DIY VDay for the lil one (but mostly mama)

I am a crafty-geek grrrl with tubs and tubs of supplies that have gathered dust since Lil E was born. I have three or four scrapbooks all organized...in my head. Last month, I gave up the scrappin' fantasies and moved the tubs to the dungeon basement, alongside the newborn onesies and evil breastpump.  I know there will be a time when I will get to go to tooooown with my circular paper cutter, but until then, I'm left with a couple of boxes of paper and a hole punch on my desk.

All of my geeked-out-on-grommets-and-whatnot tendencies made me love my grrrl CityMama even more. She shares here how to be a responsible recycler while making a-freaking-dorable Valentine's cards for your little one to take to class.  Add a little fine-grade glitter and I'd be in heaven at CityMama's house.

I admit, when I read the post, I'd already divulged in a little crafty goodness myself. All in the name of Valentine's Day and my precious little toddler, of course. I testosteroned it up with a truck theme (smiling and nodding at Lil E's request for Bobcat cards and then getting a concerned-understanding furrowed brow look and just admitting, "Even I'm not that good, love. How about dump trucks?"

And so, a stack of Valentines was born. Since I'm all anti-candy onslaught for the wee ones, we chose sheets of stickers for each kiddo and attached them with ribbon to the card (yeaaaaahhhhh, hole punch!). I was pleased. We still have glue stick on our fingertips, but it was fun and I got a little puffed up when he was excited to take them to co-op on Tuesday.

Eleven cards made. Two sheets of sweet scrapbook paper cut slashed and reassembled into trucks. Crafty quotient fulfilled. Kiddie celebration amply accomplished.

Comments

[Jay @ Strollerderby]

Yep, we loves us our CityMama. :-)

[Hilary]

Awww, that is adorable.

Check out the homemade V day card we did this year: http://momstinfoilhat.blogspot.com/2007/02/just-snort-it-up-what-doncha.html

We have used this trick three years running with S, just print wallet size and paste on pink and red construction paper.

Hilary

[Heidi]

Each girl needed 44 valentines, and each boy needed 32. Uncrafy me made them pick out store-bought cards. No way I was going to make 152 cards...we did have fun making original valentine card shoebox mailboxes though.