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Everyone knows that early learning is best accomplished when little hands are kept busy. Here’s a simple and colorful cardboard craft to give your child a head start on learning their shapes and colors. Let’s get started!
What You Need
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- Printable geometric shapes template (download here)
- Colored construction paper
- Cardboard
- Scissors
- Craft knife
- Multi-purpose glue
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Step 1
Print and cut out the shapes from the templates above. One group = one color, so cut shapes of the same group out of the same color construction paper. Then use the template to cut the same shapes out of your cardboard.
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Step 2
Glue the paper shapes onto the corresponding cardboard shapes and let dry.
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Step 3
Print out the templates above (or you can simply look at them on the screen) and use them to piece together fun shapes.
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Have fun!