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Help making a children’s gift. (self.Blind)
submitted by ysabelsrevenge
My friends son is blind, he also has cerebral palsy. He’s only a year old. I wanted to create something special for him to keep and enjoy as he grows up, something age appropriate.
What I wanted to do was make a cloth activity book. I was thinking kind of making a touch and feel pages with different textures and shapes.
The questions I want to ask are:
1. What kinds of textures would you find enjoyable, obviously there’s different fabrics, but are there any other things you’d have found enjoyable as a kid.
2. Are there anything’s you would have found enjoyable in a book as a kid? All the things I found enjoyable in books as a kid where visual, I’m curious what you enjoyed.
3. Lastly, would it still be effective for Braille to be embroidered to the fabric? I was wondering if it would be worthwhile giving it a go, if you could foresee anything you think wouldn’t work.
Overall I want to make this something special for him that he can enjoy as he gets older, if there’s anything else you think would be a good idea, or you would have liked as a kid, I’d love to hear it.
And for anyone asking, I’m doing it as a surprise, so asking my friend and her husband is kind of out of the question.
What I wanted to do was make a cloth activity book. I was thinking kind of making a touch and feel pages with different textures and shapes.
The questions I want to ask are:
1. What kinds of textures would you find enjoyable, obviously there’s different fabrics, but are there any other things you’d have found enjoyable as a kid.
2. Are there anything’s you would have found enjoyable in a book as a kid? All the things I found enjoyable in books as a kid where visual, I’m curious what you enjoyed.
3. Lastly, would it still be effective for Braille to be embroidered to the fabric? I was wondering if it would be worthwhile giving it a go, if you could foresee anything you think wouldn’t work.
Overall I want to make this something special for him that he can enjoy as he gets older, if there’s anything else you think would be a good idea, or you would have liked as a kid, I’d love to hear it.
And for anyone asking, I’m doing it as a surprise, so asking my friend and her husband is kind of out of the question.
razzretina 3 points 3y ago
I think since he's so little, you definitely want something durable. If he has any vision at all, bright colors and patterns never go wrong and maybe some embroidered shapes or animals. I would imagine different types of cloth would be fun for him, but probably nothing too rough or scratchy. You could put braille embroidery with any pictures you make or to name the colors or textures. I'm all for anything that could expose this kiddo to braille early on; it's really important for kids to get some pre reading in their lives and it's unfortunately something a lot of blind kids don't get exposed to. This sounds like a wonderful idea! :) Oh, and if you can make it durable and washable, that might be a good idea with him being so little; young kids like to make a mess of their favorite things. :D
BlueRock956 2 points 3y ago
Here’s an idea, cover a binder with cloth, and then using plastic dividers, glue fun stuff on each plastic divider. I like the idea of a binder, because the parent or you could update the book every so often with new cool stuff for the child to explore.
dobsonFly89 1 points 3y ago
Delayed response... but there's a classic children's book called Pat the Bunny that might offer some inspiration
strangehoney 1 points 3y ago
Can you quilt? I've seen really creative patchwork quilts with different textured squares... even some really creative squares like mesh sewn over fabric with pompoms inside. Braille books though not handmade are really thoughtful, imo. Let us know what you make!
BlueRock956 1 points 3y ago
Hi, it’s totally age appropriate to put Braille on the book. At that age, the child won’t read the book, but it can be read to him. Also, as it’s a book of textures, the reader can make up different stories. The goal would be to have the child touch the book, so that the child may have fun exploring the textures and touching the Braille will help the child develop literacy awareness.
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