DIY Book

There is nothing more than kids love than themselves.  My little boy loves watching videos and looking at pictures of himself.  He has recently started saying and "writing" his name.  Watching him do all this I thought, he needs a book about himself, so what did we do?  We made one!

The book is simple to read and simple to make.  All we did was take an old book that we had bought for less than a dollar that he does not read anymore and covered it with construction paper.  After we covered the book we added pictures of him that we printed out.  All of the pictures are of him doing different things that he loves (eating, playing, digging etc.).

Next we added the text. I simply wrote the text in the book because it was easier and I think it is important for children to see written text but it could be typed.  Every page just has two words of text, his name and what it is he is doing in the picture.  For example: Anthony reads.  It's important for early literacy skills for the words to go along with the picture because using a picture to determine a word is one of the first strategies readers learn.

Last, we read the book.  He likes to flip through the pages and "read" the book by saying "Annanee." He also likes to examine the pictures as if he is remembering the moment in time when it was taken.

So on the next rainy, snowy or cold day when it is too yucky to go outside, try making a book.  It is something you child will enjoy and treasure.

Here are some pictures from our book:

I would love to hear about or even see a book you have made with your child!  

Happy Reading!

Laura