Thursday, March 13, 2014

Upcycle a Puzzle with a Missing Piece Into Children's Magnet Set

Upcycle a Puzzle with a Missing Piece Into Children's Magnet Set

STEP 1: Obtain a peg puzzle with one or more missing piece. (For .50, I cannot bear to leave stuff like this in a thrift shop, but my mild OCD means I also cannot have "incomplete! puzzle!" in the house without sacrificing some sanity I don't have to spare.)

STEP 2: Visit your local hardware store for industrial-quality "adhesive" (glue, yo) and magnets. Get to gluin'. (While the glue dried, I put folded napkins under the pieces so they would sit flat, otherwise the magnets would slide to one side.) Safety Warning: Use serious glue so your kiddos can't pull off the magnets and swallow them.

STEP 3: Wait.

STEP 4: Stick magnets on metal surface, set baby loose for hours magnet pulling and putting-back fun.

2 comments:

  1. Puzzles come in a whole range of themes and topics such as alphabet letters, shapes, vegetables, numbers, pets, transport and colors. It increases their visual special awareness and develops a deeper understanding of these themes and topics. All children learn differently and puzzles may be their medium for grasping an understanding of certain themes such as alphabet letters.
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  2. Have you ever tried placing challenge together, only to get to the end and locate that a bit is missing? You seriously put the challenge together, regularly analyzing the image of your expected result, and a bit is losing. Part by piece you perform, only to recognize that something is losing -- and only one piece. crossword puzzle help

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