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.
Blossom Picture
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
- Make frame from 4 X 3cm wide strips of card of a colour to suit picture/photo.
- Cut a piece of cardboard just under 5cm longer and 5cm wider than picture.
- Glue picture in centre of cardboard backing and stick frame over it.
- Print words on white paper and let children stick them on round the 4 sides of frame. Or write words in marker pen.
- Add stickers to frame, of frogs, bees or birds, if wished. Glue magnet strips to back.
Smiley Face - Sad Face
- Make a coloured card smiley face 3cm diameter.
- Glue it to a white card circle 4cm diameter with written words around it "All I ever needed to know - I learned in Primary!"
- Make another face as above but a sad face with words round it "When life gets you down - phone your Primary Teacher."
- Glue magnet strip to back.
Hand
- 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".
- Glue magnet strip to back.
Cows
- Photocopy 5cm picture of cow or cow's head. Glue it on to card with the words -
- 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?
- Glue magnet strip to back.
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or
I Am A Child Of God
Baby Face
- Make "stocking face" 5cm diameter, from a piece of pale stocking, stitching round nose to raise it.
- Sew or glue on small flat buttons for eyes.
- Glue on pale coloured button with a shank, for mouth, with shank part uppermost, as a dummy.
- Glue face on to white cardboard 7cm round and write the words around it -I am a Child of God.
- Glue magnet strip to back.
Gingerbread Man
- Cut out Gingerbread Man shape from cardboard, baked-playdough, or felt/fabric.
- Write the words around it - I am a Child of God. Glue magnet strip to back.
Wool Doll
- Cut 20 strands of knitting wool 30cm long. Fold in half over your thumb to form a 'head'. Tie a separate piece of wool or narrow ribbon round 'neck'. Divide wool in half. Cut 20 more strands of wool 15 cm long and put them between the 2 halves, and tie a piece of wool or ribbon under them to make the arms and body. Divide the wool in half again to form legs. Tie round the ankles, and wrists, and trim off excess.
- Sew eyes, nose and mouth on face.
- Write the words - I am a Child of God - on a heart-shaped piece of thin card and sew or glue to body. Glue magnet to back of body.
House Rules
- 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.
- Print out House Rules, cut them out and glue a different Rule on each shape.
- Glue each shape on to a length of ribbon or paper ribbon 1/2 to 2cm wide.
- Glue magnet strip on the back of each shape.
Hearts
- Make 5 different coloured card hearts 4cm in length.
- Print different phrases on white paper and cut out.
- Glue a different phrase on each heart.
- Glue hearts on 30cm length of ribbon or paper ribbon 1/2 to 2cm wide.
- 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
Spring Time
God has given us Spring time
Blossoms on the trees
Bees humming, frogs jumping
Flowers growing, birds singing
Cows
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?
I am a Child of God