For Phoebe: let's make a mobile mobile!

If you have the baby centre app, around 6-7weeks, it will share with you an activity for your baby called Leaf Peeping.

http://www.babycenter.com/0_lets-play-leaf-peeping-roll-over-plan_1498438.bc 

However, I find this very messy as dried leaves will crack and shatter. So during Nathan's time, I made another similar version that is not messy and yet colorful and long lasting. :) today I'm gonna share with all the new mummies! :)

This is how the end product looks like.

Basically you just have to get some felt and foam paper to cut out your desired shapes and paste them on the ribbon. 

However, felt and foam paper are super difficult to handle because the edges are not easy to cut them smoothly. You may end up trimming and trimming until it becomes so small and have to discard and start all over again. So I just grab ready cut ones from Popular or Daiso or even SKP! 

Some tips for making this are:

1) put one of the foam set on the bottom most so it will not fly or flapper too much in the wind but sway just nicely. 

2) allow the other end to be longer so you can use it at other places. You can tie or clip or pin! Or just hold it and dangle in front of baby! 

3) for the end that is with baby, to prevent the ribbon from fraying, you can burn the ends or tie a knot or double sew. I wasn't thinking when I taped the first set so the ribbon isn't long enough for me to tie a knot, so I burnt it. I actually think knots are good for more sensory experience. :) 

I think this best work with a pram. The baby can look at it as the wind blows and attempt to bat it. I have used it in my car during Nathan's time. I just stuck it in front of him from the car ceiling and he played with them like a kitten! Hahahah

Hope mummies find this beneficial! :)

Cheers!

Esther the mama