Here are some alphabet crafts that you can use as gifts.
Alphabet Refrigerator Magnets
* Materials Needed:
o Craft foam
o Hot glue
o Magnet sheet, strips or dots
* Directions:
o Cut each letter of the alphabet from craft foam, choosing sizes that will work for you. To ensure that your letters are all the same size you may wish to use a pattern.
o To make it easier, you may opt to buy pre-cut craft foam letters.
o Cut small pieces from your magnet strip or sheet.
o Use hot glue to attach the magnet pieces to your foam letters. Obviously, the bigger the letters the larger piece of magnet you’ll need to use.
o Depending upon whom your letters are going to, you may wish to embellish your letters, especially if they’re larger.
Note: These magnets would also be great for spelling out a child’s name on a bulletin board, a display or even a wall hanging.
Portable Alphabet Flashcard Kit
* Materials Needed:
o 13 index cards
o Pen or marker
o Hole puncher
o Key ring
* Directions:
o Cut the index cards in half. To make the letters visible, use nothing smaller than 3 x 5 index cards, cut in half.
o On one side of the index card, with a marker, write the capital letter. Do all 26 letters.
o Flip the index cards over and write the lower case version of the capital letter.
o Once you’ve finished your cards, punch a hole in the top left corner of each card. In order to ensure that you punch the hole on the same side of each card, double check that all cards are capital letter facing you or away from you.
o Place all of the cards onto a key ring so they stay one spot.
Alphabet Book
* Materials Needed:
o Paper
o Stapler
o Crayons or markers
o Magazines
o Glue
* Directions:
o Write, or print from the internet, a different large letter on each page. This should give you 26 pages.
o Once you have finished all 26 letters, look around for things that start with each letter. Hint: check out magazines or be mindful of items in your home.
o Glue the pictures or objects onto the letter pages with which they correspond. You can also label each picture so everybody knows what it is.
o Now allow the glue to dry thoroughly on each page.
o If you are really creative, write a story for each letter.
o Once the glue has dried, staple, bind or tie the pages together to create your book.
o Create front and back covers for the book along with a title page and a credits page.