Squishy Game Book
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Are your kids into activity books? Mine are too, which is why I love this cute squishy game book idea.
This is an adorable and customizable project, and I know you will enjoy making it. It would be a great gift for any child!
Supplies You’ll Need
- Transparent self-adhesive sheets**
- 4x Construction white paper 5″x 4″
- 4x Colored paper 5″x 4″
- Fiberfill stuffing
- Narrow tape
- Wide tape
- Washi tape*
- Snail tape
- Double-sided tape*
- Ruler
- Pencil
- Black marker
- Fine black marker
- Colored markers
- Colored crayons
- Stickers*
- Scissors
*Optional
**or transparent self-adhesive laminate paper or clear sticker sheet
How to Make a Squishy Game Book
Step 1. Make the front cover of your book and decorate it using markers, stickers, washi tape, etc.
Step 2. Now, make a coloring page. To do this, get a colored piece of paper for the background and a white piece of paper.
Draw your bird design on the white paper.
Step 3. Take another piece of white paper and draw a picture. This will become a puzzle page.
Step 4. Color it in. Later, we will cut this into puzzle pieces.
Step 5. Draw a maze game on another page.
Step 6. Now, make a tic-tac-toe page. Draw the board and design the game pieces/ “moveable elements,” onto an extra piece of white paper.
You can use x’s and o’s for the tic tac toe pieces, suns and moons like I did, or any two designs that you choose.
You will also need to draw two pockets which will hold the tic tac toe pieces. I decorated mine like rainbows.
These will be cut out later.
Step 7. Draw a girl on one page and then draw her clothes on another to make a dress-up game.
Step 8. Make your back cover.
Step 9. Cover each prepared page with a transparent sheet (do this for all of them except for the coloring page). To do this, peel the transparent part of your sheet off.
Stick the transparent sheet on the front of each of your activity pages.
Step 10. Cut off any excess from each page to ensure a neat and tidy look.
Step 11. Gather your movable elements (the clothes, the items for the tic tac toe game, etc.) and cover them on both sides using wide tape. Do the same with your puzzle drawing.
Step 12. Plan the order of your pages. Take the front cover and the first page.
Arrange them so that the front cover is facing you and the back of the first page is back-to-back with the back of your front cover.
Attach the pages together using tape. Securely tape three sides, leaving the top edge open for the stuffing.
Step 13. Add the stuffing and close it securely. Now, the cover is squishy.
Step 14. Do the same with the rest of your colored pages to make them squishy too (don’t do this with the bird drawing or the puzzle page which are both drawn on white paper).
Step 15. Now, make the backbone of the book. Measure the width of the spine by picking up all your squishy pages together and placing a piece of white paper underneath them.
On the paper, mark how wide the book will be. Cut at the marking and trim the excess so that your spine is the appropriate size.
Step 16. Decorate the spine. Attach both covers to the spine as shown using tape.
You will need to add tape to both sides, front and back to ensure that the book stays together. Now, take each squishy page and attach them to the spine.
Step 17. It’s time for the finishing touches. For the coloring page, take your drawing and attach it to the colored page.
Step 18. For the tic-tac-toe board, cut out all the moveable elements. Add the two small pockets on either side of the board.
Step 19. Add double sided tape or snail tape to each of your game pieces.
Step 20. Insert them into the pockets.
Step 21. For the dress-up game, add tape to the back of each piece and arrange them on the extra colored page as shown.
Step 22. Cut your puzzle drawing into pieces. Use snail glue or double-sided tape to make the pieces sticky.
Arrange the pieces randomly so that the puzzle can be put together. Your book is complete.
How Long Does This DIY Squishy Donut Take to Make?
This will take you about three hours. The preparation takes 1-2 hours while assembling the book takes a little over an hour.
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Squishy Game Book
Equipment
- Scissors
Materials
- Transparent self-adhesive sheets **
- 4 Construction white paper 5″x 4″
- 4 Colored paper 5″x 4″
- Fiberfill stuffing
- Narrow tape
- Wide tape
- Washi tape *
- Snail tape
- Double-sided tape *
- Ruler
- Pencil
- Black marker
- Fine black marker
- Colored markers
- Colored crayons
- Stickers *
Instructions
- Make the front cover and decorate it.
- Make a coloring page using a colored piece of paper and a white piece of paper.Draw your bird design on the white paper.
- Take another piece of white paper and design your puzzle page.
- Color it in.
- Draw a maze game.
- Draw a Tic Tac Toe board and make game pieces on an extra piece of white paper.Also create two triangular shaped pockets which will hold the tic tac toe pieces.
- Draw a girl on one page and then draw her clothes on another to make a dress-up game.
- Make your back cover.
- Cover each page with a transparent sheet (do this for all of them except for that first bird drawing since it is a coloring page).
- Cut off any excess from each page.
- Gather your movable elements and cover them on both sides using wide tape. Do the same with your puzzle drawing.
- Plan the order of your pages. Take the front cover and the first page.Arrange them so that the front cover is facing you and the back of the first page is back-to-back with the back of your front cover.
- Attach the pages together. Tape three of the sides and leave the top edge open for the stuffing.
- Add the stuffing inside and close it.
- Do the same with the rest of your colored pages to make them squishy.
- Make the backbone of the book. Take your squishy pages and measure the width of the spine by picking up all your squishy pages together and placing a piece of white paper underneath them.On the paper, mark how wide the book will be. Cut at the marking, trimming the excess so that your spine is the appropriate size.
- Decorate the spine. Attach both covers to the spine as shown using tape.Now, take each squishy page and attach them to the spine.
- It’s time for the finishing touches. For the coloring page, take your drawing and attach it to the colored page.
- For the tic-tac-toe board, cut out your puzzle pieces and pockets. Add the small pockets on either side of the board.
- Add double sided tape or snail tape to each of your game pieces.
- Insert them into the pockets.
- For the dress-up game, add tape to the back of each piece and arrange them onto the extra colored page as shown.
- Cut your puzzle drawing into pieces. Use snail glue or double-sided tape to make the pieces sticky.Arrange the pieces randomly so that the puzzle can be put together. Your book is complete.
