Reading Chart

 Summer Reading Chart

Designed for Oh My Crafts 

So, I won't have children that are old enough to read for several more years but I wanted to pass on an idea that you can do to get your kids excited to read during the summer with this fun reading chart. Each time your child finishes a book, have him write down the name of the book on one train car made of vinyl and adhere it to the bedroom wall. Before you know it, he’ll have a long train wrapping around his room showing how much he has accomplished. 


Supplies Used: Oh My Crafts : Vinyl  and Transfer Tape | Bazzill Cardstock : Vanilla | Cricut Cartridge : Everyday Paper Dolls and Plantin’ Schoolbook | Imaginisce : Complete Scrapbook Kit - Let’s Roll | Doodlebug : Craft Knife, Ruler, and Cutting Mat | Red Ribbon


Instructions:

1. Cut out and weed the following images with the Cricut Expression Machine. For cutting vinyl, the blade depth should be 5 and low pressure.

Cartridge	Image	Material	Quantity	Size
Everyday Paper Dolls	Train Engine	Admiral Blue	1	5 1/4"
Everyday Paper Dolls	Train Caboose	Cherry Red,  Sunshine Yellow, Admiral Blue, Oasis Blue Vinyl	8 per 12"x24" sheet	5 1/4"
Everyday Paper Dolls	Train Conductor	Admiral Blue (overalls), Walnut (shoes), Maize (blond hair), Cloud White (shirt), Cherry Red (bandanna), and Vanilla colored Bazzill paper for body (increase pressure to high)	1	9"
Plantin' Schoolbook	"Sam's Summer Reading Train"	Cherry Red Vinyl	1	2 3/4"

 

2. You may be wondering why you cut so many train cabooses. These cabooses can be transformed into train cars by trimming off the top and side pieces. Make all the train cabooses into train cars except for one.

TIP: Use a craft knife and ruler to help cut quick, straight lines.

3. Assemble the train conductor so that it resembles your child.

Banner Instructions:

4. With transfer tape, remove “Sam’s Summer Reading Train” and apply it onto white vinyl.
5. Trim the white vinyl around each word and apply it to colored vinyl.

TIP: If you get air bubbles between the two layers of vinyl, use a small pin to pop the bubbles.

6. Trim a thin border around the colored vinyl and apply to patterned paper.
7. Trim a thin border around the patterned paper.
8. Punch a hole in the top left and right corners of each word and thread a ribbon through.

TIP: When making a banner, be sure to attach the ribbon near the top. If you were to punch lower holes and attach the ribbon, the words might flip because it gets too top-heavy.

9. Hang the banner on a wall with the train conductor and the train engine.
10. Each time your child finishes a book, have him write down the name of the book on one train car and adhere it to the bedroom wall.