Frederick County, Maryland Art Teacher and Photographer

Showing posts with label greeting cards. Show all posts
Showing posts with label greeting cards. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Valentine's Cards

The past three years I have become more creative with the boy's Valentine's Day cards to give to their classmates.  It always involves a photo of them and some little surprise or twist.  This year they didn't like any ideas that I presented except for these.  My eldest insisted that candy was part of the card.  Next year I told them I'm giving everyone toothbrushes!  

The templates came from the Florabella Collection and I moved the wording around so it would fit on a postcard sized card.  On the back of the cards I scanned in two different Tic Tac Toe boards created by the boys (I helped with one).  They made up age appropriate math problems for the kids to solve when they played the game.  The Good -N- Plenty candy was used to play the game.  Tic Tacs would also be appropriate to use.

I happened to sub in my oldest son's class on the day of the party and the game came in handy after a few students finished their Valentine's papers.  And yes, my son was told he that he had a very "creative card" from one of the girls in his class!




Monday, January 14, 2013

Getting Ready For Valentines Day, Frederick County Photographer

Valentines's Day is just one month away and that means it's time to shop for tiny, flimsy, little cards with barely enough room for children to sign their names.  I remember getting excited for Valentine's day as a kid, decorating a paper bag in class then being sent home with a long list of classmates's names to write in the "To" box.  I even embarrassed myself one year as a child when the teacher handed out a list of ways to sign off including Secret Admirer as an option.  I signed all my cards that way without my name, as would be expected, and was then criticized for not signing my name after it.  I'm still confused about how that all went down, but I've managed to press onward.

My son's passed out the little store bought cards the first few years of school, but then I got a little more creative. Last year I had the boy's cards printed on a deck of 52 playing cards with the images seen below and we attached chocolate hearts and kisses to the cards.  This year I have something different up my sleeve but you know it will contain a photo of the boys for their classmates and teachers.  

Let me know if you would like me to help execute your own child's or family Valentine's this year.  I have a lot of ideas!

Love, 
Your Secret Admirer
Boys packaging their Valentines for Classmates in 2012
I'll have to show them the Lucy and Ethel candy factory episode from I Love Lucy.
Photo side of card, back side is a playing card in 2012
Photo side of card, back side is a playing card in 2012

Another view of the finished product
The photo of both of them in 2012

2011 Photo card 
2011 Photo Card for preschool