My eldest has had some super creative teachers over the years! I'm reminded of this every time we put up our Christmas tree & pull out all of the crafted ornaments she's brought home. These are a few of our favorites...
(The puzzle pieces were all from puzzles that were missing pieces - her teacher requested we send them in & we just happened to have a few "misfit" puzzles laying around! There are three great ideas below for reusing or "upcycling" puzzle sets that might otherwise make it into the trash.)
Puzzle Piece Christmas Tree Ornament:
- puzzle pieces
- beads for ornaments (or mini pom poms, rhinestones, glitter glue, etc)
- tall tree-shapes cut out of green construction paper, green felt, etc)
- green & brown paint & brushes (unless you have green-backed & brown-packed puzzle pieces)
- foil star
- ribbon for hanging
- glue
Puzzle Piece Candy Cane Ornament:
- puzzle pieces (these happened to be white-backed & red-backed but if you don't have these colors you'll need red & white paint & brushes)
- felt, card stock, etc (for mounting)
- ribbon for hanging (plus a jingle bell)
- glue
Laminated Photo Frame Ornament:
- class photo with each child's photo cut out
- paper for each frame
- glue
- yarn for hanging
- laminating machine (or laminating sheets)
Puzzle Piece Photo Frame Ornament: (I think this might be my personal fave ;) )
- puzzle pieces
- card stock or felt for mounting
- green paint & brush
- glue
- glitter
- ribbon, yarn, etc for hanging
- felt circles (for the ornament's back)
There ya have it! Just goes to show how creative teachers can be with a tight budget & a normal craft stash! :)
Enjoy! Happy Crafting! :)
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