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Fridge Magnet Ideas

For Primary children to take home from class. Can also be made by Primary children to send to Missionaries. Magnet strips can often be obtained free, as trimmings that are thrown away, especially if you take them afternoon tea. Later in the day more has been thrown away. Look in Yellow Pages under Magnets for printing firms that produce fridge magnet cards for companies. Clean scissors with meths after cutting magnets.

 

Photo or picture of blossom - cardboard-framed - with following phrases around it

God has given us Spring time

Blossoms on the trees
Bees humming, frogs jumping
Flowers growing, birds singing

  1. Make frame from 4 X 3cm wide strips of card of a colour to suit picture/photo.
  2. Cut a piece of cardboard just under 5cm longer and 5cm wider than picture.
  3. Glue picture in centre of cardboard backing and stick frame over it.
  4. Print words on white paper and let children stick them on round the 4 sides of frame. Or write words in marker pen.
  5. Add stickers to frame, of frogs, bees or birds, if wished.
  6. Glue magnet strips to back.
 
  1. Make a coloured card smiley face 3cm diameter.
  2. Glue it to a white card circle 4cm diameter with written words around it "All I ever needed to know - I learned in Primary!"
  3. Make another face as above but a sad face with words round it "When life gets you down - phone your Primary Teacher."
  4. Glue magnet strip to back.
 
  1. Make cardboard cut-out of a left hand 7cm long, with thumb out, to make an L. Stick a word on each finger "Listen Love Learn Look Laugh".
  2. Glue magnet strip to back.
 
  1. Photocopy 5cm picture of cow or cow's head. Glue it on to card with the words -
  2. When you say "I Love You" it's moo-sic to my ears.
  3. or

  4. Be kind - even when you're not in the moo-d.
  5. or

  6. Of course my mudder is a working mudder. What udder kind is there?
  7. Glue magnet strip to back.
         
  1. Cut out 8 shapes of card of various colours, each one about 6cm wide and about 4cm long. Some square, triangles, round, spiky edges, curved edges, etc.
  2. Print out House Rules, cut them out and glue a different Rule on each shape.
  3. Glue each shape on to a length of ribbon or paper ribbon 1/2 to 2cm wide.
  4. Glue magnet strip on the back of each shape.
 
  1. Make 5 different coloured card hearts 4cm in length.
  2. Print different phrases on white paper and cut out.
  3. Glue a different phrase on each heart.
  4. Glue hearts on 30cm length of ribbon or paper ribbon 1/2 to 2cm wide.
  5. Glue magnet strip on the back of each heart.

The phrases used above, follow here, in different sizes of print to fit the different shapes.

Olive Redmond - Oct 2000

HEARTS                                 House Rules

T ogether                          1. If you drop it -
E veryone                              pick it up.
A chieves
M ore

     We need                       2. If you break it -
the power of love                       replace it.
       not
the love of power

A hug is the body's                3. If it opens -
 battery re-charger                      shut it.

It's nice to be important          4. If it barks -   
 but it's more important                feed it.
      to be nice

     No-one cares                  5. If it's green -
   how much you know                    water it.
    until they know
   how much you care

     A smile shortens the          6. If it's asleep -
d . i . s . t . a . n . c . e         leave it alone.
     between two people

    To be listened to              7. If it cries -
     and to be loved                     love it!
    are so much alike
     that most people
  think they are the same

     A smile                  
  is of no value
      until 
 it is given away

   To love someone
     is to love 
   their potential
    into reality

         Love
  is the greatest gift
     we can give
     or be given

HAND

Listen         Laugh

Love           Look

Learn
 

God has given us Spring time

Blossoms on the trees

Bees humming, frogs jumping

Flowers growing, birds singing

 

When you say "I love you"
it's moo-sic to my ears!

Be kind -
even when you're not in the moo-d!

Of course my mudder is a working mudder -
what udder kind is there?

 

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