Activity Set
What a special feeling to actually create pēpi | babys first ABC book, that will become a whānau | family keepsake to treasure for many years.
Our new range of Māori language colouring books, drawing book & flash cards focusing on Arapū Māori - the Māori alphabet are perfect for expecting parents, or any educational spaces.
Have fun drawing and/or colouring in the books & flash cards - knowing they will not only be helpful educational learning for the new pēpi |baby - but also one of a kind, made with love keepsakes.
This digital download product includes
- 1 colouring book (2 sizes)
- 1 drawing book (2 sizes)
- 2 sets of flash cards (4 per page to be cut out)
- 2 Instruction pages (if being used at an event)
- 1 colouring in page of all letters & images (good activity for younger children)
We have chosen a variety of kupu (words) including some transliterations that are commonly used with younger children.
Baby Shower Gift
Not all baby shower games have to be physically challenging and embarrassing sometimes! How about slowing the pace down, or catering for others who would be perfectly happy to sit at a table and let the artist within take hold! Drawing & colouring - what our kids get to enjoy doing everyday, is something many adults would love to do too if we had the time. Well - make time at your next baby shower with this activity!
At the baby shower/ blessing/ christening/ event – you can print the files, with instructions sheet for your family and friends to have fun drawing/ colouring in the books & flash cards – knowing that the expecting parents will turn everyone's artistic efforts into Baby’s first Arapū Māori | alphabet book & flash cards. How special would that be!
In years to come when the pēpi | baby grows up, as a child they will treasure the book - knowing so many people contributed to it - knowing that they were so loved and cherished before they even arrived! Now, thats the best koha you can give anyone :)
Post Event Book Ideas
Consider how you will use the books & flash cards after the event - and that will help you decide what paper/ card to print them on. After the event, there are many ways you can collate everyone's efforts into a book.
- You could either laminate each page (so they are strong and sturdy for little hands) and wiro/ spiral bind them into a booklet.
- Or if you want to keep it a paper version, many local office supplies stores will be able to heat bind them into a booklet - you may wish to print on 150gsm or higher paper so they last longer then standard 80gsm paper
- Or, you could choose to instead create a wall of all the images (if there are some great drawings in there!) and depending how you do this, may choose to leave as paper or laminate.
- For the flash cards - you could print on heavy card stock (over 200gsm), or print on standard paper, and after they have been drawn/ coloured in - could then laminate all of the cards into a set can use as a learning aid, or play memory games with, theres lots of options for card sets!
Digital Download
After checkout you will receive a link to download the files. We encourage you to SAVE the files to your own computer - this way you never lose access and can use over and over again!
There are 9 PDF files you will receive;
- 2 x colouring books: A4 (standard print paper size) and A5 (standard notebook size). The colouring book is an 18 page pdf (digital file) including 1 front cover page, 1 owner page, 15 letters (1 per page), 1 back cover page that friends & family may also sign
- 2 x drawing books: A4 (standard print paper size) and A5 (standard notebook size). The colouring book is an 18 page pdf (digital file) including 1 front cover page, 1 owner page, 15 letters (1 per page), 1 back cover page that friends & family may also sign
- 2 sets of flash cards (A6 sized flash cards printed on A4 paper - 4 per page on a 4 page PDF to be cut out)
- 2 Instruction pages (if being used at an event)
- 1 colouring in page of all letters & images (good activity for younger children)`