[Vocabulary] Cut the shape out for

[Arthur Schopenhauer]

What is the meaning of "cut the shape out for you" sentence below?



"Ask a grown-up to cut the shape out for you."

 

[GoesStation]

A children's workbook has various outlines printed in it. An adult can follow the lines with scissors, cutting out the shapes outlined in the book.

 

[emsr2d2]

The suggestion is that children who are too young to use scissors should ask the adult to do the cutting for them.