Playing with Puzzles
Explore:
- Brainteasers
- Brain Biology
- Puzzle Piece Art
About This Crate
Photo by David Shankbone via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)
- Did you know? Riddles are some of the oldest puzzles in human history!
- Scientists have discovered that it’s easier for people to solve puzzles after hearing a funny joke. Laughing relaxes your brain and helps it limber up to learn.
Repurpose your crate
Materials
- Kiwi Crate box
- scissors
- pencil
- glue or tape
- washi tape or stickers
- string
Directions
- Cut out the bottom of your Kiwi Crate. Keep the sides!
- Place the crate bottom on one of your puzzle pictures and trace around it.
- Lift off the crate bottom and check that your art is inside the rectangle you traced. Cut out the rectangle.
- Use tape or glue to stick your artwork to the crate bottom.
- Cut four cardboard strips from the sides of your crate and glue them into a border that goes around the outside of your art.
- Decorate your frame with colorful tape or stickers.
- Tape a piece of string to the back of your frame to hang it.
Printables
Try these at home
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