Yesterday we worked on our sight words using puzzle pieces. We worked on our sight word puzzles for a good portion of the morning. I have to admit that it paid off. I could not have been any happier when later that afternoon, Mai ran up to me with a drawing that she had been working on & said “Look mama, I made mom.” She wrote it twice without any help spelling or writing the letters. This was her first written word other than her own name & practicing letters. My heart swelled.
In the midst of our learning fun with the puzzle pieces, we found some other crafty uses for some of our old puzzles pieces. We flipped our Doc McStuffins puzzle over & found two similar pieces.
I drew out a design in black marker on each piece so that they mirrored one another.
Mai colored in the pieces using crayons & markers. You can use paint as well.
After coloring in the pieces, we used glue to dribble on random designs & then shook on glitter.
While the glitter was drying, I drew a butterfly body to attach our puzzle piece wings to.
I colored in the wings & then used Elmer’s glue to glue the pieces into place. We made small & large butterflies using our old puzzles.
The result was these cute little butterflies.
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We’re starting our April Showers theme this month. As they say, April Showers Bring May Flowers, but they also cause us to spend lots of time indoors. We’re looking for indoor activities for kids, Mother’s Day ideas, recipes, crafts, DIY, organizational tips, summer garden preparation tips, SEO and blogging tips. Anything that we can work on during those rainy days. Blow the dust off your old posts and link those too. Don’t have posts that fit into the theme, link up whatever post you would like to share. We would love to have parenting tips, DIY projects, homesteading, homeschooling, and your posts on family and life. Your linkups and giveaways are welcome here too. Anything goes, as long as it’s family friendly and you may linkup as many posts as you would like.
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Kim U. selected Letter to My Girls About the Mean Girl from Confessions of a Mommyaholic
I selected PB Knock Off Fur Trimmed Pillow from Do It Yourself Inspiration
Kim M. selected – Under $50 Budget Buy for the Whole Family from Mum-bo Jumbo
I just saw this and thank you for featuring my Mean Girls article. Truly made my weekend!! 🙂
I love puzzle piece art! It is so much fun! The butterflies are a great idea! Thanks for the linkup!
I just wanted to let you know that I loved this craft so much and I featured it on this week’s #SmallVictoriesSundayLinkup! http://themadmommy.com/small-victories-6
Thank you so much. You just made my day. 🙂
Hello gorgeous! I love your party, thanks for hosting! I would appreciate it if you would stop by our party that starts tonight at 7 pm. That would be so amazing! Lou Lou Girls
A puzzle piece butterfly, adorable!!