This year I decided to skip the cheesy little store bought Valentines we've always relied on. Inspired by Pinterest, I set out to create some simple Valentines for my first grader. I started by taking a photo of Caleb with his arm outstretched. In order to avoid getting lots of other stuff in the background, I stood on his bed and took the photo looking down on him.
Then I used free photo editing software to add a red border, lots of hearts, and our personalized greeting.
Once I was happy with the design, I ordered 25 of these prints from Walmart.com and picked them up the next day. I used a craft knife to make slits at the top and bottom of his outstretched fist and then threaded a sweet treat through his hand to complete the project. We tried blow pops and pixy stix.
I liked the look of both of them, but ultimately settled on Pixy Stix because they were lighter and cheaper! I especially loved that I didn't have to spend hours helping my first grader squeeze his classmates' names on those cheap little foldover cards. And I'm even more excited to get these finished with a week to spare! Thanks for looking!
Those are fabulous Julie! I may have to try doing those next year for my two oldest kiddos! I wonder if I could get a cute Valentine's Day pencil to fit in...
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