Friday, February 11, 2011

Homemade Valentine's Day Cards


I saw these Valentines last year and immediately fell in love with the idea. They were cute, personal, simple, and best of all - homemade. I showed them to the kids, and while they didn't really care about the homemade part, they loved the idea of giving their friends candy.

The hardest part was getting a good photo - one with a hand in a decent position and large enough not to tear once the stick was inserted. Then I photoshopped in the messages, uploaded them to Kodak, and they arrived in the mail a week later.


I cut the slits above and below the hands with an exacto-knife and the kids are ready to slide the suckers into their hands tonight after dinner. I know these did end up costing more than other Valentine options, but the kids really like them and, of course, so do I. Plus, we don't have to spend forever signing their names on each one. At four and six, writing your name that many times is quite a daunting task. I liked them so much, I needed some for myself.


Despite the fact that they wouldn't be homemade, I am leaning toward these for next year. The science teacher in me adores them! Yeah, I know, I'm a geek...

6 comments:

Val said...

Very cute! You come up with the most creative cards.

kate said...

But you're such a cute geek! :-)

My Grade 5 son is not so enamoured of handing out Valentines cards this year, although the class has still made 'mailboxes' once again. I think he may opt out.

Marcia said...

I loved this idea too! So happy to see it again. It was great that you got in the act too. Happy Valentines day. My youngest is now a sophmore in college, but I remember what an important/fun day it sure is for kids.

Jessica said...

these are so neat! I'm sure they'll be a hit tomorrow!

Deanna said...

How cute! You do have the best ideas, hope I can remember them all to do next year with my grandkids. I know your little ones will have a great time handing them out! Happy Valentine's Day. :)

Pamela said...

What a great idea! I love it! So personal and fun.