On the 2nd Day of Christmas

my true love made for me a Family Matching Game

The last few times I have seen Eva Marie she has been really interested in puzzles and is very good at matching the pieces and putting them together.  So, I thought she might enjoy a match/memory type game for Christmas.  But, instead of buying one I decided to make one using pictures of family members and their names.  {Shhh, don't tell Eva}

Bourdon Family Memory

Materials:

3in. wooden circles (found at Michael's, I needed 18 total)

paint - 2 colors

paint brushes

computer/printer

paper

mod podge

Tutorial: 

This project was completed over the course of a few days.  First I painted each wooden circle with a blue paint.  I ended up doing 2 coats per side.  Once they were completely dry I used the 2nd color to paint a medium sized, thin B (for Bourdon).  

While I was waiting for the paint to dry I created a template for the photos using Pages (Mac).  I created a 2 inch circle with an outline, 18 circles in all.  Then I imported a photo for each family member: 1. Mom & Dad, 2. Eva Marie, 3. Princess Mittens, 4. Uncle Mike Aunt Sharon & Braden, 5. Uncle Jon, 6. Grampy, 7. Mimi, 8. Grandma & Grandpa Bourdon, 9. Uncle Josh Aunt Leah - 2 copies of each.  Then I added text so that the names were visible on each picture.  

Once the photos were printed & cut out I used mod podge to glue them into place.  Then I covered them with 2 more coats of mod podge to give the wooden circles a more finished look.  

The finished product:

The next step will be to find a nice case to keep them in and I will include a title: Bourdon Family Memory