Activity #223: Make magnets

by Whitney on November 19, 2010

in Crafty,Month 12,Photo

This is a crafty gift idea, posted by request.

I recently made a set of magnets for everyone in my Mom’s Group. I presented them in a stack with a little ribbon around them. I chose to do 1.5 inch squares, but you can do whatever floats your boat.

Set of DIY baby magnets

All you have to do is print your favorite image onto magnet paper. Yep, that’s my secret. You can buy a pack of 8.5″x11″ paper that is already a magnet. Print a sheet’s worth of your images and then cut them out.

Obviously, for your parents, your baby would be the preferred theme. But assuming you know people with other interests beside your child, this is a clever gift for anyone. Some ideas: you could grab images from Amazon and create a display of kitchen appliances for a cook; surf the web for punk band logos for the nostalgic college roommate; or create your own magnetic poetry with just a Word document.

Here’s a snapshot of my fridge with three of Julian’s little buddies holding up some very important phone numbers.

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Heather November 17, 2005 at 10:45 pm

Love it. Can’t wait to do it. :-)

Thrills November 17, 2006 at 9:27 am

This is a great idea! do you know how many sheets come in a box?

Teresa February 14, 2008 at 10:57 am

If you can’t find magnet paper this works…Save all those magnets we get from businesses like pizza restraunts banks, you know the calendar and advertising magnets. I printed pictures on paper and used a glue gun to glue them on one of these magnets then I cut around the picture. Iput them on the refrigerator and show my 10 month daughter pictures of the family and point at each one saying the name of the family member. She loves it and has learned who each person is even if she doesn’t see them every day.

Carrie November 19, 2010 at 1:22 pm

Love this idea. I’m going to have to get a magnetic board or something because magnets don’t stick on stainless steel appliances. It’s a major bummer.

Irene March 17, 2011 at 9:36 am

Great idea! It would definitively be an awesome gift as baby shower souvenir, party souvenirs or other special occasion memories

Gina April 13, 2011 at 3:23 am

The easiest way to do this is to buy avery magnet sheets from Amazon.com. There are 5 in a pack at around 8.40. I have been using these for years. All you do is stick them in your printer and print. No gluing needed. I have stainless steel appliances and my magnets stick.

Julie September 28, 2011 at 2:46 pm

I love this idea! I have thought of it but didn’t know how to go about it. Didn’t know magnetic paper or avery magnet sheets existed. Thanks for the post!!

Jen November 8, 2011 at 10:19 pm

My daughter was upset to see I didn’t buy the magnets from her soccer pictures. So I found this paper yesterday online and it arrived today. what I can’t figure out how to do — and yes, I am a luddite — is to get a format to print the photos. What program do you use to print a page of magnets without wasting space? thanks.

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