Activities For Kids Easy crafts and printables for kids, preschool and older. You'll also find Birthday Party themes, Holiday crafts, Kids recipes and Classroom prtables.
What a cute saying, but how many of us actually know what ‘I Love You to Pieces’ actually means? The general understanding of the phrase is that you love everything about that person. Every little piece.
So now that we know the meaning, it is a rather clever way to tell someone how special they are. Kids always have puzzle pieces laying around, if not, a small box (of 100) can be purchased at the Dollar Tree. This is enough for an entire classroom or group of children to put this frame that can be a cute gift for Mom, Dad or Grandparents.
The I Love You to Pieces printable frame, makes this craft even easy enough for pre-schoolers. Great for Father’s Day, Mother’s Day and Grandparent’s Day. Simply print out either the large (prints 2 per page) frame template or the small (prints 4 per page) frame template and have children decorate with puzzle pieces. Once dry, attach a photo and a cardboard backing.
Materials Needed
- Scissors
- Craft glue
- Card Stock printer paper
- Cardboard
- Puzzle pieces
- Child’s photo
- Large ‘I Love You to Pieces!’ frame printout or Small printout.
Putting it Together
Printout the Large I Love You to Pieces! Frame (3″ x 5″ opening) or the Small Frame (2″ x 3″ opening) on a sheet of card stock paper. Pastel colored paper also works well.
Cut the frames apart and give one to each child. Depending on the child’s age, you may need to cut out the center section of the frame for them. To do so, gently fold the frame in half so that you can put a snip in the center of the rectangle. From the center, make 4 cuts – one to each corner. Fold back each of the four triangular pieces that you just created and cut along the inside of the frame.
Cut out a cardboard backing for the frame. Make it the same size as the frame. Use a lightweight cardboard or even another piece of cardstock paper.
Have children color and decorate the frames and use the craft glue to attach puzzle pieces to the sides of the frame.
Use the tape to secure a photo of the child to the back of the frame.
With craft glue, attach the cardboard backing to the back side of the frame.
