It’s easy to get organized with these fun to make magnetic storage units that stick to lockers or refrigerators.

Supplies:

• 1 – macaroni and cheese box or small cereal box
• 2 – empty toilet paper rolls
• 1 – used magnet (tape may also be used)
• glue, tape, embellishments (or photos)

Instructions:

1. Cut the box in half and discard the top half.
2. Glue the toilet paper rolls inside of the box so that they act as separators. Use glue on the bottom and sides of the rolls (this works best).
3. Cover the box with paper and embellish it with neat decorations.
4. Glue the magnet to the back of the box.
5. Place in locker or on refrigerator.

This is a great recycling craft that doubles as a way to learn the alphabet.  With this fun and easy craft, you will turn hard to recycle plastic caps into a fun way to learn the alphabet and make messages.

Supplies:

• Bottle caps
• Magazines
• Scissors
• Self-adhesive magnetic tape
• Glue or glue stick

Instructions:

1. Collect about 30 plastic bottle caps.  You’ll need enough for each letter of the alphabet, plus some extras for vowels and other multiple letters in your child’s name.
2. Search through magazines or purchase some self-adhesive letter stickers.  If cutting them out, look for some fun, funky letters that will fit inside of the cap and cut into squares (larger than the bottle caps – you will be trimming them later.)
3. Place a bottle cap on top of the letter and trace around it.  
4. Cut inside the circle so that it’s just a little bit smaller than the cap.
5. Glue each letter inside of the bottle cap.
6. Cut a small piece of self-adhesive magnetic tape.
7. Stick onto the back of the cap.
8. Stick the magnets onto your fridge or other magnetic surface and spell away!

Color, decorate, and laminate these cool magnets as you explore the mysteries of outerspace!

Supplies:

• Cardstock
• Outer space Magnet Template
• Coloring crayons, paint, or other embellishments.
• Magnets
• Laminate (Optional)

 Instructions:

1. Print out the Outer space Magnet Template.
2. Cut out the rockets and UFO.
3. Color, paint, and embellish the outer space magnets.
4. Paste the magnet to the back of the rocket or ufo..
5. Laminate the outer space magnets (you can also do this before you put the magnet on).

©2007 Fun craft of the month clubs at www.KraftyKid.com.

Permission granted to reproduce this for classroom and personal use only.

Here’s a great craft to turn old magnetic business cards into something you really want – Pictures of your kids!  Great recycling craft!  Our downloadable template has lots of picture frames to choose from.  Would also look great with pieces of your children’s artwork.

 Supplies:

• 1 – Old business card magnet
• 1 – Picture of you
• Scissors, glue, decorative items
• Kraftykid picture frames printable template

 Instructions:

1. Print the Picture-frames-magnets and cut out the desired frame.
2. Glue the picture inside the desired frame.
3. Glue the picture onto the magnet.
4. Cut out the picture (so the magnet covers the back of the entire picture).
5. Decorate with glitter or other items.

Hearts and photos of your child?  Nothing says I Love You more than that!  Parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles will be glad to place them on their fridge.

Supplies:

• Crayons, Scissors, tape, ribbon
• I Love You picture frame magnet template

Instructions:

1. Print the I Love You picture frame magnet template & color.
2. Cut out the heart.
3. Place a picture behind the space where the heart was.
4. Secure picture with tape.
5. Glue an old magnet to the back of the frame.
6. Place on refrigerator.

Parents and grandparents will be thrilled to display these on their refrigerators! To make the hockey puck template follow steps 1-4 below or download it for free from: Hockey Puck Picture Magnet Craft template

Supplies:

• 8×11” paper
• 6×6” Black foam piece
• 6×6” Brown foam piece
• Picture
• Tacky glue
• 16 oz coffee cup
• Small magnet
• Scissors

Instructions:

1. Bend the top of the coffee cup so that it makes an oval shape.
2. Trace the oval shape onto a piece of paper.
3. Move the coffee cup 2” down the paper and trace the bottom ½ of the oval shape. You now have 1 oval shape and 1 shape that looks like a smile.
4. Finish making the puck by connecting the two shapes with two parallel lines. Start at one of the ends of the smile and draw a line to the side of the oval. Repeat on the other side.
5. Using the template in steps 1-4, cut out the hockey puck shape out of the black foam.
6. Using the oval from step 2 as a guide, cut the picture in the shape of an oval.
7. Glue the picture to the top of the black foam hockey puck.
8. To make the hockey sticks – draw two block letter L’s on the paper so that they cross in the middle forming a letter X.
9. Using the template in step 8, cut the hockey sticks out of the brown foam.
10. Glue the hockey sticks to the hockey puck.
11. Glue the magnet to the back of the hockey puck.

Our Egg Template is perfect for making Easter Egg magnets this April! you can even use the template and trace around a picture, laminate it, and give it to grandma or grandpa this Easter for a quick and easy gift!

Supplies:

• Cardstock
• Egg Templates
• Coloring crayons, paint, or other embellishments.
• Magnets
• Laminate (Optional)

Instructions:

1. Print out the Easter Egg Template.
2. Cut out the eggs.
3. Color, paint, and embellish the eggs (add a photo for a personal touch).
4. Paste the magnet to the back of the egg.
5. Laminate the egg (you can also do this before you put the magnet on).

©2007 Fun and Easy Crafts, LLC. Fun craft of the month clubs at www.KraftyKid.com.

Permission granted to reproduce this for classroom and personal use only.

This is a neat craft made out of shaving cream and glue…It’s like mega puffy paint!

Note:  Adult super vision is required with this craft!  Please ensure child does not eat the shaving cream or put it in their eyes. 

Supplies:

• Red cardstock
• Glue
• Shaving cream
• Green glitter

 Instructions:

1. Cut Candy Cane figure out of cardstock.
2. Glue magnet to the back of the candy cane.
3. Mix 1 part shaving cream with 1 part glue.
4. Using a paint brush paint the candy cane with the glue and shaving cream mixture.
5. Add green sprinkles.
6. Let dry.

©2007 Fun and Easy Crafts, LLC.  Fun craft of the month clubs at www.KraftyKid.com.
Permission granted to reproduce this for classroom and personal use only