Make Designer-Style Baby Blocks

Step 3 Tear or cut the paper squares

Using the ruler as a guide, tear the long edges of the paper. I am doing two at a time here. It helps to keep the part that's going to be on the block under the ruler. Tear the short edges by hand without the ruler, to give the "squares" a more organic look. Trim or discard any really funky shapes (I tore a few extra just in case). Keep going until you have a nice assortment of little squares.

You could also cut the paper with decorative scissors, or just cut it straight with a rotary cutter for a more modern feel.

Obviously, you could use any other kind of paper, or shapes, or letters, or little hand-drawn pictures for something super-special. You could also buy paper animal stickers (from the scrabooking section at a crafts store) and make a little zoo or farm set.