Prep: None / Activity Time: 10-15 Minutes

Children like to see their names and like to write their names themselves. This activity will seem like magic to your child!

  • variety of 8.5”x11” paper (unlined)
  • magic markers
  • page protector
  • dry erase markers

Step 1:  Print your child’s name on an unlined piece of paper using an uppercase letter for the first letter and lowercase letters for the others.  

Step 2: Place the paper with your child’s name inside a clear page protector.  

Step 3: Demonstrate how to trace the letters in the name with a dry erase marker. Then remove the paper from the page protector and show your child how her name “magically” appears.  

Step 4:  Erase the name from the page protector and let your child have a turn.  

Step 5:  Continue as long as your child is interested.  

 

Step 1: To make it easier, print just the first letter of your child’s name on an unlined piece of paper in large, clear writing.  

Step 2: Place the paper with your child’s letter inside a clear page protector.  

Step 3: Demonstrate how to trace the letter with a dry erase marker. Then remove the paper and show your child how her letter “magically” appears.  

Step 4:  Erase the letter from the page protector and let your child have a turn. She will be amazed!   

Step 5:  Continue as long as your child is interested. Add more letters as your child becomes proficient.

Step 1: To add some challenge, print your child’s first and last name on an unlined piece of paper using an uppercase letter for the first letters and lowercase letters for the others.  

Step 2: Place the paper with your child’s full name inside a clear page protector.  

Step 3: Demonstrate how to trace the letters in the name with a dry erase marker. Then remove the paper from the page protector and show your child how her name “magically” appears.  

Step 4: Erase the name from the page protector and let your child have a turn.  

Step 5: Continue as long as your child is interested.