Does your baby love to pull tissues out of boxes? I got this idea from Elizabeth in the comments to my post about giving gifts. I was thinking I’d give R a tissue box and she suggested a craft where you use cloth squares cut with pinking shears (so they won’t fray) and putting them in a tissue box. I decided to put them in an old wipes box, you have to fold each square of cloth into one another so each one pulls the one behind it out. I used another friend’s pinking shears because they were pricey just for this one project and a flannel fat quarter of cloth my mother in law had purchased. In the picture E is showing off how the box works. R really has enjoyed it, as has E.
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That was such a great idea. I just might copy for S. He has been pulling wipes out of a similar container.
Glad they are liking it!
When my daughter was little, I used to buy the cheapest tissues I could find because she would sit for an hour just pulling out the tissues. This is a perfect (and eco-friendly) solution!
Thank you! I was going to buy cheap tissue as well so I am glad my friend suggested this craft!
I did something similar for the exact same reason – another fun thing to do was make one LONG strip to pull and pull and pull… It added a little variety, I think, so it really held her interest.
Thank you for commenting and stopping by! I love that idea, I wonder how my son will react!