For the past five years, I have always sent the children to school with homemade Valentines. I would buy the supplies and set them up so the kids could enjoy making something for their classmates and teachers. This year, with all of our medical concerns, I was very worried that I wouldn't be able to pull off something homemade, and I felt like I would be giving up a little bit of myself if I gave in and bought Valentines. Even though that thought is unreasonable--given the recent level of crisis--it was bothering me like a pebble in a shoe.
Sometimes adversity can wring the best out of a person.
I bought some pink and purple A9 (extra-large) envelopes and I let the kids decorate them. Inside the envelope went a pattern for a fancy paper heart cut-out--along the lines of making a paper snowflake--for all of the students to make when they get home.
And I hope they give those hearts to their mothers.
Happy Valentine's Day!
Thursday, February 14, 2008
To Save A Little Piece Of My Soul
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I'm jealous. I've wanted to do homemade Valentines, but I always end up doing store-bought ones.
Unfortunately, I didn't have time for Valentines of ANY kind this year (but remember how awesome mine were last year? And I sent them all around the world, from London to Brussels to Kazakhstan to Beijing)! This was a great idea though, Margaret. It reminds me of when I used to make the Love Bug with my little preschoolers. I should pull that pattern and story out --it's so cute!
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