Words for the Wise
I've been wanting to make a magnetic word board for quite a while. After finally finding a second set of Scrabble pieces at a yard sale (for 50 cents, no less), I set out to complete the project. As is usual, I didn't take pictures of each and every step but I am sure you will be able to figure this one out. It is so simple!!
Find a child or two to help with this project; they will love it.
Dump the pieces out and ask your child to sort through, placing all letters upright so that you can see what you have to work with.
This is a great time to practice letter recognition with a little one. Call out a letter and have them find it. Or, go a step further and ask them to spell out a word while they wait for you to finish with your part.
Use scissors to cut pieces of the magnet
and stick to the bottom of each Scrabble tile.
I made sure to use several of each vowel and the more commonly used consonants, such as M, N, T, S, P and R . . . .
So far the magnets are sticking pretty well, but I think I will eventually hot glue the magnets to the
back of each tile.
Here is the finished product!
You can see that I used an inexpensive pizza pan which I bought at Target for under $5.
The kids have had such a GREAT time with this. In fact, my eight year old is playing with it right now. Her words include Family, Friend, Grace, Laugh, Love and Live along with a few others...
It is so great for encouraging them to practice their spelling words, making up creative sentences, playing a traditional Scrabble game or whatever else they come up with.
Here is what it looks like hung on our wall. It would also look great setting on a coffee table.
