Magnet Crafts for Kids
Magnet crafts are a great way to help beautify your refrigerator and hold artwork or good grades for everyone to see. Whether it's recycling old magnets by creating new covers to mount on them or creating your own new design, magnet crafts are fun crafts for kids to do.
The crafts are so simple and inexpensive to make that your friends and family will wonder where you bought such exquisite magnets. Imagine the look on their faces when you tell them you made the magnets all by yourself.
Keep reading to learn how to create your own magnet crafts:
Recycled Magnets
Reuse those old magnets and turn them into beautiful creations with this cool craft.
Clothespin Magnets
You will grow leaps and bounds with a twirling ballerina magnet.
Continue to the next page to learn how to recycle old magnets and construct new magnet covers.
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Recycled Magnets
Redecorate old refrigerator magnets and turn them into recycled magnets for holding up important school papers, special paintings, or party invitations.
What You'll Need:- Markers
- Poster board or thin cardboard
- Blunt scissors
- Flat plastic magnets or magnet strips (available at craft stores)
- Craft glue
Step 1: Draw musical instruments on a piece of poster board or cardboard. Draw a guitar, a saxophone, or piano keys. Cut out each instrument and color them in wild colors.
Step 2: If you have flat, rectangular plastic magnets, you can make new "covers" for them. Glue the instruments to the top of the flat plastic magnets. If you have a magnetic strip, cut a small piece and glue it to the back of the instrument. Display your new magnets on the refrigerator.
Keep reading to learn how to design a beautiful ballerina to adorn your refrigerator.
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Clothespin Magnets
Design your own clothespin magnets to display your art projects or good grades for everyone to see.
What You'll Need:- Thin cardboard or poster board
- Markers
- Blunt scissors
- Trims such as tulle netting, fabric scraps, and glitter
- Magnet strips
- Craft glue
- Pinch clothespins
Step 1: Draw a ballerina shape on a piece of cardboard or poster board and cut it out.
Step 2: To decorate your figure, cut out a piece of tulle or fabric to make a ballerina costume. Glue it on the figure. Add glitter for her crown and toe shoes. Glue the ballerina to a pinch clothespin.
Step 3: Cut a piece of the magnet strip and glue it to the back of the clothespin. Use your clothespin magnet to hold your artwork on the refrigerator.
For more creative art crafts for kids, check out:- Art Crafts
- Art Techniques
- Art Crafts for Kids