What You Need:
- Crayons
- White paper
- Pennies
- Quarters
- Dimes
- Nickels
- Small box with lid
- Glue
- Scissors
What You Do:
- Have your child find crayons that match the color of each of their four types of coins. They should have a brown crayon for the pennies and a gray crayon for the quarters, nickels, and dimes.
- Let them place the white paper over one quarter.
- Encourage them to use their finger to rub the quarter first. Do they feel the small bumps?
- Now let them use the gray crayon to make their coin rubbing. Help them out if they have trouble—coin rubbing can take some practice.
- Once they have mastered the quarter, have them move on to the smaller coins.
- Take a look at their coin rubbing paper. Could it use some color? Have them use bright jewel tones like purple, blue, and green to make more coin rubbings.
- After they have covered the sheet of paper in rubbings, it's time to make their coin box.
- Help them wrap the box with the coin rubbing paper.
- Use the scissors to cut the excess paper.
- Have your child glue the coin rubbing paper in place.
- Let them use the excess paper to cover the lid of the box.
- Now your child has a special box for all their coins and other assorted treasures!
Coin rubbing boxes make perfect gifts as well. Help your child create boxes full of little snacks or knick-knacks for all the special people in their life.
