Friday, January 9, 2009

Puzzles

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I have a little boy who adores puzzles. His sister likes puzzles, but he LOVES them. He would do puzzles all day if I let him. Unfortunately my budget cannot keep up with his appetite for puzzles--and we have a LOT of puzzles! Sooo, I decided to make him some puzzles and he loves them!!

I took a bunch of food boxes, cut the fronts off and then cut those into pieces...voila! Instant puzzles!
These puzzles don't have a lot of pieces (although the Costco size box of Cheerios does have a bunch!) but they provide a challenge to him because the pieces don't "lock" together as nicely as store-bought puzzles.
At any rate, my children enjoy them and find it highly amusing to do the "waffle" puzzle and the "cracker" puzzle.
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12 comments:

  1. Buzzings of a Queen Bee!January 9, 2009 at 6:11 PM

    Those cupcake pops look so yummy! I would love to have one right now! Welcome back to blogging, too! :) And great idea with the puzzles!
    Carrie

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  2. AllieJanuary 19, 2009 at 6:28 PM

    Love it- thanks for sharing it, I am posting it tomorrow in a Sent in By You post!

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  3. SandyJanuary 20, 2009 at 3:53 AM

    I make these too. They are great and with 5 kids I have an endless supply of cereal boxes:)

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  4. The Bertone'sJanuary 20, 2009 at 5:19 AM

    Cute idea! My son loves puzzles too! :) Thanks for the idea.

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  5. VoneJanuary 20, 2009 at 10:42 AM

    great idea - here from no time for flashcards

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  6. TanyaJanuary 20, 2009 at 11:33 AM

    Hi! I'm here visiting from Allie's blog NTFFC. Just wanted to say that I have been doing this for a few months now and my 2 year old daughter LOVES them, too! I never throw away used food boxes anymore. ;) My daughter likes the Goldfish cracker box the best!

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  7. SummerJanuary 20, 2009 at 12:12 PM

    GREAT IDEA! I'm going to have to give this a try!

    PS - I came from No Time For Flash Cards!

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  8. atelierlemlemJanuary 20, 2009 at 12:34 PM

    What a lovely idea! I have such a fanatic puzzler at home too, so this will come handy! You can use postcards too..

    Greetings from the Netherlands, Mama Lieveheersbeestje.

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  9. BarbaraJanuary 20, 2009 at 3:54 PM

    Hi.. I came over by way of Allie's blog.
    I love these puzzles in my kindergarten room...
    They are great for Environmental Print too.
    What a great project for young mom’s and Early Readers.
    I can't wait to look at the rest of your site:)
    Barbara

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  10. KaraJanuary 21, 2009 at 7:46 AM

    Great idea - visiting from No Time for Flashcards...just might have to borrow this one:) Thanks!

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  11. Amy JoJanuary 21, 2009 at 11:46 AM

    Great idea! I can't wait to try this out later today!

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  12. AnonymousMarch 12, 2011 at 1:35 AM

    hi there! Great Great idea though, here from NTFFC.
    Just wantd to know if u have any recommendation/review for store bought puzzles for toddlers/preschoolers.
    Once again thx

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