Valentines day is one of those days that drives me crazy. I don’t particularly like being “told” that I should show my love for those around me with insanely overpriced flowers and a crowded dinner on the town just because it’s February 14th. In previous years I was typically able to escape, however now with kids… Good luck. The best I can do is at least not buy into the commercialism of it all and make my own DIY Valentine’s Day Cards. This is a win-win because it’s a fun and easy activity to do with the kids (made even easier by the fact that I can now wirelessly print with my new HP Photosmart 7520 e-All-in-One), and it saves me purchasing stock valentine’s day cards from the store that always seem to have too few or way too many in the pack.
As I mentioned, this was a super easy and fun project, and when all was said and done, very cost effective too! Here’s what I did:
- Took a photo of the kids with their hand in a fist, straight out. Make sure that their hand is off to the side of their body so when you attach the lollipop it’s not covering their face.
- Upload the photo into the SnapFish free Print At Home online photo program.
- Select the card of your choice (SnapFish has a ton of free templates to pick from that are so easy to use).
- Print! (wirelessly if you have the HP Photosmart 7520 e-All-in-One).
- Address the inside of your card (I opted to put TO: and FROM: on the inside of the card so the kids could practice spelling).
- Cut a small hole at the top and bottom of your child’s fist and insert the lollipop to create the illusion that they are holding out the lollipop.
- Attach a small piece of tape to the inner side of the lollipop stick to keep it from falling out of the card.
Voila! Your project is done in a snap! Seriously, this was one of the easiest DIY crafts I’ve done with the kids in a long time!
Hope you’re inspired to #HPCreate your own Valentine’s Day Cards!
I have some of the HP Cards, I’d love to try this out. So very cute! 🙂
Those are super cute! I am never this creative LOL I just go and purchase some :p But I really should make some!
Awesome! I was just talking to my son today about making Vday cards with him for his class 🙂
Those are great, we just picked ours up at the dollar store yes store bought lmao, nothing elaborate this year. LOL
Quick and easy. Love that it’s personalized! Now all I need is the HP Wireless Printer.
Besos, Sarah
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