Popsicle Puzzle

What You Do:

1. Have your child use water to gently wash each Popsicle stick.
2. Set aside the sticks to dry.
3. Flip the photograph over.
4. Let your child brush glue over the entire surface.
5. Help him quickly line the back of the photograph with the Popsicle sticks. Make sure there are no gaps between each stick.
6. Flip the photograph over and smooth the entire surface down with your hand.
7. Let the photograph dry for an hour.
8. Carefully use a box cutter to cut in between each Popsicle stick.
9. Put all the sticks in a pile.
10. Let your child have a blast flipping the sticks and arranging them in just the right way to solve the puzzle.

As long as you've got more photographs and craft sticks, you'll always have a quick and easy way to make your child another Popsicle puzzle. As he gets older, try using bigger pictures!