You know those little raisin boxes that kids love to hold and eat out of? Instead of throwing them away, let's reuse them and turn them into puzzles! I created a cute 12 piece farm puzzle that you can use. All you need is 12 raisin boxes, scissors and glue. This is a great project for Earth Day or for any day!
You can use any brand of raisins, the standard size boxes, which are either 1 oz or 1.5 oz. They are the same size in length and width, just different thickness.
This is the brand I used, but like I said, you can use any brand, for example those red Sun Maid boxes are fine.
Once you have 12 boxes you can just print and cut the puzzle and glue each piece to the boxes.
And that's it! Wasn't that easy? Now if you want, you could use Velcro on the sides of the boxes to hold it together as your child completes the puzzle, but it's not necessary at all.
As an eco-friendly alternative to the free printable, you could find a picture in a magazine or newspaper and use that for the puzzle!
Download your Raisin Box Puzzle Here
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This is a great idea! You could make it double-sided for older children to make it more of a challenge? Thanks for sharing at #Pintorials
ReplyDeleteThanks, that's a great suggestion! I will see if I can make another puzzle for the other side!
DeleteFantastic idea. Simple but very effective. We have done a similar activity with lollipop sticks but they are too small for my toddlers fingers. This would be a perfect size.
ReplyDeleteThanks! I love lollypop stick puzzles too but it's true they are a little small. That's why I thought the size of the raisin box would be perfect.
DeleteI've already G+'d this and pinned it to both my "children" and my "parenting" boards on Pinterest. Truly great!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much!
DeleteWow, what a great idea. This would be great for practicing cutting and gluing for my preschooler.
ReplyDeleteYes, good idea! I hope he enjoys it!
DeleteWhat a fantastic idea! My son loves puzzles! I'm pinning to my tot school board and sharing on g+
ReplyDeleteThanks so much! I hope your son likes it :)
DeleteThis is such a fun idea!
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteWhat a great way to recycle! Very cute!
ReplyDeleteThanks Ashley!
DeleteWhat a cute idea!! Thanks for sharing via Family Fun Friday.
ReplyDeleteThis is an adorable idea! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThis is SO cute! This is a great idea -- if I can keep my kids from crushing the raisin boxes, we can try this at home.
ReplyDeleteThanks for linking up to The Thoughtful Spot!
That is so funny about crushing up the raisin boxes, my daughter does that too! I had to remind her to not do it so I can save enough for the puzzle.
DeleteThis is sheer genius! I love it!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much!!
DeleteThank you!
ReplyDeleteThis is so adorable!!!!
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