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Puzzles

violeta by violeta Talking(July 2007) (rank 176th)

My son loves puzzles but once he plays with the same one few tomes he is not interested in the same one so he wants a new one. Which is fine except they cost a lot. I went to get him some new once and the once he likes are

$10 and up. The other day I was cleaning the kichen and found 20 or so placemats so I had an idea.

I cut one (using an old puzzle for the shapes) and now we can have 20 or so puzzles all different for next to no cost. He loves them as there are some b1 and b2, winie the pooh, toy story puzzles as well as some others. If you dont have any at home you can get them for much less than what would cost you to buy you a "real"puzzle.

Also when a piece of the puzzle goes missing (as they do) in the wood or hrd cardboard once I cut a simmilar picture stick it to some cardboard and cut it to the shape. You can change all the pieces by doing this for all the puzzle so the child can have 2 or more puzzles on the same board.

when you have lots of pieces missing from a puzzle dont trow them away my son now has a lovely picture frames in his room as I used some puzzle pices (the corners) to put around the frame (like a border), or complete a section (say a car) and put it in a frame with your child picture it is a lovely and interesting decoration.

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Libby24
5.00 (Excellent) | July 2007 | Libby24
Re: Puzzles
Wonderful idea


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llmunchkin
5.00 (Excellent) | July 2007 | llmunchkin
Re: Puzzles
This is a great idea - I will keep it in mind.  I'm sure that we can make our own too - thanks for sharing it!


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mumof2b
5.00 (Excellent) | July 2007 | mumof2b
Re: Puzzles

This is so creative..........great idea

Amanda xxx



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Kellzacar
5.00 (Excellent) | July 2007 | Kellzacar
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WOW - What a great idea . . . .

Sumara is just starting to play with this type of thing . . YIPPEE

Cheers Kellz


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jenaya04
5.00 (Excellent) | July 2007 | jenaya04
Re: Puzzles
U clever chooky! I will have to try that one..


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bubble
5.00 (Excellent) | July 2007 | bubble
Re: Puzzles

What a fantastic idea.....  I also laminate posters and cut them up too

Thanks for sharing

Jo



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      violeta
5.00 (Excellent) | July 2007 | violeta
Re: Puzzles
I have so many ideas of things to use and do around the house expecialy with kids but I simply dont have time to sit and write it all down I giess if someone said hey listen do you have an idea how to make this look better or something than I would sit and write but ..... I am not poor by any mean but I enjoy craft and making thingsand with the prices of everything going up I try to invent new ways to entertain my son. (you should see our crocodile made out of cardboard he loves it we spend 2 hours making it but the house was clean and quet for 2 hours)


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           bubble
5.00 (Excellent) | July 2007 | bubble
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Oh, I would love to see the crocodile if you have a photo up of it....


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                violeta
5.00 (Excellent) | July 2007 | violeta
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 it is not worth the film on the camera but he loves it. he runs around the house pretending that he is a crocodile and it even has a nose (my son insisted that it must have a nose)


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                     llmunchkin
5.00 (Excellent) | July 2007 | llmunchkin
Re: Puzzles
I keep meaning to make a crocodile mobile from egg carton - you have just reminded and motivated me!


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