Magnetic gifts are a great choice for small kids. Children can spend hours playing with magnetic games and other gifts that you can easily make yourself. Purchase a roll of magnetic sheeting at a craft store and youll have enough magnet to make several nice gifts for your kids or kids on your Christmas list. The sheeting costs about ten dollars a roll but youll be able to make many gifts with one roll.
Purchase childrens books at yard sales and use the pages to give your child hours of fun. Tear the pages from the book and affix each page to the magnetic sheeting. The sheeting has a peel-away top that exposes an adhesive underneath. Simply place each page on a piece of sheeting then cut out the words. Cut each individual word or cut the pages into phrases or sentences. Kids will have lots of fun arranging the words or phrases into their own story.
Use large letters or numbers to help teach young kids. Cut letters from magazines - or even use large stickers - and affix them to the magnetic sheeting. Kids can then arrange the alphabet on the fridge or learn their numbers in this manner. Cut pictures of your childs favorite star - like Hannah Montana - from a product box, magazine or other source. The picture you choose should be fairly large. Affix the picture to the magnetic sheeting then cut the picture into several pieces. This homemade jigsaw puzzle will thrill your child. He or she can arrange the pieces then display the finished puzzle on the fridge. There are any number of pictures you can use including school pictures of friends or family members, pictures cut from a calendar, or even images torn from a coloring book. Create a complete set of images that children can use to make their own scene on the refrigerator. Cut out pictures of children, trees, cars, flowers, rainbows, suns, swing sets and other items. Place the magnetic sheeting on the backs of each picture. Now kids can set up their own scene of a town, a bedroom, a park or other displays. Get the pictures from magazines, old books, calendars or other sources. Young kids can learn a lot about weather while they play with the magnets. Type phrases like "Today it is..." then affix the phrase to the magnetic sheeting, and place the partial phrase on the fridge. Kids can choose magnetic words youve made, like "sunny", to fill in the blanks. You can make accompanying images, like a sun, a rainbow or a water puddle, to stick along side the phrase. These phrases dont necessarily have to be about weather. Make ones that describe how the child is feeling that day. Kids will enjoy choosing the words and accompanying images to express themselves. Magnetic games you make dont absolutely have to be done on the refrigerator. Cut a piece of the magnetic sheeting and stick it to a piece of cardboard. With cardboard side down, and magnetic side up, you can create many different game boards. Purchase cheap checkers at a dollar theme store, for instance, then put a small piece of the magnetic sheeting on the bottom of each checker. The cardboard piece keeps the magnetic sheeting from rolling and makes a great travel game. The checkers wont slide, while riding in the car, ensuring hours of fun for all. The travel game doesnt necessarily have to be a board game. Use magnetic sheeting to create a set of people, scenes and objects, then kids can set their own scenes while traveling. These are great because the cutting and magnetizing of the images can be ongoing. Present the child with a magnetic board and a playground scene, then later, give them another scene youve made. Kids can carry the board and pieces in an ordinary gift box. Sometimes it seems that the toys kids love most are the ones that didnt cost much. Young kids, in particular, have hours of fun playing with magnets. These magnetic games and puzzles are cheap, easy to create, and make fabulous gifts!
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