Popsicle stick puzzles tutorial

This is a total Pinterest find. I am excited to try it out for our drive from PA to CO this summer. Here's what you need:

• Popsicle sticks, the thick kind. I got mine at Michael's
• Glue stick
• Pictures from magazines, old books, old calendars, or photos that your kids find interesting.
• Scissors
• A pencil/pen/marker
• Some way to make a copy of the pictures

STEP 1. Cut out the photos to the size you want them to be. It's also important that they fit on the stick.

STEP 2. Make a photo copy of each picture.

STEP 3. Taking one of the popsicles sticks, trace lines on the back of the picture to fit the width of the stick. (pictured right)

STEP 4. Cut the strips. ONLY do 1 puzzle at a time so you don't get them mixed up.

STEP 5. Have the copy in front of you for reference and began glueing the backs of each strip.

STEP 6. As you glue each strip, place it on the stick. Make sure you are "putting the puzzle back together," as you glue the strips. You want them to be lined up at the same end of the stick.

STEP 7. Once your puzzle is all glued together, draw a shape at the bottom of each stick as well as the copy so your kids can figure out which puzzle pieces go with which picture.

Step 6

Finished product; popsicle stick puzzle