I think Thank you cards are so important, especially when kids are little. Friends and relatives can be so generous with their gifts but very often don’t really get to see how much the little ones enjoy them. So a few little words to express how much they like the toy or present are often gratefully received. Obviously Monkey can’t yet write the words, or even tell me what he would say as a thank you, but by making the cards together I hope we can build a good habit together of thanking people for their kindness and generosity.
Monkey’s crafting abilities are still quite limited though. We have made some lovely birthday cards using his finger paints, but I honestly think I have done that one to death now! We have tried glueing and sticking things but the glue gets everywhere and honestly, I find it all a bit stressful!
So I tried to think of something really easy that Monkey would enjoy, that would look nice but not be too difficult (or stressful!). I decided on some self adhesive foam shapes. I found some lovely star ones and also bought some stick on ‘thank you’s’ to add to the cards.
Monkey very much enjoyed sticking the stars and shapes onto the cards – though the words were a little fiddly so I ended up doing those for him. Some even got an extra touch with some lovely scribbles on 🙂
We had to do it over a few different sessions as there was quite a few cards to be made but overall I think they have turned out to be quite sweet! Each one is unique and down to Monkey’s creativity, so I hope that family and friends will like them when they get them 🙂
Now I need to make the time to actually write them 😉 xx
I’m sure if my kids did this the stars would all be on top of each other or hanging off the sides of the paper! Great idea though and lovely that you are so good at thank yous, I am often guilty of letting it slip and then I feel sooooo guilty! X
Haha well bear in mind it is nearly a month since his birthday and I am only just getting round to writing them! I have to make a massive effort to push myself to do it but I do think it’s nice. haha crafting with 2 of them must be sooo much harder with one! xx
they look brilliant, a lovely idea. you are right it is nice to get a lil thank you note, i really must start writing more thank you notes! #LetKidsBeKids
Thank you, I’ve realised I like it so I am trying so hard to remember to send them out too! xx
N loved sticky shapes too, just need me to remove the backing which is a pain. The cards look lovely
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Yeah I have to admit I did need to be involved quite a bit, hence there was not many pictures I think! He did enjoy it though and I thought they looked quite sweet 🙂 xx
So simple but they look fantastic #letkidsbekids
thank you, I was really pleased with how they turned out!! xx
Thats fab, the cards look brilliant. Homemade thank you cards are so lovely to make, to give and to receive. well done monkey. x
Ahhh they look fab hon. I do like a home made card and posted about it myself for this linky 😉 Anything that turns a job/chore into an activity for the kids is an easy win in my books xx #letkidsbekids
Lovely cards. Homemade cards are definitely the best and the kids often like making them too, bonus!
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Exactly, you get a thank you card, and a fun activity to do with the kiddies! Perfect! 🙂 xx
Lovely cards 🙂 I agree that it’s definitely nice to find time to say thank you properly – I was always terrible at it growing up but hopefully Arthur will be better! And stickers are our favourite crafting tool at the moment – he still can’t handle the messiness of paint and glue… x
They look great 🙂 I agree that thank you cards are really important and personal ones are so much nicer x
Thanks Sara, I think it’s nice that they put the effort in, especially at this age when they can’t really say thank you any other way! xx
I love that you involved him in making the cards. It is never to early to teach good manners 🙂
Awww this reminds me that I need to get or maybe make Thank You cards too! My son met this girl in our family camping and she is so nice to my son even if shes older. Not a lot of girls her age would give my son time and she did gave him time and she played with him the whole trip! Maybe we should just make her one cuz its more special that way =) #LetKidsBeKids
Aww yeah making her a card sounds like a lovely idea, be something nice for him to do and I am sure she would love it too 🙂 She sounds very sweet! xx
These are lovely thank you cards. Am sure the recipients will love them. We do something very similar with stickers and scribbles – so much fun when little ones can help with making cards
thanks I hope so! It is lovely to do it with them 🙂 xx
Very simple and very effective. I think anyone would be happy to receive them.
That’s such a sweet idea! I would feel really special to get a thank you card from monkey.
Aww thanks, I want to send you one now! 🙂 xx
How lovely are they? And perfect for end of year teacher gifts too! Thanks for sharing, feeling a little more inspired now!
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Thank you lovely and very glad to have inspired you a little! I love blogs so much for inspiration with toddler crafts, they help so much and this is a fab and simple idea! Have fun making the gifts! Sara at MumturnedMom just shared a lovely post about teacher gifts if you get a chance to read it! xx
Grace says – Monkey, as always, is awesome and we’re pleased to see he’s making sure his mum is improving her crafting skills…….. he he
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Thanks grace, haha I know it’s as much me as Monkey, I look forward to the day when he can do more himself! xx
Aww such a great idea. They all look fabulous 🙂 how great would it be to receive one too…
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Thanks again for sharing 🙂
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ooh thank you 🙂 xx
They look lovely, simple to do, we love sticky foam shapes here as well. I think Thank You cards are important and more personal than a text, we make them too x #letkidsbekids
Thank you, simple is definitely a plus with me and toddler crafts! 🙂 xx