Family Faces Match-Up
Need a cute gift for little person?
I wanted to make a baby style Memory game. You know one that they could learn things with on a couple of levels–shapes, faces, names, etc., and that they would actually care about playing with.
Big bonus that this was easy, fun and inexpensive.
I found the wooden shapes at JoAnn Fabrics—.29 cents a piece. Be sure to get two of each shape if you are making a matching game.
I even found a little box that would hold the game when it was finished.
Print out face shots of your family–and friends that the kids are familiar with. Cut out the faces.
Seal the pictures to the wood with Mod Podge.
Again, remember to make two of each face.
Let them dry and store in a sweet little plastic container–like this one–until Christmas morning.
Now, I triple-dog dare you to sing both verses of “Up on the Housetop”-right where you are–right now–just for the heck of it. Go!
Anything for That Holiday Feeling! (get it?)
Heh…
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what a great idea! arent you clever! I might just have to do this real quick and send it to my little one back east!
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Launi Reply:
December 10th, 2009 at 1:40 pm
Seriously, it took about an hour and a half. It wouldn’t take you that long because I had to make two sets–one for our household and one for April’s. Plus, just to be silly, I added the cats and dogs. So multiply everyone by four! It was really quite fun–mostly because I can just hear what the babies will say when they see them, because they’re learning names now. So sweet!
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I love it! It would work great for me to help them learn the names and faces of those far away! What a clever lady!!!!
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Launi Reply:
December 10th, 2009 at 4:15 pm
Well, I just think that surrounding our babies with the friendly faces that they already love is a good thing.
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There are three verses to Up On the House Top. We are learning it in my kindergarten class for the Christmas Sing next week. So, I know all three verses!! And I sang them to my husband tonight along with both verses of I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus, which is the other song we are singing. Isn’t Christmas music just grand!! I love it! Cute game.
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These are awesome! I was worried when I came in and you were working on them that I ruined some “vast eternal plan”
but then I saw this post and I was a little relieved! 
You are awesome and I love all the fun projects you find and the great ideas that you have!
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