Lily loves to draw. Loves it. I recognize in her the same passion I had when I was her age and it thrills me. Eager to help foster this love of the arts, I’ve had her drawings printed on t-shirts and plates and allow her to wallpaper her room with her creations, just as I did.
But, there aren’t many things that have excited me as much as our most recent project. I took some of my favorite pieces of Lily’s and scanned them in to the computer. I turned a few smiles upside down and arranged them to tell a (somewhat) cohesive story. (And a timely one as we hope to move in the coming months.) Here is our tale:
I used Lulu.com to build, print and bind it and cannot wait for it to arrive. (You can print pretty much any book you can think up and, no, I wasn’t given anything to mention them. For larger books, I can speak to the quality of Blurb.com where I printed my blog-book)
The cost for Lily’s book? A mere seven bucks. But the fact that she can hold and read and share a book that she created? Pretty much priceless. And definitely my favorite gift ever.
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That is awesome. What a great idea, making a book that will help her with the move out of her pictures. Her pictures are darling.
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This is amazing! Thanks for sharing!
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That is pretty much the bestest ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Tristan draws a lot so this would be neato! You’re such a wonderful mommy!
Oh, guess what I registered for in March?
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I have the second volume of a book of my little one’s art in the works as we speak! She loves to show it off when people come over. As an added bonus, we send the art to the ‘recycle’ bin after about 6 months and cut down on clutter.
(I need to check out the site you used..ours was way more than a mere $7.00. )
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OK you should be called AWESOME Mom! That is so original and BRILLIANT and such a keepsake.
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I want to do this Noe but my babe is s mere eight months old. So unless I scan in slobber and food randomy strewn about the high chair .
In other words can I steal this idea and claim it for my own two years from now??
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Wow, that ROCKS.
I need to go make one for each kid now. I may end up with titles like fuzzy monkeys, and girl in a cage, but who cares.
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She draws WONDERFUL pictures and that book is really priceless! I am sure she will absolutely LOVE it!
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That is a lot better than a lot of the kids books that we have read. Great job.
Merry Christmas.
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Sorry, I shouldn’t automatically wish everyone a Merry Christmas without thinking about it first. Forgive me.
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Jill that is freaking awesome. You are one cool mommy.
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What a fantastic idea! And this was a beautiful example. Thanks for encouraging your budding young author. And thanks for the tip for my two boys!
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OMG…that is the coolest thing ever!
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Seriously awesome gift, in more ways than one. I love that you’re encouraging her creativity. What beautiful illustrations!!!
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wow! that is such a cool idea. I can’t wait to do that when my kids are older. Has it arrived yet?
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January 4th, 2010 at 12:30 pm
Yes! And I love it. :)
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Wow, what a cool idea! I have a hardcover book I made in 2nd grade and it’s fun to look at now and then :)
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That is so awesome! AND a great keepsake. Very cool!
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Get out of here. This is BEAUTIFUL! And for only $7. That is just too awesome for words. I am so glad you are fostering this creativity in her. This is why I think you are the BEST mother on the planet and hardly scary at all! I wish to be more like you! : )
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AWESOME! I am going to have to do that for the kiddos!
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This is great. Just beautiful. I love it when people come up with wonderful ideas. It is amazing what children can teach us. Thanks
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You have beautiful photography and I LOVE this idea!!!
Thanks!!!
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O ya I gave you a thumbs up in stumble upon!
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