Activity Book of Yore
August 17th, 2007
This book was mine and kept at my grandma’s house for my visits there. I always remember it being there and have no idea where it came from. It’s got my name and birth date embroidered on the binding, so it must have been made with me in mind. I have very vivid memories of my grandma teaching me how to braid and how to unbutton the train wheels. It’s a great learning toy and one I loved. It looks like it took eons to make, though. It’s got about 14 pages and each is impeccably finished and has stood the test of time. A few more of the pages are posted on my Flickr page if you’re interested.
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1. Nancy Cook | August 17th, 2007 at 11:34 am
i love the book. it does look like a lot of work went into it. the ladybug & flowers are so sweet. what a great book to have and treasure.
2. wendy | August 17th, 2007 at 12:58 pm
a quiet book! what a great idea for a baby shower /handmade present. Yours is quite lovely. What a cozy memory.
3. *karen | August 17th, 2007 at 1:35 pm
It’s lovely and thoughtful and whoever made it spent a lot of time on it. How sweet for you.
4. Stefanie | August 17th, 2007 at 4:34 pm
Thank you! I know have a project to make for my ever curious 15month old. Hopefully I will have it finished for her 2nd birthday.
I am so glad you shared this!
5. carrie | August 17th, 2007 at 5:52 pm
i had a book almost exactly like that! oh, the memories that are flooding back to me…especially the ladybug. thanks for posting about it!
6. Christa Z. | August 17th, 2007 at 5:54 pm
I have one of those, very similar, but different colors, nor as clean either. I loved playing with mine, my mum made it for me, yearrrrs ago.
How neat!
7. KT | August 17th, 2007 at 7:01 pm
I recognize this book – I made one using the same pattern for my little sisters. They are now 12 and 15, and I’m 30. I wonder if my mom kept that thing! we should definitely keep it in the family.
8. Sarah | August 17th, 2007 at 7:14 pm
This is so sweet.
Do the clothes on the clothesline snap on?
9. Bree | August 17th, 2007 at 8:18 pm
I also had a similar handmade book which I have thought of often since my daughter was born. I don’t know what happened to it and my daughter is a bit old for it now, but maybe I’ll make one for my niece. I remember it quite fondly. Thanks for sharing yours!
10. Abby | August 17th, 2007 at 9:36 pm
I had that same book when I was a kid. My brother had one too but instead of braiding the hair he laced up a football. My book was made around 1982. I wonder if that was a popular pattern.
11. Jessica | August 18th, 2007 at 8:28 am
omg! i have a book that is very similar to this that my granny made for me when i was a kid. the ladybug page is exactly like yours. how bizarre! i was just showing the book to my boyfriend the other day b/c i had brought it home from my mom’s.
12. Chara Michele | August 18th, 2007 at 11:45 am
What an amazing book!
13. hannah | August 19th, 2007 at 5:33 pm
love the book, especially the braiding page and the ladybird one!!!
14. macati | August 20th, 2007 at 3:17 am
so beautiful!
15. Michele | August 20th, 2007 at 11:38 am
My two older kids (9 and 12) have exactly this book that my husband’s mom made for them!
I guess I will have to make one for the little one myself – my MIL has Alzheimer’s now :( I should ask FIL for permission to look for the pattern.
16. melissa | August 21st, 2007 at 11:45 am
So fun! I had one too when I was a kid. I was going to make a couple for my kids for Christmas. Funny that you had this post. More ideas!!! Thanks for sharing!
17. Esther | September 5th, 2007 at 8:34 pm
my husband has quiet book that almost identical to this – it was made by a sweet lady from his church — could this lady be your grandmother? or maybe it was a pattern from years ago that they both followed? what a lovely little book though…such precious memories.
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