Kid's Ice Skater Craft

Here's a cute craft I did with my preschool group.  With the help of a few magnets, she's ready to "magically" skate around!

You'll need to buy magnets. I found these strong magnets at our local craft store:

Here's the print out for the ice skater: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3mVQkOWNM4ocFAxMHBqN1FIdHM/view?usp=sharing


Cut the ice skater out, keeping the tabs below connected like shown below:

You may want to let the kids color now, before assembling.

Next, fold at each line. There will be 3 folds and it will look like this:

You will need need to glue a magnet on the bottom section underneath the skater.
Glue another magnet onto the end of a popsicle stick. (Make sure to use very heavy duty, permanent glue and keep this craft away from small children who could swallow the magnet!!)

Then you can secure the top tab to the back of the skater using tape so it forms a triangle.

When the glue is completely dry and you are sure the magnets are very secure, you can try her out!  I gave the kids paper plates for the "ice skating rink" but you could also just use cardstock or cardboard.  The magnets I used were also strong enough to go through thin tables and chairs!