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Using Those Old Magazines

May 29, 2012 by OneMommy

Magazines.

Advertisements in the mail.

Old cards.

These are the things that pile up on our kitchen table, and yet I hesitate to just toss away.  After all, they may hold some use, even if the ads are for things we don’t want…

When the pile starts to spill over, and I have a few minutes to spare, I snip away at the pictures and toss them into a big Ziplock bag.  It’s perfect for a rainy day activity when I’m not feeling particularly creative.

Today we pulled out the big pad of art paper and made beautiful collages.

The kids had a blast sorting through all the pictures in the bag.  (And, of course, glue sticks are always fun to use!)uses for old magazines

Sometimes I pull out stickers to add to the collages.  Or they use markers.  Today we just glued.

 

Have older kids?

Have them search through the magazines and create a collage of things they’d like to do this summer, places they’d like to visit one day, or pictures that have to do with a career they are interested in.

 

Want to make it more educational?

Fold construction paper in half and punch holes in it.  Tie it together to form a book and creat your own ABC book with your toddler/preschooler. toddler ABC activity

 

 

What else have you done with old magazines/ads?

 

 

Filed Under: Kids Crafts Tagged With: craft, fun with kids, kids, recycled craft

Comments

  1. Mary says

    May 30, 2012 at 11:22 am

    Just to let you know that I voted for you. It was obvious that a vote had gone through on the ‘On The Fence’ but I couldn’t tell on the Top Mommy Blogs. I’ll have to try it again tomorrow and see if I can figure it out. On the magazines: I don’t have any great new ideas, just to say that it’s hard for me to through away things like National Geo’s or Audubon calendars with great pictures. I wish you lived nearby, I’d give them to you for your kids. I don’t think most people do these easy, great crafts anymore. A lot of kids don’t even know how to use scissors when they start school.

    • OneMommy says

      May 31, 2012 at 10:33 am

      Oh, I know how hard it is to pitch Nat. Geo. magazines! When I taught I collected them and they hung around for years.

      My oldest sometimes cuts out the pics herself – good scissor practice. The youngest still thinks he needs 2 hands to use scissors – we’re working on it!

      Thanks so much for voting! Off to check out your latest post!

  2. Kristen says

    May 30, 2012 at 11:45 am

    My girls like to go through and cut out photos of food for when they play “restaurant”. They create menus with them. So much fun!

    • OneMommy says

      May 30, 2012 at 3:58 pm

      I love that! Definitely will have to keep that in mind as the kids get older. I know we have quite a few food pics in our collection so far!

  3. Christy says

    May 30, 2012 at 4:19 pm

    I used to cut out magazine pictures when I was younger! I miss doing stuff like that and I bet if I did it now I could probably make something pretty cool. I have tons of magazines that I have collected over the years and I’m sure my son and I will do fun projects when he gets older 🙂

    • OneMommy says

      May 31, 2012 at 2:26 pm

      I haven’t tried anything crafty myself with them…. I might need to try that one day.

      You have some pretty pics in your newest post about room colors!

  4. Donna says

    May 31, 2012 at 10:31 am

    I’ve made collages, and they’re fun and unique. I’ve taken cards people have sent and made them into boxes or envelopes. I like your idea of collecting the pics and saving them. Brilliant really.

    • OneMommy says

      May 31, 2012 at 2:23 pm

      I have a cute Christmas craft using old cards to make ornaments – can’t wait to try it out this year. I love your idea of making envelopes from them!

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