Turn greeting cards into puzzles
Do you still have Christmas cards around? If so, take one and give this activity a try (If not, Valentines Day will be here soon and you could use one of those). This Santa card was perfect to make a simple puzzle out of. I cut it into 4 pieces and modeled for Blake how to put it together. We took turns and completed it a few times.
After awhile to make it more challenging I cut it into 8 pieces. Either it was too many pieces or B was already bored of the activity because he wasn’t as interested. Overall, I’m happy with how quick and easy this was to put together and how it captured B’s interest.
I got this idea from Chasing Cheerios.
6 Comments
i love this idea! my girls love to work on puzzles… and this is perfect. thanks!
also. it gives me an excuse to cut up some of the photo cards i received. ummm. nothing… i didn’t say anything.
January 12, 2010 at 3:33 pmWe loved this when we did it as well! It is great to reuse things that would just end up in the trash!
January 12, 2010 at 3:43 pmSame there – call me the thrifty homeschooler! I did a similar puzzle activity for my boys & they enjoy it. Thanks for sharing! 🙂
January 12, 2010 at 8:03 pmI just love homemade puzzles! You can do the same with old calendars. Thanks for the great ideas!
January 12, 2010 at 8:32 pmWhat a great idea! We were just talking in play group about what to do with old card.
January 13, 2010 at 2:27 amOh wow, my Mum used to do this for us when we were younger and I had completely forgotten about it. What a great memory to have back.
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January 13, 2010 at 3:13 pm