DIY Face Magnets
The refrigerator is a hub for artwork, but can also be a really fantastic play surface for kids! With just a few simple supplies, you can make fun DIY photo magnets and accessories.
Materials
Directions
To get started on your DIY photo magnets, print out a picture of your child's face and glue it to the magnet sheet. Trim around the face before you glue it on. Smooth the face onto the sheet, using your fingers to gently smooth out any of the wrinkles so that the paper will dry flat. Allow the glue to dry.
Once completely dry, cut the face out around the head and neck. Trim around the hair as needed.
On construction paper, have your child draw accessories for your face, head and neck. Because the accessories will stick better around the face, rather than on top of it, think of things that can rest on top of and around it like hats, necklaces, phones, etc.
Cut out the accessories, then glue them to the magnet sheet. Trim around the drawings once dry.
Enjoy playing refrigerator dress up with familiar faces with your DIY photo magnets!
Caroline Gravino Urdaneta, a PBS Parents resident crafter, is a designer of creative family projects, tinkering painter and mother of four children. She writes about project ideas for the whole family and how to encourage creativity in kids on the popular blog, Salsa Pie.
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