Handmade Cards From Kids

Fun Handmade Cards From Kids!

Happy almost Mother's Day! Do you have special plans for the day? Lucky me- it also happens to be my 7 year anniversary so I have lots to celebrate this Sunday! So grateful for my babies and all the hardworking mommy's in this world. Just being a mom is hard work so give yourself a big pat on the back. I call my mom all the time to let her know how appreciative I am for her time, unconditional love and knowledge.

In honor of Mother's Day, the boys and I were trying to think of a special handmade gift for the grandmothers. Chase and I decided to create cards from his hand print. So Grand-mom and Bi-Yo – please ignore this post until after your celebration – it is still in the mail… haha.

Here is how to craft your special holiday card from the kids:

Supplies:

1. Craft Paper
2. Scissors
3. Glue Gun 
4. Pencil
5. Tiny hands
6. Sharpie Pen or Marker

Instructions:

1. Have kids pick out what paper they like for their hands.
2. Trace, or have your child trace both of their hands.
3. Cut out hands, or have them cut out their own traced hand prints.
4. Cut out another strip of paper about 2″ high x whatever the horizontal width of your paper.
5. With your sharpie, write “I love you this much!” across the inside and any other special notes you want to say.
6. Form written strip into a zig-zag form as shown in picture.
7. With a hot glue gun, glue the ends of your strip to the inside of the hands. Now your card opens and closes!

I love my Martha Stewart glue gun from Michael's Arts and Crafts. I use it for just about everything. Especially with doing crafts with kids because they are to impatient to wait for things to dry. What do you think? I think these would be great for teacher's gifts too!

And if you make this, don't forget to hashtag me –> #DelightfulMom — I would love to see what your create!