Puzzles are a very exciting and useful game, which is equally interesting to both children and adults. Puzzles develop logical and figurative thinking, imagination, memory and attention. In addition, during picking up and folding small parts of puzzles, the small motorcy of the baby develops and coordinate movements. Now there is a large selection of puzzles of a wide variety of sizes and forms, but why not try to make them with your own hands.
The easiest way is to find a suitable picture, for example, with the image of the favorite heroes of fairy tales or cartoons of the baby and stick the picture to the cardboard. The size and shape of the picture can be absolutely any - from a small postcard to A4 format and more. Next, cut the picture into several parts, it is not at all necessary that the details are the same in shape and size. Suggest the game in the puzzle can be babies after a year, offering folding a picture of 2-4 puzzles with a rectangular or triangular form. As soon as the child will easily collect puzzles of 4 elements, you can complicate the task, adding the number of parts and gradually complicating their shape.
As a basis for puzzles, you can take ordinary medical spatulas or sticks from ice cream. Tabs will be easily and interesting to collect puzzles with the image of your favorite animals or photos.
As you know, children quickly get tired of monotony and they want something new. Do not rush to run to the store for a new set of puzzles! See how you can transform old puzzles using conventional acrylic paints and tassels.
So, we will need unnecessary boring puzzles.
To start painting them in a certain color and let dry.
Next, with the help of a black marker we applose the contours of the picture.
Next, deactivate the drawing with acrylic paints.
If you do not have acrylic paints, then you can safely use the usual gouache, only at the end you will need to cover the drawing with varnish.
That's what beauty turned out!
By the way, with the same success, you can stick to the puzzles any suitable image or photo and then cut it along the contour.
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