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It’s hard for me to walk into a store this time of year and not get caught up in all the back-t0-school excitement. I always loved shopping for school and the new beginnings that came with fall. Mr. Boy will not be going to school this year, but he loves to learn. I recently picked up this cute pair of scissors for him so he could learn to cut paper.
I had never seen scissors like this before, though I’m sure they’ve been around for a while. The handles are attached together at the end so they are less unweildy and he only needs to squeeze them together-they automatically spring back apart. I’m not sure whether these will teach him proper scissor skills, but for now he is enjoying clipping tiny pieces of paper to litter the living room with.
I came up with this fun craft idea to lend a sense of purpose to his snipping:
I started by tracing circles onto pieces of cardstock, then let Mr. Boy decorate the faces himself.
Next, I glued shredded packing material and strips of newspaper to the people in order to create funky hair desperately in need of a trim.
After the glue dried, Mr. Boy set to work giving them haircuts. He really enjoys having a “job” to do with his new scissors!
Yes, it makes a little bit of mess, but nothing the vacuum cleaner can’t handle.
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What a great idea!!! It looks like he enjoyed it too!!!
I’ve never seen those type of scissors either. Neat! Great craft idea too. It looks like he had a lot of fun.
I love this idea! I’m going to use it with my home daycare kids. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you everyone! Glad you enjoyed my idea
great idea! I’ve never seen scissors like that either. We have a pair that has a little clip thing on it that you can flip in to make the scissors spring back on their own, then flip it out to use as regular, can’t remember where I got them though. They really help the littlest ones to cut.
clever! =)
Hopping over from No Time for Flashcards. This is a fun idea for haircuts. I will have to give it a try!
This is awesome- we are so doing this. My son loves to give us pretend haircuts and has a playdough monkey that he gives haircuts to also
Thank you for the wonderful responses, everyone! This is why I enjoy blogging
Funtastic idea, going try this ASAP! Thanks!