Patterned Alphabet Letters for Magnectic Dry Erase Board

          My daughter has epilepsy and because of all of the seizures she has had and medications she has been on in the past 3 years, she is developmentally delayed.  Basically every time she has a seizure it's like hitting a reset button and she forgets everything she learned.  Despite that, I have tried practically everything to help her learn.  This is one of my projects I did to for her.  

Materials needed:

Magnetic dry erase board

Adhesive magnetic strip

Pack of patterned and textured scrapbook paper

Wood letters

Exacto knife

Cutting board

Craft Glue Stick

Mod Podge

          I used the Blossom Butterflies Stack and the So-So Sweet Glitter paper packs (4.5x6.5 size) from Hobby Lobby to cover the letters with.  I was sure the bright colors and different patterns and textures would catch my daughter's eye.  She loves butterflies and flowers and basically anything pretty and colorful, so I knew it would be a hit.....and it was!

          After I glued the letters to the paper I chose it was time to start cutting!  I took out my cutting board and placed a letter (paper side down) and started carefully cutting the paper, by tracing around the letter with my exacto knife.  Ok, now do that again 25 more times.  

          Almost done!  Next I took all of the letters outside and placed them on a huge piece of cardboard.  I sprayed the letters with mod podge.  I probably put about 4-5 coats between drying times.  All I had left to do was to hang the magnetic dry erase board.  When the letters dried I put them on the board.  I also have an open window like thing above the board so I have a pink basket where I keep her dry erase markers and also a place to store the letters when we are not using them!