Materials
3/4 cup (90 g) flour
1/2 cup (125 g) salt
1/2 cup (60 g) cornstarch
Warm water
Mixing bowl
Toothpicks
Paint and brushes
String
Instructions
1. Cut out large shapes from wallpaper, such as a circle, triangle, square, heart, star, and tree.2. Cover each shape with clear contact paper for durability. Trim away the excess clear paper.3. Cut each shape into three or four simple pieces to make a puzzle.4. Put each puzzle into a separate plastic zipper bag.5. Show the children how to work the puzzles. Then put them where the children can use them.More to doFor a variation of this activity, cut out pictures from wallpaper sample books. You may find teddy bears, dogs, balls, and other similar pictures in sample books of wallpaper for children's rooms. Cover these pictures with clear contact paper for durability, and then cut each into several puzzle pieces. Store them as above.
