I had a lot of people ask me about the flip books that I just made for open house.
The first tip is that I bought them from Where the Wild Things Learn.
The first tip is that I bought them from Where the Wild Things Learn.
She has them set up to be totally editable and has the cute kiddo "about me" books included!
(All for only $3 which saved me a TON of time)
(All for only $3 which saved me a TON of time)
Okay... so I spent some time entering all my information into the pre-made text boxes she has.
*** TIP: There is a slide that includes all the free, fun fonts that she uses in the flip books. I would suggest going to that slide and downloading the fonts before you get started!***
I think you could make them by using the ruler function in PowerPoint-- They're about an inch shorter/longer for each section.
Then, I had to print. Each flip was on a different page... so I counted out each page and what color I wanted them (I had no rhyme or reason for which colors I used)
After printing, I trimmed and trimmed and trimmed. I made 30 flip books, so this was a little time consuming.
As I was trimming, I stacked them to be sure the sizes matched up. They were perfect!
After trimming, I took them home and laid them out in each of their stacks:
*** TIP: There is a slide that includes all the free, fun fonts that she uses in the flip books. I would suggest going to that slide and downloading the fonts before you get started!***
I think you could make them by using the ruler function in PowerPoint-- They're about an inch shorter/longer for each section.
Then, I had to print. Each flip was on a different page... so I counted out each page and what color I wanted them (I had no rhyme or reason for which colors I used)
After printing, I trimmed and trimmed and trimmed. I made 30 flip books, so this was a little time consuming.
As I was trimming, I stacked them to be sure the sizes matched up. They were perfect!
After trimming, I took them home and laid them out in each of their stacks:
look how pretty!
Then it was as simple as layering each page. Starting with the biggest one, which was almost a full-page. and ending with the top cover-ish flap. And finished it up with 3 staples.
All the flaps & finished.
And they all flip nicely to show information that parents and students will need at the beginning of the school year.
It's really that simple.
I would really suggest ordering a template from TpT like this one from Where the Wild Things Learn because it makes the whole process a snap!
I would really suggest ordering a template from TpT like this one from Where the Wild Things Learn because it makes the whole process a snap!
