Letter and Number Monster

Do you drink a lot of milk (or know someone who does)? Do you like recycling? Do you want a toy that will last longer than a few months? Then this is the project for you! I got the idea from the article "Feed the Alphabet Monster," but tweaked it a little. I've been collecting milk caps for months to create the alphabet letters. Man-cub D is still in the biting stage, though, so I didn't want to put labels on the caps only to have them chewed up. So I just wrote the letters in black sharpie. For the numbers I used Gatorade caps, and they are on the inside because the 'G' symbol on the outside made it hard for the sharpie to stay on.

I redecorated a wipes container by tracing the outline of the wipes label and writing the name on a new piece of paper, which I then attached to the box using a laminating sheet. The font for the name was inspired by KG Wake Me Up. 

The great thing about this toy is that it can last from 9 months - 4 years! A baby can chew on the caps, a toddler can learn to drop them into the slot, and a pre-schooler can use them to practice spelling! I'm only to letter 'N' right now, but I should have the full alphabet by the end of the year.