DIY Flap Book

Sometimes an activity comes along that is so simple you think, ‘why haven’t I done this before’.

This my friend, is one of those activities.

We were in the middle of lockdown and I was desperate for anyway to entertain William. Like most other parents, I was knackered, fed up, running out of steam and so was William!

I saw this on instagram and thought ‘genius’!

To bring old books to life or to simply add a different dimension of play to a book, simple add post it notes (sticky notes) over pictures in the book. Your toddlers task? To lift up the flap and see what’s underneath!

I kept it simple and put the post its straight on but you would always cut them into fun shapes too.

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As you can see it really captured William’s attention. He didn’t;t have a quick peek under the flaps he would tear them off and with a very heavy hand stick them back on again 😉 😉 😉 😉

I actually forgot about this activity then when reading a nighttime story to William yesterday I opened a book to find post it flaps! William loved it so will definitely be doing it again later his week.

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See you there, Caroline x