Making Valentine cards

VALENTINE'S CARDS



My preschool daughter will be handing out her first Valentine's Day cards to her classmates. She obviously has Mommy's crafty gene. After I announced that her class is having a Valentine's Day party and everyone will be handing out Valentine cards, she asked, "can we make them"? I smiled, then my wheels started turning. I had to slow my thoughts down. My little one is four. I cannot come up with wild intricate ideas. We need to come up with ideas that "she" can do (with a little help).

Pink and Red papers. Tape runners. Stamps. Glitter. "Good start", I thought. She wanted princesses for the girls and footballs for the boys. "I like it". Now my dilemma. Should we use the Sizzix Big Shot or the Cricut Expressions.
We used the Cricut Expressions machine to cut out Princesses for the girls. I let her use my Sakura pens for added pizzaz. Then she embellished the Princesses even more with glitter. With the Sizzix Big Shot we punched out footballs. I helped her use the Crop-A-Dile to punch out holes for the laces. She used pretty ribbons from my ribbon box to thread the laces. (This is a great dexterity exercise for children). With heart stamps she stamped the inside of the card and signed her name. We had so much fun and giggled the whole time.
Every day she asks, "can I give out the cards Mommy"? "Not yet dear", I answer.