If you just had a baby or were shopping for a baby gift, you may have stumbled across high-contrast images. Newborns have a minimal range of vision, so these black-and-white books and cards are the best way to engage them, potentially boosting their cognitive skills. Would you like to create your own and give your baby a beautiful, personalised and highly stimulating present? If so, read on or jump straight into this quick and easy class!

I recently had a baby and have been catapulted into the world of baby paraphernalia. When I started researching newborn developmental stages, I found out that newborns can only see to about 30cm away in their first months of life - and their vision is blurry and not great with colours. They can better recognise and focus their attention on black and white or highly contrasting colours.

The great thing is that at this stage of development, the simplest shapes are likely to yield the biggest results, so even if you can’t draw or have never tried, you can easily create a pack of cards or even a book for your little one!

That’s right, you need no previous experience to join this class and create a beautiful gift that is sure to capture your baby’s attention and foster their curiosity and cognitive skills!

In this class, I’m going to go through the basics of creating a cohesive set of cards (which you can use as an age-appropriate picture book too!). We’ll talk about planning, thumbnails and the software you can use. I've kept each video short enough that you can watch it between one baby nap and another without losing your focus.