A Neat Idea

    Today's post is just about a concept invented by my son-n-law Justin, which I kind of wish I'd known about when my kids were small but which I'll share with all of you on the chance that some of you out there with small children might think it's a neat idea, too. 
    Justin made a collage of family photographs which he secured  with
furniture-and-wall-paint-friendly painter's tape to Sienna's crib, where it serves as visual stimulation and lets her see photos of her family when she wakes up.

    He also made a second collage and taped it to the wall outside Makaila's room at her height:

   ...where she enjoys checking it out now and then.
    I asked Justin if he would mind sharing his instructions and he was glad to share.
     So here  are Justin's instructions for making a wall or crib collage:
    "I taped the pictures to a large piece of paper and then went to FedEx and got it laminated.  Makaila drew on the back of them and I signed and dated them.  Kinda fun.  Cost was about $0.02 per picture and about $30 (each) for the lamination.  I asked Makailia where she wanted it and she chose the hallway.  For Sienna I just picked that location but was considering lower on the door (her eye level). "

    Neat idea, no?