26 July 2009

Paper Crafts

We have these activity books that either Shiao YeePoh or AhPoh sent that G really likes. The pages are made of thin cardboard with pictorial directions on how to put the pieces together: G simply has to cut the shapes out; I do some taping; and voila!

We've made finger puppets;

a bird hat;


tops; a piano, which wasn't as fun because there wasn't any sound;


rock-paper-scissor dice;


mice; a butterfly that flapped its wings; all manner of things I can't even recall now. They have books for all ages. The one before the current one had perforated pieces, but the 2- to 3-year-old set usually isn't patient enough to properly pull them out without ripping them horribly. You could say we wasted that book. And I'm excited to see what the future books (as yet to be acquired) have in store for us.