Old Christmas Cards can become a set of holiday-themed tangrams in just a few steps. Before you throw away all the cards you receive, look through them and see if they would make a fun set of tangrams. Many of us still get a few in the mail however there are some of us that may not. You can get a cheap box of Christmas cards at a dollar store that would make wonderful tangrams.
Learn More About Tangrams
Below you will find some wonderful books about tangrams.
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Grandfather Tang’s Story involves a story about foxes and magic.
This is a wonderful collection of puzzles to explore with your children.
Getting Ready to Make the Tangrams with Old Christmas Cards
Preparing the Cards
- First, the back of the card will need to be cut off.
- Second, a tangram template is square in shape. You will need to decide which sections of your card will need to be part of your set.
Choosing the Tangram Template
The tangram template set features templates that are the following widths.
Once you download the set, you will want to print out the one that will fit your cards.
Creating the Old Christmas Card Tangram Set
- First, you will need to cut out the tangram square.
- Second, you will decide what part of the front of the card you want in your tangram set.
- Third, the tangram square will need to be glued into position on the back of the card right where the parts of the front of the card you wanted to use are located.
- Finally, the shapes on the tangram square will need to be cut out.
Christmas Tangram Patterns to Use with YOur Old Christmas Card Tangram Set
After creating your cards, you will need tangram patterns or designs to build. Below you will find a number of sites that feature free printable patterns.
Free Tangram Printable from KidsLife
Tangram Christmas from My Homeschool Math
Tangram Puzzles from Education.com
After downloading the patterns, you may want to print them out on card stock and laminate them. They will last longer that way. Once you have looked at these, you could also look on TPT for some. Patterns cards there tend to be a little bit fancier.
More Christmas STEM Activities
Christmas STEM activities are fun to explore. Below you will find a number of free STEM activities to explore. After creating your tangrams, please take a moment or two to explore them.
