Holiday Greetings

Now that the holidays are fast approaching, here’s an idea that will be fun for your kids and educational, too. Start a family tradition of making greeting cards for family and friends this holiday season. This is a fun activity for children. They get to be creative and artistic to design original cards. The hand written messages will be treasured by Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles, cousins, and friends. Let’s make holiday greeting cards!

Materials Needed:
• Old cards that can be cut apart and recycled into new cards
• Assorted colored paper
• Makers, pens
• Envelopes of various sizes (envelopes can be made by folding plain paper)

1. Allow your child to design the cards by using materials listed above
2. Assist, as needed, in writing the special greeting on the inside of the card
3. Decide to whom the card will be sent
4. Decide if the cards will be hand delivered or mailed
5. Assist, as needed, with securing mailing addresses and postage

EXTRA: have your child make extra cards to be sent to military heroes in foreign lands. Use the following address to forward all military cards:

Holiday Mail for Heroes
P.O. Box 5456
Capitol Heights, MD 20792-5456

If you elect to send cards to the military personnel far from home, I’m sure they will appreciate your thoughtfulness during this special time of the year.

So spend some quality time with your child and make holiday greeting cards together. Remember to save a few as “keep-sakes” and don’t forget to put the date made on each one.