Thursday, March 28, 2013

"Penny of Time" Adventure: Busy Books In Honor of The Angel Zoe Kindness Project


I came across The Angel Zoe Kindness Project today through the magic of sharing information through the internet.  I told the boys about it, and we wanted our "penny of time" today to be in honor of The Angel Zoe Kindness Project.  We thought about doing something extra special.  And, like most times when we want to do something special, we focus on our local Children's Medical Center.

We know that they need busy books right now.  So, after a quick trip to the store to buy supplies, we went to work.

 
 
Materials needed:
Coloring books
New crayons
Ziploc bags
Stapler

Step One:
Cut the coloring books apart.  It is fastest to use a paper cutter to do this.

Step Two:
Staple 4-5 pages together in a packet.

Step Three:
Put 4 crayons in a Ziploc bag (make sure to get a mix of light and dark colors).

Step Four:
Staple the bag to the back of the packet.

Final Product:  A busy book that a sick child or a sibling can use at the hospital.





We like to make the busy books in an assembly line.  I make packets and the boys count out the crayons and put them into the bags.  We staple the final books together once all the supplies are used.

When buying supplies, if you have a certain number of busy books you want to make, I start with the crayons.  A pack of 48 crayons will help make 12 busy books. 

Keep in mind:
4 coloring pages + 4 crayons + 1 Ziploc bag = 1 busy book



 
In 15 minutes, we were able to make over 30 busy books. 
The boys can't wait to deliver them to the hospital!


Please take a moment and visit The Angel Zoe Kindness Project.  You can complete a kindness or service act in honor of Zoe.  (The Angel Kindness Project on Facebook)

3 comments:

  1. Thank you for your lovely gesture in honour of Zoe. We will attach it to one of the balloons we are releasing next Saturday.

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    1. It was our pleasure! Thank you for the chance to dedicate a service act for something so meaningful. We love The Angel Zoe Kindness Project!

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  2. Another fabulous idea! I am sharing this on my Facebook page as part of the KBN Shout out.
    www.facebook.com/themeasuredmom

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