They might need help getting ready for bed, remembering to go pee before bed, brushing their teeth, and so on. Many kids need a bit of extra support when it comes to bedtime routines and sleep schedules. Printable and video social stories for kids about bedtime routines and sleeping are included below. The pages are also perfect and educational for a wide variety of ages from age 2 up to 12! I hope you enjoy this book at much as I do.A collection of free bedtime social stories. I like to keep it in a safe place during the week and only allow my kids to play with it on Sundays so it is new and exciting every week. Personally, my kids love playing with this Quiet Book every Sunday when we go to church. So, now I just throw them all together in the same pouch and it’s much easier. Originally, I had an envelope attached to the back of each page and inserted the corresponding pictures but it became a little bit cumbersome for my kids to keep them organized. Insert all of the finished pictures that you cut out into the pencil pouch for safe keeping until your child is ready to play. Brad. Use a push pin to punch a tiny hole through the ends of the hour and second hands on the What Time is It? page and then attach the brad through the middle of the clock.Simply clip on the four clothespins and you’re set. Clothespins & Twine. Punch two holes on the Hang the Clothes page on opposite sides near the trees (see picture) and thread a piece of twine through so it resembles a clothesline.Bring the two ends of the shoelace up on the last two holes and it’s ready to tie! Shoelace. Punch six holes on the Tie your Shoe page (see picture) and thread the shoelace through forming an “X” on the bottom four holes.Tape the knot down with some masking tape. Then, punch a hole towards the top of the Braid the Rope page and feed the twine through the hole until the knot is on the opposite side of the page. Twine. Cut about 15-20 pieces of 10″ twine and tie a knot at the end.You can also use poster tack instead of Velcro. Velcro. Attach a small piece of Velcro to the applicable pictures on the following pages: Stop and Go, Choose the Right, Match the Shapes, Set the Table, Pay your Tithing, Count to Ten, and Finish the Picture.Although, most of the assembling is pretty much self-explanatory, I’ll highlight a few specifics that will help you throughout the process. This is the funnest part because you get to see everything come together. There are 55 individual pictures that you will be cutting out. This part is the most time consuming, but I was able to cut everything out in about a 1/2 hour. Once your have printed and laminated your Busy Book pages, you’ll need to cut out the individual pictures that correspond with each page. Nothing shows you care, more than a handmade present from the heart (little will they know how easy it was to make). You may even have extra supplies when all is said and done, so you might as well make two while you’re at it. Many of these items you’ll probably already have lying around at home, but if by chance you don’t have an item or two, just click on the links below for each item to buy them easily online. Here’s a list of everything you will need to complete your book. That way all you’ll need to do is click print and assemble. Since then it has taken a beating, so I had to spruce it up a bit and do some fine tuning. I originally designed this quiet book about five years ago when my oldest was only two years old. So, for the busy mother who wants a simple, inexpensive, do-it-yourself quiet book that will keep your little champs occupied for more than 5 minutes at a time, then this blog post is for you! Halleljuah! I can’t think of a better way to uplift the mayhem in my life than by simply using my sewing machine on an “as-needed” basis. So, what makes this quiet book so much better than the other ones? Well, for starters, it doesn’t require a sewing machine. There are a lot of “Sunday Quiet Books” out there.
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