How to Make an Alphabet Picture Dictionary

Kids love to make little books. Here's an easy and fun one to make that your child can add to over several months, until it is completed. You'll be saving it for him when he gets older older, because making this type of alphabet book allows your child to show his personal artistic flair and use photos from his life. This is a keepsake, and a fun way to spend winter days when he's cooped up indoors. You both will enjoy the time spent making it together, and the finished product, for years to come.

Things You'll Need

  • Glue
  • Scissors
  • Magazines
  • Photos
  • Small notebook or loose papers
  • Stapler
  • Crayons
  • Markers
  • Paints

Instructions

    • 1

      Give your child a small notebook (or loose copy paper) and say you're going to start making an alphabet book. Show him the stack of old magazines he can cut up, the pictures he can use, and the markers and crayons.

    • 2

      Have him start with the letter "A." Tell him he can search for pictures of things in the magazines that start with "A," and cut them out, or he can find a photo of something or someone with the letter "A." He can also draw something that begins with "A." Encourage lots of color on each page!

    • 3

      Have the child cut the photo or magazine, and glue it onto the page. He may want to find several pictures and glue them all around, or he may find one tiny one, or make a drawing. Each page will be different, and lovely!

    • 4

      Let the child make as many letter pages as he likes each time you bring out the notebook or loose pages. The alphabet book is best made in stages, to keep your child's inspiration fresh for all those different letters.

    • 5

      Once completed, staple all the pages together if they aren't bound in a notebook, and have your child make a colorful front and back cover, signing his name as the author. Find a cozy spot to read the book together.

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