don't toss it...fix it!

my little fella received a series of books by karen katz

before he was even born. they are the cutest books.

they have great colors, nice large black print,

and an opportunity for the child to interact with the

story by lifting flaps to uncover the cute baby illustration

that is under it. This my friends is why i am doing this post.

my little fella, even though he completely loves these books has

completely destroyed them. he has ripped off all the flaps and isn't able

to enjoy the books as much as he use to.

so here is my quick fix to this little problem...

what you need: clear contact paper, scissors, hot glue gun

and 2-3 glue sticks, velcro and the book of course

then cover the ripped off flap part of the book

with contact paper. i tried to skip this part, but the contact paper

really does help. it makes the page sturdier and harder to rip off again.

cut a strip of velcro the length of where the flap

will be attached. glue one side of the velcro to the book and the

other side to the flap. now your ready to reattach.

viola! your book is repaired and ready for some more fun.

the cool thing is even though my little fella stills rips the flap

off i can reattach it over and over again. now if i can just figure

out how to keep him from closing the doors on the t.v. cabinet....