Making A Passport

I've been reading a lot about virtual traveling and thought that since Seth and I love to travel abroad, but certainly won't be taking two active kids on an 8-hour+ plane ride, the kids and I will start "traveling" without ever leaving the house!

I'm not sure how many "trips" we'll take - maybe one per month - but I thought since we'll be visiting different countries, the kids will most definitely need passports.

And here's how I made them...

Materials Needed

1. printer paper - as many sheets as you want
2. construction or scrapbook paper
3. stapler
4. stickers or markers
5. paper cutter - or scissors if you are good at cutting straight lines (I most certainly am not!)

How To

1. cut the printer paper in half - so the measurements are 5 1/2 x 8
2. fold the paper (all pages stacked together) in half, like a book
3. cut your scrapbook/construction paper a little bigger than the printer paper - I cut mine to measure 5 3/4 x 8 1/4
4. assemble your papers like a book, with the cover on the outside, and staple twice along the fold line
5. decorate the cover with markers or crayons or stickers

Once we have visited a country or city or wherever, I will give the kids stickers to place on one page of their passport, documenting our visit and making it official!

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Our first trip will be to Antarctica, where we'll see penguins and permafrost and whales - oh my!