Picture Frames: CD Frame

Have your preschooler create a stylish and stand-alone frame using an empty CD case and as many decorative materials as possible.

Materials:

• Empty CD cases
• White glue, tape
• Cardboard
• Decorating material

Cut a piece of construction paper into a square that fits snugly inside the CD case (about 4¾ x 5¼"). Trace an outline of your photo in the centre of the square. Cut out the outline, making it slightly smaller than the tracing. Attach the photo to the back of the cardboard using small pieces of tape. Slide it all into the CD case and then decorate the case. By opening the case you create a stand for the frame.

Notes:

• To hang frames, simply glue a piece of string or ribbon to the top two corners, or attach magnets to the back.
• Ideas for decorating materials: markers, pom-poms, wool, ribbon, raffia, foam shapes, jellybeans, candy, crayons, beads, buttons, glitter, wallpaper scraps, feathers, paint, fabric, pebbles, rocks, sand, stickers, stamps

By Rochelle Strauss