| Kid's Quilt Designs |
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Materials
1 piece 9"x9" construction paper for each child
Pieces of construction paper cut in geometric shapes
Gluesticks
Scissors
Crayons or markers
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- Prepare geometric shapes in advance. Cut 3" squares, 3" x 9" rectangles, and triangles of different sizes from a variety of colors of construction paper.
- Show children examples of quilt blocks either from a real quilt or from a book such as The Quiltmaker's Gift by Jeff Brumbeau, My Grandmother's Patchwork Quilt by Janet Bolton, The Keeping Quilt by Patricia Polacco
- Give each child a piece of construction paper to use as a background.
- Let children pick their own colors and designs and make a
paper "quilt block". They may want to make flowers or other designs on some of the pieces of paper. Have them lay out their design before they start to glue the pieces in place.
- If desired, you can staple the finished blocks to a bulletin board "crazy quilt" style.
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