Sunday, February 15, 2009

Recycled Calendar Puzzle

We cut the pages out of an old calendar to make fun puzzles.
I drew lines on the back of the picture for the girls to cut along. Each puzzle had six pieces, which was just perfect for the girls' ability level. To gear this activity for older or younger children, simply cut the pictures into more or less pieces.

For storage, I cut out the smaller picture of each page from the back cover of the calendar. We used these mini pictures to label each envelope that would hold the corresponding puzzle.

The girls loved doing their puzzles again and again, and it kept them busy on a rainy afternoon!

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7 comments:

Sunshine said...

Fabulous! Love this idea. Thanks for sharing your creativity!

Naomi said...

great idea. I always hated throwing away old calendars, because the pictures.

Nyla said...

You are so creative!

Lisa Leonard said...

that is such a great idea! and i love that they are cutting the puzzle themselves. very rainy here!! xo

Just the Sous Chef said...

Love this idea - recycle, reuse at work here!

Cynthia said...

Great idea...thanks for sharing!

Judi said...

Your girls are the luckiest girls ever to have a Mom who does these wonderful crafts with them.