Fairy tales are such an important part of childhood, helping children explore emotions, and think about experiences in the big wide world from the safe and secure environment of home. Make a set of DIY fairy tale fridge magnets for some fun storytelling of your own.
DIY fairy tale fridge magnets
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Getting the children to do the storytelling themselves is a great way for them to practise their language and use their creativity, as they adapt the story and give it their own personal twists. Using traditional characters is a good way to hook them into the story telling – but soon you’ll find them making up adventures of their own.
We went with The Gingerbread Man today, but as the magnets are very easy to make you can put together several sets so you can play with them time and time again.
All you need is: some card, some small magnets (we bought ours from eBay), pens and pencils, scissors and some strong glue.
Draw your your characters, cut them out and pop a magnet on the back. Easy-peasy!
As soon as the glue is dry you can put them on the fridge and start telling your stories.
It’s a great way to keep them entertained while you’re getting dinner ready.
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maggy, red ted art says
11/08/2010 at 10:12 amThese are super cute! Clever you! Red Ted loves fridge magnets! When he is a wee bit older, will make some with him!
Maggy
TheMadHouse says
11/08/2010 at 12:02 pmReally cool idea
amandab says
17/08/2010 at 12:00 pmWe love magnets here, and I started making some from some leftover stickers one day, but then Princess wouldn’t let me have any more 🙁 Perhaps drawing some pictures, like you have done, will let me finish the job, because I know how much she would love playing with them! Thanks for the idea 🙂
kim todays creative blog says
17/08/2010 at 5:32 pmMy son would have loved this!
Martianne says
18/08/2010 at 12:36 amI make similar things for car trips (pictured at this post if you’re itnerested http://traininghappyhearts.blogspot.com/2010/04/thankful-thursday-vol-4-family-visits.html) But I “laminate” them, use recycled calendar fridge magnets and tape.
Always fun!
Kelly Be A Fun Mum says
18/08/2010 at 1:43 amYou really have some great ideas!
Ginger says
18/08/2010 at 2:00 amNeat idea! Thanks for linking up to Mad Skills Monday!
Jackie says
18/08/2010 at 12:14 pmI do the same as Martianne. I use recycled calendar magnets. We put stickers on them and cut them out. I just made a bunch of nursery rhyme magnets. I didn’t think of fairy tales! My son loves “the big bad wolf.” I’ll have to make a set!!
polwig says
20/08/2010 at 4:15 pmThat is such a cute, easy, creative idea… so cool… we have a chalkboard/magnet wall so I will definately be doing this.
Jolanthe says
22/08/2010 at 3:02 amWe love doing this too ~ and add felt instead of magnets sometimes so we can use them on our feltboard too!
maggy, red ted art says
08/09/2010 at 10:42 am(already cmented above 😉 but thanks again for linking up to Kids Get Crafty!!! 🙂
Maggy xx
JDaniel4's Mom says
31/05/2011 at 2:24 pmWhat a great way to retell a story over and over again.
Kids Creative Chaos/Lora says
08/09/2012 at 6:14 pmI love these I added a link in my Magnetic Pumpkin Post with a shout out.
Cathy @ NurtureStore says
08/09/2012 at 6:31 pmThanks Lora!
michelle says
14/11/2013 at 9:17 amMy daughter did this but she used blu-tack instead of magnets.