A couple of years ago, we made a DIY Alphabet Book for one of our friend’s baby showers. We did this in lieu of a game since this was her second child, and she didn’t want her guests to have to play any games. This idea has been floating around Pinterest with many examples, but I couldn’t find a template for it so I created my own.

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Supplies:

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Directions:

  1. Print out 26 pages of the template on cardstock.
  2. Trim 4 inches from the top and 1 in from the right margin of each page.
  3. Place one upper case and one lower case letter on each page or you can handwrite it.
  4. You can leave the pages out since guests will have to draw on them later on.

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At the shower, you can display everything on a table and put the art supplies in cups or mason jars. Our friend designed the directions card, but here’s a simple one here that you can print out and put on the table. If you are creative, you can create one on your own by using the following words:

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This project will be made into Baby Boy’s first alphabet book. Please join us and decorate a page/s of your choice.

  1. Choose a letter page.
  2. Using markers, crayons or colored pencils, decorate the page by drawing something that begins with that letter and writing that object in the line below the picture. Ex: A- draw an apple and write the word Apple.
  3. When finished, please sign your name at the bottom of the page.
  4. Place finished page in the basket.

You are welcome to do more than one page!

Most guests first drew with a pencil before coloring their drawings. After all the pages were done, we put the book together by putting two pages into each insert.

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The guests had a great time drawing and coloring. The best part was that the mother-to-be got such a wonderful keepsake! Here are some of my favorite pages!

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