Make Your Own Puzzle

What to Do:

1. Help your child to decide if he wants to cut a picture from a magazine or draw his own picture.
2. Hand him the markers or crayons if he's drawing his own design, then skip to Step 4. Or, if he'd rather choose a picture from a magazine, let him cut it out, then help him glue the picture to the cardboard. Leave it to dry.
3. When the glue is completely dry, use the scissors to trim the cardboard to fit the picture exactly. Be sure to toss any extra cardboard into the recycle bin.
4. This next step is for parents. Use the exacto knife to cut the picture on the cardboard into squiggly shapes. The smaller the pieces, the more challenging the puzzle will be.
5. When you finish cutting the picture into pieces, mix it up and give it to your child to solve. Good luck putting it back together again!