We have officially finished up our valentines-for-classmates preparations. I think they turned out great. The idea and the execution are both very simple.
Simply take a photo of your child holding their fist out. You can crop it to make it fit the space if needed.
Then print it out on cardstock or a stiff photo paper.
Using an exacto-knife, cut a small slit on both sides of the fist.
Then slip a lollipop through the cuts.
Optional: I added a little banner to the side that says “Happy Valentine’s Day”, but it’s not necessary. You could also have your child wear something with a heart on it to put the point across. Your child can add handwritten note to the back if they prefer.
To all the parents who are up late making stuff: I salute you with my exacto knife.
All the valentines are sooo adorable. I will bookmark for the future! Just a question: do your kids ever balk at the homemade of it all? I remember my mom was all about the crafts growing up but sometimes I just wanted a plastic Halloween costume or to give out Strawberry Shortcake valentines. I definitely appreciate her now!
I Did these too – http://tuesdayswithmolly.blogspot.com/2010/02/thumbs-up.html
love my x-acto knife!!
This is the darndest, cutest idea in the whole wide world! You are the coolest Mom evah!
Posting you up today!!! These Valentine's are so stinkin cute!!! WOW!!!! I think I will make my teenagers take pics and do this for all their high school teachers!!! Would they just die or what!!!! How I live to embarrass my children!
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we did this too. love it.
Another adorable idea!
Those are SO clever!
Those are SO clever!
Totally presh.
so cool. def. my plan for next year.
I think this American tradition of giving valentines to classmates and just to about any other acquaintance is crazy. And it really deprives lovers of their own day! Of course it's just to sell more candies and balloons and the likes…Can't we stop???
Love these! And I can't wait to hear about the HOT Date! Maybe I'll send my hubby your way for some ideas…
I can't believe how much work you put into these! You are so talented. Thanks to you and your readers for ideas on cards for my twins. I couldn't get my six year old boy sold on the idea of melting perfectly good (to him) crayons into heart shapes. We did make something, though….I blogged about it over here:
http://ttwcreative.blogspot.com/2010/02/handmade-valentines.html.
GREAT idea!!
We made these Valentines for my daughter last year too! I convinced her to do again this year since she needed 39 this year – YIKES!
http://rawlee.blogspot.com/2009/02/happy-valentines-day.html
I actually think it looks cuter when your daughter is looking at her fist… too cute!
Holy cow! Those are absolutely brilliant!
cutest ever…i want to make these
Major BOOKMARK!
THESE ARE AWESOME!!! this makes me want to adopt a 6 year old, simply so i can replicate these valentine's for their classmates (hehe)
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Absolutely cutest pictures and idea ever!
Absolutely cutest pictures and idea ever!
the valentines turned out so cute! gotta remember that for next year!
Those are just awesome! Can't wait to try something like that once our little guy is older!
I actually did this and the turned out great! I recommended a strip of tape on the back to hold the lollipop in place because the kids want to yank it out before opening the card! Even my husband pulled the sucker before looking at it! Lol
I actually did this and the turned out great! I recommended a strip of tape on the back to hold the lollipop in place because the kids want to yank it out before opening the card! Even my husband pulled the sucker before looking at it! Lol
I actually did this and the turned out great! I recommended a strip of tape on the back to hold the lollipop in place because the kids want to yank it out before opening the card! Even my husband pulled the sucker before looking at it! Lol
this is hands-down the cutest valentine idea i have ever seen!
These are the cutest Valentines I have ever seen!
OH. MY. GOSH. These are amazing. I am SOOOOO lifting this idea for next year. Thank you so much for sharing.
They turned out awesome! Way to go, Super Mom! :)
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WOW! Just…wow. Let's see if I can remember this for next year.
This is a wonderful idea! do you mind if I used your idea next year?
Hands down those are the coolest valentines EVER!!!!
Those are the CUTEST Valentines Day cards I have EVER seen!! I totally know what we're doing next year! ;-)
As for my kiddos'? One didn't get to participate because their class was bad (He's in 5th grade), and the other, I stayed up most the night cutting out flowers (that I had asked my husband to draw simple daisies.. what I got was ful of angles and points! *sigh*) punching holes in them, putting suckers thru the holes, and taping name "leaves" to the "stem" of the sucker. Of course, the only comment I got on them was from the teacher. LOL
Great idea! I love it!
Our Valentine’s Day Party was at school today. I used this idea. It was a hit and all of the moms loved it too. Love this!
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1. love love love this
2. So thankful for shutterfly & target pick up photos
3. V-day is Monday, got all weekend long to knock these babies out!
super D-duper awesome!
This is SO cute, and I actually LOVE that Betty is looking right at (her first) the lollipop — so much more like how it’d be in real life!
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These were a hit in my daughter’s classroom! Check out my blog and let me know what you think!
http://thefallons.blogspot.com/2011/02/happy-valentines-day.html
We made something like this last year. The girls didn’t want to give out suckers, so I had them sitting with their hands cupped together like they were holding something in the palms of their hands and held out. We just stuck a candy on their hands in the photo and it was really cute.
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This is absolutely brilliant! I have to make some of these. You are so creative and thank you for sharing this.
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Love love! Can’t wait to have kids so I came these cool stuff with them :)