Originally Posted by bluteddi

I have made a number of " quiet books or busy books" for children... they sounds simular only in mat form instead of a book....
U might try a search for that. I have a couple of patterns for these if u are interested... coloring books are great for ideas...
My last quiet book I had
*a pot of flowers that buttoned on( stems/leaves kept them from getting lost)
*a dog in his house ( dog was on leash and came out of house
*a large cat with a " collar to snap"
*a ear of corn that the husk unzipped to show the corn
*a bird sitting on a nest of eggs ( bird raised out of nest but was still attached)
*one was a giant tennis shoe for lacing ( again lacing anchored at the bottom)
I found lots of other ideas online....