Kids Crafting

Have I mentioned I LOVE Write.Click.Scrapbook?  Cause I so do!  Today as I was trying to figure out what to do with my grumpy 5 year old I saw this post about Weekend Projects You Can Create With Kids.  I knew I had a winner!  So I popped into my scraproom and gathered the supplies I'd need.

I have a stash of blank cards and envelopes that I got in bulk at Hobby Lobby.  I grabbed 10 for this project.  The inspiration project used buttons but I didn't have any that size so I just used my scrap supplies to punch out some circles.  I hand cut some little black hats and orange noses out of my scrap stash.  And used some blue snowflake paper cut 1/2 in smaller than the face of the card.  Then I called in my boy and let him at it.

Glue sticks would have been cleaner, but I didn't have any at home so Elmers it was.  We had a short lesson on what a small dot of glue actually is.  Then I had to walk away for a bit so I wouldn't get to bossy about how things should be done.  My OCD can tend to kick in during times like these, and that's not fun for anyone.  :)

After he glued on all the details I gave him a black pen to draw on the eyes, mouth, and buttons.

Cute little guy isn't he?

When all 10 cards were assembled I pulled out my silver glimmer mist and gave them a gentle spritz.  Be sure to hold it back far enough that you don't get big droplets on the paper.

I love the subtle shine glimmer mist gives to your projects.  And this was perfect for snow.  I don't even mind the lumpiness of the Elmer's glue.  Just makes it look more like snow.  :)

The completed card.  Love this!

I didn't have enough snowflake paper to have all 10 cards match.  But I think it's kinda fun that they don't.  And while the supplies for each card are the same, each one is just a little different. I could have printed or stamped a small message inside (prior to decorating the fronts) but chose to leave them blank.  That way the recipient can decide how they want to use the cards.

We paired the 10 cards with 10 envelopes and slipped them in the little sleeve they came with.  Then tied a pretty ribbon around to match.

Once you have added a cute ribbon tie on a little gift tag and you are ready to go.

I used one of my gift tags that I made with pics from Picture the Holidays.  So fun!

These would make great gifts for Grandma, a Classroom or Sunday School Teacher, even a special neighbor.  My son decided he wanted to give them to his former Pre-School teacher cause he, "just misses her."  Love that!

And love that this project took me around 5 min to prep cause I had all the supplies on hand.  And turned my grumpy boy into a cheerful one.  Plus it kept him busy for about an hour and a half.  What a great Saturday morning project!