My inner nerd might just be coming out, but I have been very excited about this little project. I've been wanting to making a magnetic version of a quiet book that's a little bit more fun than the quiet book I made earlier, but I've been tossing around a few different ways to do it. I'm super happy about how it turned out. Here's how I made my magnetic quiet book:
Make an adorable magnetic quiet book with interchangeable scenes. Super cheap and easy to make.
No-Sew Magnetic Quiet Book
I knew I was taking chances in attempting to send galvanized sheet metal through my laminator, but I went ahead and took one for the team! Thankfully, no laminators were harmed in the making of this project 🙂 I cut a letter sized sheet out of my metal, rounded the corners so they weren't rough or sharp, and then sent it through! It worked great but next time I might even adhere some cute scrapbook paper to the metal to make it look prettier!
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I then hot glued the metal to a storage clipboard. The reason I chose a storage clipboard was so that I can store all the pages and magnets inside and make it interchangeable.
If you're wanting this to take on more of a “Book” look, you can easily make pages by covering letter-size (or smaller) sheets of metal in felt, and binding it the same way you would a cloth quiet book. Or you could turn it into a book using the same method as my felt book tutorial. I will probably do another project using both of those versions and show you a more in-depth tutorial later.
how to make a magnetic quiet book
The fun thing about this project is that you can buy “Make a Scene” sticker sheets at Oriental Trading for super cheap, and then laminate them! I used their Safari Scene and their Noah's Ark scene for this tutorial. Apply velcro to both the metal and the laminated scene, and they are now interchangeable. You'll also want to laminate the stickers (so they are durable and last forever) and then adhere magnets to the back of them (I just used adhesive magnetic sheets and cut my magnets to the size needed).
here are the laminated stickers before I cut them out
laminate your stickers and then adhere magnets to the back of them
Here is the Safari version:
and here's the Noah's Ark Version:
Host a Quiet Book Party
Here's where it gets fun! These sticker scenes come in a pack of 12 for between $3-5. So if you get together with a group of other moms and make them together, you could each pay $5 for the scenes and go home with 12 different scenes! They have soooo many fun scenes to choose from! They have an adorable beach scene, design-your-own-ranch scene, camping scene, farm scene, castle scene, and so many more! Just make sure you pay attention when you are picking yours out, because they also have sticker scenes in smaller sizes than the standard paper size. To save on shipping, it would be a good idea to have everyone pay one mom make the order for all of the sticker scenes. If you are already making an order, you can also get your adhesive magnets at Oriental Trading.
Other Creative Ways of Making a No-Sew Quiet Book:
I'm a huge fan of all the cute ideas floating around for the cloth made quiet books, but from what I've read they seem to be too costly and time-consuming to make right now. If you are looking for some no-sew options, check out my printable quiet book, flash card books, and No-sew Quiet book posts!
Now Who's Going to Make One?
If you host a magnetic quiet book party with other moms, I'd love to hear about it and see pictures of all the fun! I hope to be able to host one after little fetus makes her arrival!
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Claudia says
This is such a creative post! What a neat idea for children!
Thanks so much for joining in this week!
xo Claudia
Sheila says
What a fascinating thing to make for kids! Thanks for sharing.
Dropping by from Claudia’s party.
XO,
Sheila
Carol J. Alexander says
This is so clever. I need to pin this to make for my granddaughter. Thanks for sharing on the HomeAcre hop and please join us again this week: http://everythinghomewithcarol.com/self-sufficient-homeacre-hop-and-herbal-tea-giveaway/
Tina M says
Do it Carol! She will love it
Bethany says
Wow! So fun! Really great idea to use magnets 🙂
Andrea says
Great idea! Using magnets=genius!!! Thanks for sharing. Stopping by from Sugar Bee 🙂
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jacquelyn karlic says
This is genius!! I can’t sew at all, don’t even have a desire to try, but my 18 month old loves magnets and this is something I can make for her. Thanks for sharing! Pinned and now following on Bloglovin’
Tina M says
I feel the same. If I love something that involves sewing, I desperately try to find ways around it! Thanks for stopping by!
Chelsea says
Very cute idea. I made one with magnets and my little guy loves it so much! Thank you for sharing! I’d love to have you visit me at Get Your Crap Together! We have a Pattern Party from the 1st of the month to the 10th and would love you to check it out. See you soon!
[email protected] says
Love this idea! I want to make these for our road trip coming up! I am going to feature it on We Made That Wednesday! Thanks again for linking up and sharing with us!
Tina M says
Thanks so much Tracey! And thanks for stopping by 🙂
Georgina says
This looks fabulous! Hopping over from We Made That Wednesday.
Ruth Stark says
I am curious as to what brand of laminator you have & how thick was your sheet metal?
Tina M says
Ruth,
The laminator that I used actually isn’t sold anymore…but I’ve heard you can just use your household iron to laminate! That might be safer than risking your laminator like I did 🙂
Katy Gibbs (@katygibbsy) says
This is seriously awesome! You are so creative and I want to do it!
Katy
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Jessica says
I found this through pinterest & want to say thank you. This is such an awesome idea! Thanks for the link to Oriental Trading, I have found a ton of scenes and can’t wait to start making different books! 🙂
Joy Nelson says
Tina M… Where did you get your metal & did you cut it yourself or have it cut? Also, how thick was it? And, how much did it cost? I’ve been trying to figure how to do this for a little while now. Also, is it just called galvanized sheet metal? Does that mean that it is steel?
Debra says
Did you have any, or have you had any problems with the magnets being pulled off or “eaten” by little munchkins?
Debra and Grandma
erica says
Ditto on a question above – where did you find the sheet metal that was thin enough to cut/laminate?
Tina M says
Home Depot 🙂
erica reed says
Do you know what it was “called” at HD? As in – just how thick was it? I need to be very specific when I go to our HD – they are… less than helpful. And what did you use to cut it?
Rose Marques says
Really enjoyed! Congratulations. I live in Brazil and would like to do more the manufacturer of my laminator advised against because it could damage the machine. I have a child with autism and would very much like to make this material for him, if possible he could tell me what thickness of galvanized sheet he used and the model of his laminator. Thank you!