yard, which can be quite pricey. I will try this by hot gluing to cut poster board squares because my son is quite rough for those sleeves, but very nice idea.
ReplyDeleteWell, I just called Hobby Lobby, and they let you buy fabric in smaller quantities than a yard.
ReplyDeleteThank u so much! I’d like to prepare something like this for my baby ��
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing. It's a great idea
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