Homemade Numbered Popsicle Stick Puzzles
Awhile back, I made a Numbered Dinosaur Popsicle Stick Puzzle that was a big hit with my toddler (as well as with the readers of this blog). I thought it would be fun to make him more using images of cartoon characters. I made the Mickey Mouse Puzzle you see above as a party favor for his Mickey Mouse Birthday Party (post coming soon) and made the rest as a fun, frugal stocking stuffer.
Mickey Mouse and Friends
What he learns from these puzzles:
- Being that he is a toddler, I made each puzzle numbered to make it more age appropriate for him. This also makes it a fun number sequencing activity and a great way to practice counting (which he loves to do!).
- I made the numbers on each puzzle a different color for 2 reasons: so he could tell which puzzles were different and as a color sorting activity.
- These are also a great way for him to practice his fine motor skills.
Supplies Needed for Homemade Puzzles:
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- 4 x 6 image
- Mod Podge
- Popsicle Sticks
- Paintbrush (I used a foam brush to speed things up)
- razor for cutting (exacto knife)
- Paint or markers (for writing the numbers)
to speed things up)Tutorial for How to Make Numbered Popsicle Stick Puzzles.
I stored his in a Ziploc bag; a small shoebox or pencil pouch would also work.
Numbered Popsicle Stick Puzzles:
Here are all the cartoon themed popsicle stick puzzles I made for my son’s Christmas Stocking:
Dora and Diego
Super Why
Wow Wow Wubbzy
Yo Gabba Gabba
Word World
Ni Hao Kai Lan
Big Brother
Wonder Pets
Backyardigans
Here are some Bible-inspired Popsicle Stick Puzzles that a reader made. She made them to take to church as a quiet, mess-free distraction for her girls ~ Thanks Laura!
oh my gosh, those are AWESOME! I’m going to make some of these today. I’m so excited! Thank you!
This is brilliant!! Love it!! Popsicle sticks now on the craft store list. Definitely trying this! Thanks for sharing!
Oh what a neat idea. I bet I could even do pictures of family members. How fun would that be?! Thanks for the great ideas 🙂
Love the idea! Now, only if I had any mod podge! 🙁
Love this idea… I have 3 year old twins and one of them loves puzzles… even though this would be a little simple for him this would be great way to learn numbers, letters or give him box of mixed puzzels and see if he can sort them… awesome thank you