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Name puzzle

A colorful cardboard puzzle where each piece is one letter of your child's name, so they learn to spell it by putting it back together.

Name puzzle
LevelIntermediate
AgesAges 3 to 5
Time30 minutes
Cost$0 to $3

What you'll need

Materials

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How to make it

  1. Step 1: Write the name
    1

    Write the name

    Write your child's name in big capital letters across the cardboard, with space between each letter.

  2. Step 2: Decorate around it
    2

    Decorate around it

    Let your child color stripes, dots or squiggles across the whole piece.

  3. Step 3: Draw cut lines
    3

    Draw cut lines

    Draw a wavy line between each letter, top to bottom.

  4. Step 4: Cut the pieces
    4

    Cut the pieces

    Grown-up cuts along the wavy lines. Each piece now holds 1 letter.

  5. Step 5: Put it back together
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    Put it back together

    Mix up the pieces and let them rebuild their name, left to right.

Edie's tip

Make a matching name strip on paper to keep nearby. Kids can check their work against it.

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