Magnet Animal Boards

The girls love animals, so I made some animal magnets. I printed and cut out pictures of animals I found online, laminated them and stuck an adhesive magnet on the back. I bought the trays at the dollar store. Super easy, although it takes a few minutes to do all the cutting and laminating.

Quick thoughts:

• They didn't really get that the magnets stuck to the tray. Partially I think because the magnets were a little weak (disappointingly...). Also, the trays were laying on the floor or on their laps. They were no stable enough propped up. Teaching magnets might be more affective if I can stick the tray to something. But they loved being able to put the trays in their laps. 
• Originally, I had hot glued felt onto the tray. Green with a blue sky for the land animals and dark blue with a blue sky for the sea animals. But the magnets would not stick through the felt so I ripped it off (hot glue pulls off metal very easily). After they were done I tried gluing colored paper down instead. We will see how it works next time. I wish that I had made the horizon horizontally since that is how they hold the tray/play with the tray. But, I made it vertical. If I have to rip off and start again I will do it horizontally.