For an overview of the Baby Bundles early literacy kits, please visit the original post. The cost listed is the list price of each item, regardless of whether or not we got it on sale/discount. The activity sheets amount was calculated by cost of binder clip + lamination sheets.
Itemized List
- Tote Bag ($6.89) — 4Imprint
- Alphabet by Matthew Van Fleet ($19.99) — Baker & Taylor
- My First ABC by DK Kids ($5.99) — Baker & Taylor
- Sassy A to Z Letter Links ($9.99) — Amazon
- Vinyl Bag ($1.99) — The Container Store
- Activity Sheets ($2.55) — created in-house
Total Cost: $47.40
Confession time: I actually started with toys while I was creating Baby Bundles. Since baby/toddler toys are a relatively small market compared with children’s toys, it seemed like I should get a list of toys that were appropriate for circulation before I picked out themes. Luckily, the toys lent themselves to natural themes and I still have a list of toys that I may use for future kits!
I found the Sassy A to Z Letter Links pretty early on in my searches online. These were a great opportunity to expand popular linking toys to really be about literacy. I got to include activities about spelling words, the textures on the letters, and about the colors. A great toy with a lot of caregiver tip opportunities.
As for the books, alphabet board books tend to fall apart because of their chunkiness and the sheer amount of pages that the books have in them. It worked out well for the My First ABC book. I had just weeded it from the collection and decided it would be better suited for a Bundle.
And Matthew Van Fleet’s Alphabet is such a gem of a book. But with its flaps and movable parts, it doesn’t circulate more than a few times if it’s on the floor. I’m pleased to report absolutely no damage to the book in the first four months of circulation!
It’s been three months since the Baby Bundles debuted and this Bundle has circulated five times.
storytime katie 
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