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We all know small children have inquisitive little minds! It’s for this reason, a ‘quiet book’ or a ‘busy book’ is perfect for keeping them occupied and entertained.
What is a busy book? Usually made from felt or fabric, a ‘busy book’ is an interactive activity book that offers developmental and sensory stimulation for your little one.
While you can make a busy book with anything you might have at home, a Cricut machine will make the DIY job a breeze.
Early years teacher and mum-of-two, Malinda from @love.alice.x created a dress-up activity using felt, the Cricut Maker and the images available in Design Space.
Mum-of-two, Malinda created a busy book for her daughter.
With Cricut Design Space app and smart cutting machines you can easily create your own professional looking busy books in three easy steps.
- Create your own designs for the activity pages using Cricut Design Space App.
- Cut out the design in your choice of materials from felt, fabric, vinyl and more using the Cricut Machines.
- Assemble and glue the pages together.
Watch Malinda’s busy book come to life in the steps below.
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Malinda used a Cricut to cut out all the shapes for her busy book.
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Once Malinda had all her felt pieces cut out, it was time to get busy!
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Ribbons are used to tie the book together.
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With a wardrobe of cute outfits to choose from, the girl is transformed into a mermaid.
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Your little one will love learning how to recognise shapes.
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Stick the apples onto the tree.
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Watch Malinda’s DIY Cricut Busy Book video below.
The Cricut Maker 3 is the ultimate smart cutting machine.
What can you make? What can’t you make? You’re only limited by your imagination! Think personalised t-shirts with Iron On; bespoke birthday cards; decals for just about anything you want to decorate or label; 3D artwork; and more. Everything is a canvas with Cricut!
The Cricut Maker 3 can cut 300+ materials from paper, vinyl and iron-on, to fabrics, leather and even thin balsawood (up to 2.4mm in thickness).
In addition to cutting, the Cricut Maker 3 can also draw, deboss, engrave, foil, perforate, score and more, using Cricut’s range of accompanying tools and accessories.
How it works:
- Design – Download the Cricut Design Space app on your smartphone, tablet or computer. From there, you can choose from thousands of ready-to-make projects, design your own from scratch using the hundreds of thousands of images and fonts, or upload your own design!
- Cut – Once your design is ready to go, connect your Maker 3, follow the steps on the app and watch your machine do all the hard work!
- Assemble – assemble your project and voila, it’s done!
The Cricut Maker 3, $699 from Harvey Norman, Officeworks and Spotlight.
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