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   FitnessNut | Apr 01, 2004 05:54am | #1

   The only thing that pops into my mind at the moment is parallel eyelets with a shoelace....you might want to permanently tack the shoelace in place at the end. That way the children can practice both threading the lace through the eyelets and learn to tie a bow.

   If I come up with any other bright ideas, I'll pass them on.

   Sandy

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   sueb | Apr 01, 2004 05:07pm | #2

   make one of the pages with the chalkboard fabric and attach a piece of chalk for the child to use, or put a pocket on the front to hold the chalk. 

   sueb

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   AmyC | Apr 01, 2004 08:02pm | #3

   My son's busy book also has a backpack buckle to snap together.  You could have a page with put on a frog closure.  A few years ago, Threads had an intriguing article on cording...it had some attractive button and cord-loop closures in it..

   You could also make a page with a pocket, and put a stuffed animal (on a tether) inside. 

   
   

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   Edited 4/1/2004 1:06 pm ET by Amy

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   AmyC | Apr 02, 2004 06:59pm | #4

   Some  more thoughts...  You could also have a belt buckle.. help them practice buckling..

   I've noticed that my son isn't very interested in the busy book we bought him at a yard sale.  He's disappointed that there's nothing inside those closures! You might want to put little surprises behind the closures - novelty fabrics, bells or little stuffed animals on strings, things like that..

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   nmog | Apr 09, 2004 11:56pm | #5

   Those are all great ideas. I wouldn't have thought of putting anything behind the closures, and the buckles would be easy to do, too. I'm off to the store to buy some 50% off notions, and I'll include those on my list. Thanks for the help!

   Nicole