DIY Picture Board Book $8

As Lorelai grows up, we thought it would be a great idea to start working on family names and faces. Since not everyone in our family lives in town, or in our state, I came up with a simple picture book to learn our family! I love that this is a book totally unique to her, where she can learn the names and faces of our family members and we can take the opportunity to tell her all about each one of them!

Supplies:

Blank Board Book: We used this small 5x5 book for $5, but we also have this one which is 8x8 for $6 that we are using for a book Kevin is making. Both are great

Elmers Spray Glue we found was the best for sticking down pictures smoothly, but you could use any glue on hand.

Photos-printed for $2-$3 total

Scissors

Yes, it is as simple as it looks. Cut out your photos, spray them down with glue and you're good to go. I like the 5x5 because I didn't have to worry about resizing, I just printed photos as 4x6 prints, and trim them down as needed. If you wanted more room, you could resize or center them differently to allow room to write the names if you're also working with letters and spelling! You could also get way more creative and add more colors and scrapbooking stickers!

This board book is pretty tight, and doesn't stay closed well once photos are placed into it. But it is just perfect for what we were looking for!

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