Poster or magazine
picture
Rubber cement
Lightweight cardboard (notebook covers, tagboard,
shirt cardboard)
Scissors
Clear adhesive paper if desired (like Contact
brand)
Trim the cardboard
so it is the same size as the picture. Spread the
back of the picture with rubber cement, and glue
to the cardboard. Dry. Turn the cardboard over
and use a pencil to draw curving lines from one
edge of the cardboard to the other. Draw more
curving shapes within the larger ones. Don't make
the areas too small, or cutting them out will be
difficult. When you have divided the area into
interesting shapes, cut along the lines to create
the puzzle pieces. Store pieces in an envelope.
If you want to make the puzzle more durable, cover
the picture with a piece of clear adhesive paper
before cutting.
If you make several
puzzles, you may want to label them so they don't
get mixed up. Label the pieces that go with each
puzzle by marking all pieces to the same puzzle by
marking all pieces to the same puzzle with a
similar mark such as a colored "x" on the back of
one puzzle's pieces, an "s" on all pieces to
another puzzle.
From the book
Kids Create, Art & Craft Experiences for 3 to 9
Year Olds by Laurie Carlson
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