Does anyone else have trouble keeping their child quietly occupied while at church? My little one is so active, that sitting still for an hour is just too much to ask, let alone being quiet for that entire time. As much as I enjoy running around the church halls with her, I could do that at home in my pajamas. :-)
Needless to say, I’m always on the lookout for something to keep her busy and quiet, without limiting her ability to express herself. One of the Moms in our ward made her little boy a quiet book with all these undersea activities. I LOVE this idea! Of course, I don’t have the time or patience to design a book, shop for all the individual pieces needed for the book, and then put it all together to boot. So, like any other sane person, I took to Etsy.
Of course, if you go to Etsy right now and search Quiet Book you’ll pull up a plethora of options, ranging from $9.00 to $180.00! Totally not an option for me…$180?! If you keep looking you will find the sweetest Quiet Book patterns by Shelley Wallace. But it just keeps getting better, Shelley is a woman after my own heart…she sells the kits to go with her patterns!! You know I’m all over this; seriously who has time to go ask Hancock’s to cut a bazillion little pieces of fabric, felt, and ribbon?
I’m in love with this, Shelley Wallace Designs is my new favorite Etsy store, and you must go visit it. Seriously. Now. Go.
Stay tuned for pictures of these Quite Books!
Okay, you are so sweet! Thank you for your many kind words. Funny, I started making these fun quiet books to keep my own kiddos quiet at church! Your book turned out great and I can't wait to see the rest of them all done. Let me know which you'd like for your free "I blogged about it" pattern. :) Shelley
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