DIY crafts are a great way to spend some time with the kids and save some money, too! Toddlers are full of ideas and energy and they need productive activities to keep them busy at all times. These DIY free alphabet flashcards are perfect to be made with toddlers and then once they are made you can use them over and over again to teach your toddler the alphabet. Toddlers love these free alphabet flashcards because they get to participate in the creation of the flashcards which makes them extra special!
DIY Free Alphabet Flashcards for Toddlers: Items You Will Need:
Cardstock
Magazines
Scissors
Glue
Print out of Letters of the Alphabet or Alphabet Stamps and Ink
DIY Free Alphabet Flashcards for Toddlers Step1: Have the toddler cut out images from magazines that they are particularly fond of. If the toddler cannot use scissors yet then you can cut the images that he or she picks out for them. Cut lots of pictures as this will help the toddler build hand and eye coordination as well as fine motor skills.
DIY Free Alphabet Flashcards for Toddlers Step 2: Cut cardstock into flashcard size for the DIY free alphabet flashcards the recommended size is 4 by 3 inches. Cut out a total of 26 cards from the cardstock for this alphabet flashcards project.
DIY Free Alphabet Flashcards for Toddlers Step 3: Use the letter printouts or stamps to create a flashcard for each letter of the alphabet by stamping a large capital letter on one side and a small lower case letter on the lower end of the other side of the cardstock. Make a letter flashcard for each letter of the alphabet in this way.
DIY Free Alphabet Flashcards for Toddlers Step 4: Begin sorting the pictures that the toddlers have cut out for the flashcards. Each picture should be sorted into a category so that it can be determined which flashcard it will be placed on. There may be some flashcards that have more than one picture cut out for this DIY free alphabet flashcard project and at that time you can decide which is most appropriate.
DIY Free Alphabet Flashcards for Toddlers Step 5: Choose a picture for each alphabet flashcard. The picture for the card should be spelled with the same first letter as the letter on the alphabet flashcard. Allow the toddlers to glue one picture onto each of the free alphabet flashcards. This will help to teach the toddlers more fine motor skills and hand eye coordination.
DIY Free Alphabet Flashcards for Toddlers Step 6: Allow the DIY free alphabet flashcards to dry thoroughly before placing together and using them to teach the alphabet. The toddlers will love learning how to recognize the pictures and their association with the letters of the alphabet will be exemplary based on the fact that they helped to create these DIY free alphabet flashcards!
