Homemade Christmas Cards a Winner For Kids at Christmas
Christmas cards - whether homemade or commercial - are a lovely way to express your sentiments at Christmas.
They allow the chance to write a heartfelt message to your loved ones at a time when love should be the most important aspect.
Unfortunately, too many cards given at Christmastime barely contain the names of those who have sent them, let alone a well thought out message expressing their love and best wishes.
For some, this is due to a lack of time during the hectic Christmas period; for others, it is not regarded as something too important.
For children, however, homemade cards are a way to express themselves artistically and to learn that Christmas is not all about getting presents.
The gift of giving is a difficult one for children to comprehend, so "giving" a Christmas card, particularly a homemade one that has taken time, effort, and thought, can help them understand this value.
Many people mistakenly believe that homemade Christmas cards need to be great works of art.
They don't.
They just need to be created with love and caring.
By telling a child who their card is for in advance, you can see them relate various creative aspects to the card based on their image of the person they are giving it to.
For example, someone very close to them, such as a parent, guardian, sister, or brother might get lots of big hearts and kisses on their card.
Someone living in a different country to them, might get an aeroplane on theirs.
Someone who likes eating sweets a lot, might find a big cake on theirs.
Various art accessories can turn the simple act of making a homemade card into a truly exciting event, such as glitter, stickers, coloured pens, felt shapes, and sparkly plastic gems, however, you could equally make more of a natural Christmas card by using dried flowers, leaves, cotton wool, shells, stamp impressions, and stencil outlines.
A lipstick-coated kiss from a little girl is always a lovely touch.
Ultimately, there isn't a set criterion for how to decorate your cards save for the fact they ought to be made with love.
So next time you write absentmindedly "Happy Xmas With Love" on behalf of your child, on a mass-produced card, why not consider them making one instead? Twenty minutes is a small price to pay for the pleasure it will definitely evoke in the recipient.
They allow the chance to write a heartfelt message to your loved ones at a time when love should be the most important aspect.
Unfortunately, too many cards given at Christmastime barely contain the names of those who have sent them, let alone a well thought out message expressing their love and best wishes.
For some, this is due to a lack of time during the hectic Christmas period; for others, it is not regarded as something too important.
For children, however, homemade cards are a way to express themselves artistically and to learn that Christmas is not all about getting presents.
The gift of giving is a difficult one for children to comprehend, so "giving" a Christmas card, particularly a homemade one that has taken time, effort, and thought, can help them understand this value.
Many people mistakenly believe that homemade Christmas cards need to be great works of art.
They don't.
They just need to be created with love and caring.
By telling a child who their card is for in advance, you can see them relate various creative aspects to the card based on their image of the person they are giving it to.
For example, someone very close to them, such as a parent, guardian, sister, or brother might get lots of big hearts and kisses on their card.
Someone living in a different country to them, might get an aeroplane on theirs.
Someone who likes eating sweets a lot, might find a big cake on theirs.
Various art accessories can turn the simple act of making a homemade card into a truly exciting event, such as glitter, stickers, coloured pens, felt shapes, and sparkly plastic gems, however, you could equally make more of a natural Christmas card by using dried flowers, leaves, cotton wool, shells, stamp impressions, and stencil outlines.
A lipstick-coated kiss from a little girl is always a lovely touch.
Ultimately, there isn't a set criterion for how to decorate your cards save for the fact they ought to be made with love.
So next time you write absentmindedly "Happy Xmas With Love" on behalf of your child, on a mass-produced card, why not consider them making one instead? Twenty minutes is a small price to pay for the pleasure it will definitely evoke in the recipient.
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