Catalog Flashcards

First of all - NO - we haven't disappeared!! :) Just busy as ever!! I just wanted to make a quick post showing what you can do with catalogs!! I got a hold of a few sticker catalogs that came from a dentist/doctor's office. They were filled with pictures of stickers - which included every character you can think of!!! I came up with an idea (a no-brainer) to use these pictures to make flash cards!! This is what I used:

- index cards
- magazine pictures (one representing each letter, then one representing numbers 1-10)
- letters/numbers of some sort (I had pre-cut Post-It type letters that were perfect so I used those! You can write your own, use sticker letters, die-cut letters, etc.)
- glue stick
- scissors

I'm sure you can figure this one out - told ya it was a no-brainer - but just in case: attach one letter to each index card, adding the corresponding picture. Repeat process for numbers!! I couldn't find a character for EVERY letter, so some are generic - i.e. frog for "F"!! Here are a few of mine:

Hunter loves these, because he likes to see all the characters that he knows!! **Just a word of advice: be careful when choosing characters for each letter - make sure they aren't known by a different name!! i.e. don't put a picture of "Nemo" on F for "fish" - your kid will say "Nemo" every time!!! :) If you do use a picture that might be confusing, make sure to use a group picture to make more sense!! (i.e. my letter C & D cards - I used a picture of different cars from the movie Cars, and a picture of different dinos from Dinosaur Train!)