Friend Puzzle

Creating a puzzle to give as a gift

Month 11 · Activity 18 · Art

Next time one of your child’s friends is over take a picture of them together
Enlarge the picture (can be done on plain paper) and together adhere the back of the picture to a decorated sheet of contact paper
Cover the front of the picture with clear contact paper
On the decorated side of contact paper, draw lines with marker making 5 to 10 puzzle pieces
Next, cut the picture into the puzzle pieces
Package up the puzzle in a plastic bag, box or envelope and let child give to his friend
Chat about why your child likes this friend - how do you feel when you are around him, what type of activities can you do together, etc.

Make only a 3 or 4 piece puzzle to be cut out.

Make and cut the puzzle into 10 or more pieces.