Ideas for Kids Stickers



There are stickers available for almost every theme or occasion
Stickers naturally appeal to many children. They are bright, sticky and come in a variety of colors and sizes. Take your child on a sticker search at your local craft store. You are likely to find a sticker for any activity or occasion.

Art

An obvious use for stickers is art projects. Draw a landscape scene on construction paper and add sticker people or animals. Make greeting cards with paper, markers and seasonal stickers. Sticker eyes add visual interest to art projects such as paper bag puppets, egg carton caterpillars or self portraits. Foam stickers are available for adding another dimension to your child's art. Use foam stickers to decorate visors, toy boxes or placemats. Encourage your child to peel the stickers off the backing himself; doing so will develop your child's fine motor skills.

Tasks

Stickers can personalize your child's chore chart or potty chart. Use a ruler and marker to draw a grid with boxes slightly larger than the stickers. Label the chart accordingly. Use a sturdy piece of paper and display the chart where your child can easily view it. For younger children, the stickers themselves are often the only reinforcement needed. For older children, the stickers can represent a reward. Maybe she gets a special dessert or outing after earning ten stickers. Include your child in choosing the stickers and rewards to make the chart more meaningful and motivating.

Educational Stickers

Letter and number stickers work well for educational activities at home. Let your child explore the alphabet and encourage him to spell out his name or simple words. Write a word and ask your child to copy it using stickers, make an alphabet book, or sing the ABCs as he searches for each letter. You can also put a letter on each page and have your child draw a picture of something that begins with that letter. Use the number stickers to create a number book. Number each page and have your child draw corresponding sets of objects.