Mini Magnetic Boards

I'm always on the lookout for easy-to-make games and activities that both (a) teach my children, and (b) keep them busy. Mini Magnetic Boards are my latest creation. Part quiet book, part file-folder game, mini magnetic boards are easy to make, easy to store, and easy to travel with. Simply print, cut, laminate, magnetize, and voila - you're done!

To assemble:

1. Print on a standard size (8 1/2 x 11 in.) of card stock paper.
2. Cut along the solid line. Set aside the bottom half of the paper (the portion that contains white outlined shapes). Bubble cut the corresponding colored shapes.
3. Laminate the bottom half of the paper and the corresponding shapes and then cut again, leaving a small margin of laminate as reinforcement.
4. Apply magnetic strips to the back of each piece and to it's corresponding space on the board.
5. Tape a small envelope to the back of the board. Store shapes in envelope.

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