Selecting Puzzles To Make Magnetic Puzzles for kids are available in a wide variety of shapes, sizes, and materials. From four feet long floor puzzles to glow in the dark jigsaws, many kids’ puzzles would make striking wall art. Consider the following when deciding which puzzles to make magnetic: How thick are the pieces? How heavy are the pieces? Is the puzzle durable? Is the puzzle easy to wipe clean? Your puzzle will need to be thick enough so that the individual puzzle pieces are easy to grasp when on the wall. Also, because your puzzle will undoubtedly see repeated play, the pieces should be sufficiently thick to not bend or warp easily. The weight of your puzzle determines how much of the Extra Strength Magnetic Sheet you would need to apply. Light weight puzzles, like floor puzzles, need only a strip. Chunky wooden puzzles may require a complete backing. Because a magnetic wall attracts a lot of activity, your magnetic puzzles should be durable. The pieces will be dropped numerous times, played with, and generally pushed around. Select thicker cardboard puzzles and wooden puzzles for great durability. If you have applied chalkboard paint over your magnetic wall, you will want to select puzzles which are easy to wipe clean. This is a good idea in any case, as the magnetic puzzle will probably stay out of the box a good, long while. Creative Fun With Magnets!

Making A Magnetic Wooden Puzzle

My kids already have the alphabet, animal, and dinosaur wooden magnets, so I decided to use a Melissa and Doug Fresh Start puzzle for this project. The puzzle pieces are nice and thick, making them easy for little children to maneuver. You will need adhesive magnetic sheets, your puzzle, a pencil or pen, scissors, and an exacto knife or similar sharp blade. First, trace around an individual puzzle piece, and cut the shape out with scissors. This prevents slicing through the sides of your wooden puzzle. The resulting magnetic piece will be a hair larger than your puzzle piece. Apply it, and carefully trim the excess with your exacto knife, holding it at an angle. (I used an Olfa Touch Knife, which is nice to hold.) As you move from piece to piece, make the best use of the magnetic sheet by cutting them out in order. The puzzle piece with its respective magnetic backing cut-out. Here you can see how easily the thin, magnetic backing shaves cleanly with the Olfa Touch Knife. The wooden puzzle pieces adhere nicely to the wall. Because the wooden puzzle pieces are fairly thick, they are easy for small children to grasp. An attractive looking functional wall display.

Adding Magnets To Your Floor Puzzle

Because floor puzzles are of so large a scale, they lend themselves very well to being transformed into magnetic wall art. From four feet long underwater scenes to maps of the world and the United States, floor puzzles can be both beautiful and educational. Melissa and Doug Floor Puzzles are very desirable because they are 20% thicker than other brands, and have an “easy-clean” surface coating. Adding adhesive magnetic sheets to floor puzzle pieces is quick and easy. It is not necessary to affix magnetic backing across the entire puzzle piece. Although these puzzles are very durable, they are light in weight. For my kids’ dinosaur floor puzzle, I chose to cut each magnetic sheet into ten strips with a pair of kitchen scissors, and simply press one strip to each piece of the puzzle. As soon as the pieces were up on the wall, the kids took interest, and each took a turn putting it together. Fast and easy: magnetic strip pressed onto the back of a floor puzzle piece. Putting together the magnetic floor puzzle.

The finished puzzle looked so nice that we slid it to the center and left it there like a poster- at least until the kids decided to knock it down and build it again! This dinosaur puzzle looks very striking on the wall, and it is up off the floor, out of the walking area as well!

Dazzle your kids with four sparkling sun catchers in a variety of fun dinosaur shapes! Children will love coloring these friendly dinosaurs to create unique window art.

• Brand: Melissa and Doug
• Type: Kids Craft Kit
• Style: Decorate Your Own Sun Catchers
• Design: Dinosaurs Assortment
• Condition: New
• Quantity: 4 per box
• Includes: Paints, suction cups, hanging cords, paintbrush, 4 sun catchers
• Uses: kids’ party favors activities, rainy day fun, daycare or summer camp projects, great gift idea!
• Recommended for children ages 4+

This wonderful craft kit for kids from Melissa and Doug company includes everything your child will need to create four colorful sun catchers in a variety of fun dinosaur shapes.

Your child can custom design the final product by using the included paints and brush to decorate the four blank sun catchers. Suction cups and hanging cords are included.

This kit makes a great gift item, or can be used so that your child can create unique gifts to give to grandparents, friends and family!

Perfect as a fun party activity or for summer camps, scout troops, daycares, and schools, one of these fun kids craft project kits would be suitable for four children. Each child could decorate one individual sun catcher.

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What an adorable set for kids! This wooden picture frame is easy and fun to personalize. Create an eye-catching decoration for your room, or a custom gift to give a friend or family member.

• Brand: Melissa and Doug
• Type: Decorate Your Own Craft Kit for Kids
• Style: Picture Frame
• Size: holds 3×5 photo or drawing
• Condition: New
• Includes: wooden photo frame, glitter and craft glue, colorful plastic “gems’, paints, and a paintbrush
• Uses: rainy day activity, gift item, party activity, summer camps, schools, daycares and more!
• Recommended for children ages 4+

Involve kids in the creative process with this fun picture frame craft kit! Children will enjoy learning about the components of good design. Teach them about balance, line weight, color hues and tones, mixing paint, and more.

Give this great kit as a gift, or purchase several of them for fun party activities!

Is a special family member celebrating? Let your child create a memorable present for someone else. Kids will love personalizing this frame, and filling it with a favorite family photo, special note, or original drawing.

This is only one of many creative, fun kids craft projects available in our store!

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Wow! Wonderful puzzle for young learners. This beautifully illustrated 48-piece circular cardboard floor puzzle features twelve children from around the world dressed in traditional ethnic clothing.

• Brand: Melissa and Doug
• Type: Floor Puzzle
• Style: Children of the World design
• Condition: New
• Educational Toy
• Great for schools, daycares, summer camps, and home!

Super-sized floor puzzles are a lot of fun to put together and view. Kids love scooting around to view them from all sides, pointing out various details as they go.

The Children of the World floor puzzle is a wonderful educational tool for small children.

The International Baccalaureate Organization programs within the public school system speak of “International Mindedness”, which is a term used to describe the awareness, understanding, and appreciation of the many different countries, cultures, and customs; and the presence of that awareness within everyday actions.

Instill a sense of international-mindedness in your child with this unique and beautiful floor puzzle. Teach your child to embrace differences and appreciate the uniqueness of individuals.

Give your child a desire to explore and learn about the world in which they live. Give them a sense of their own cultural heritage, and teach them about other customs and cultures as well. See the beauty and diversity to be found within this world!

The puzzle measures 32″ in diameter when completed. Extra thick pieces stand up to repeated use. Puzzles help develop hand-eye coordination, shape recognition and placement skills, memorization and problem solving abilities.

This is only one of many great floor puzzles in a variety of difficulty levels.

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A fun and engaging way to teach your child the letters of the alphabet, this fantastic ABCs puzzle pronounces the name of each letter when the matching puzzle piece is placed in its slot.

• Brand: Melissa and Doug
• Type: Wooden Sound Puzzle
• Style: Alphabet, ABCs
• Condition: New
• Educational Toy

What a great idea for pre-schoolers! This wonderful mother’s helper puzzle uses color, shape recognition, and sound to help kids learn the letters of the alphabet.

Beneath every letter is a fun picture, and the puzzle pronounces the names of the various letters when they are put in place. Use the colorful pictures in each slot on the board to help your little one develop the relationship between sounds and letters.

Each brightly colored puzzle piece may also be used independently for stenciling. Trace around the edges to create your own flashcards, and have your child color the letter shapes.

The pieces may also be used to play games like, “Who stole the “A” from the alphabet?”

This terrific, educational, wooden alphabet puzzle makes learning fun! It is a great gift item for the busy parent.

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Great outdoor fun and maybe even a little help will come from this unique child’s gardening trowel. Made for kids, the cheerful gardening tool will help your child learn the joys of gardening in style!

• Brand: Melissa and Doug Sunny Patch Kids
• Type: Kids Gardening Trowel
• Style: Happy Giddy Pattern: Happy Face
• Dominant Colors: Orange and Green
• Condition: New
• Designed for Kids
• Sturdy, Quality Construction
• Easy to Grip Handle
• Recommended for children ages 3+

Gardening is a life skill that is efficacious for both the body and the mind. Teach your child how to plant seeds, take care of plants, and bring in the harvest.

Gardening is a wonderful way to introduce your child to responsibility, work, and reward. Help the family budget while giving your child the opportunity to study the life cycle of plants, and instill a sense of accomplishment and good work ethic.

With an easy to grip, happy face handle, bright colors, and sturdy design, this trowel will have your little one enjoying going after the weeds, planting veggies, and digging in the dirt to plant seeds.

This is only one of many great gardening items for kids. Rakes, gloves, hoes, shovels, buckets, totes, and more can be found in our store!

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Brightly colored and thicker than most pails, the Mollie and Bollie Ladybug Bucket is a terrific kids outdoor toy for summer

Take it to the beach, the pool, or out in the garden. Make sand castles, gather strawberries, or fill it with your favorite toys. Whatever you decide to do with this bucket, it is sure to please!

• Brand: Melissa and Doug Sunny Patch Kids
• Type: Pail or Bucket
• Style: Ladybug
• Condition: New
• Uses: Outdoor or Indoor, Garden, Beach, Pool, Backyard, House,- anywhere you want to go!
• Recommended for children ages 2+

Kids love to collect special treasures of all kinds, from pretty pieces of ribbon to horse chestnuts, rocks, and acorns. This durable, colorful bucket can carry the load in style.

For a great gift idea, fill it with other fun items from our Ladybug or gardening lines, such as gardening gloves, trowel, summer sun hat, jump rope, bug house, and more!

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This incredible six feet long alligator plush stuffed animal is sure to become a family favorite. With his highly detailed texture and massive size, he makes a great lounge around, wrestle, romp, and roll toy.

• Brand: Melissa and Doug
• Type: Plush Stuffed Animal
• Style: Alligator
• Size: Large
• Length: 6 feet
• Condition: New
• Recommended for children ages 3+

Beautiful workmanship and high quality materials are evident in this fantastic alligator. This plush stuffed animal is ideal for kids who love reptiles- not only is he an alligator, but for the imaginative dinosaur enthusiast, he is akin to the sarcosuchus!

The gorgeous green looks wonderful in the playroom or nursery, and the large alligator is definitely a conversation piece. This is an impressive gift for children who love zoos, documentaries, and wild animals.

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The massive size of this standing, positionable, plush giraffe will awe your little one and spark the imagination. Standing almost 5 feet tall, this is no ordinary stuffed animal.

• Brand: Melissa and Doug
• Type: Plush Stuffed Animal
• Style: Giraffe
• Height: almost 5 feet tall
• Condition: New
• Posable
• Great for Nursery, Play Room, Store Window, or Daycare Decor
• Recommended for children ages 3+

Realistic coloring and details make this plush stuffed animal something to go wild over! Children love animal toys, and this one is impressive. Take your child to pet the giraffes at the zoo, then bring them home to this fantastic friend!

This giraffe makes a great showpiece. It has a wire frame, so you can place it in a variety of different poses. Position two together; one with his neck bent down to graze, and the other reaching up for the tree tops

The gentle giraffe makes a great addition to the playroom, daycare, nursery, or even store windows. What a great gift for the wild animal enthusiast!

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Very useful and durable, this magnetic wooden alphabet set features both Upper and Lower Case letters! Kids love magnets, and this is a great way to encourage beginning language skills.

• Brand: Melissa and Doug
• Type: Magnetic Kids Toys
• Style: Wooden Alphabet Set
• Upper and Lower Case Letters
• Presented in an Attractive Wooden Storage Box
• Unique Educational Toy
• Parents’ Favorite
• Recommended for children ages 3+

Teach your child the ABCs, phonics, and to spell short words with the colorful, magnetic pieces.

Arrange them to spell short sentences (I am out / I am in), teach combination sounds (th, -ing), and emphasize long vowels (Tim + e = time, not + e = note).

Use them for tracing, or trace around them to create stencils or flash cards. Use them on the refrigerator, or magnetic dry erase boards!

This is a gift that will grow with your child as you change the way it is used.

Grab your Magnetic Wooden Alphabet Set today!