Make fun greeting cards and posters with the kids
Handmade greeting cards and posters are often cherished even more than commercial greeting cards because of the thought and creativity that went into making them. Making a personal cards and posters is an easy and inexpensive hobby that anyone of any age can take up. The materials are relatively inexpensive and a card or poster can be made in just a short while. Make complex cards and posters with many embellishments or simple elegant cards that require very little work.
Instructions
1. Purchase ready-cut A4 paper made for greeting cards. This type of paper is 8.3-inches wide by 11.7-inches long. Fold the paper in half to obtain a standard blank greeting card. Use regular poster board or illustration board for your posters.
2. Choose the topic or occasion for the greeting cards and poster. Think of images and vocabulary words that fit the topic or occasion.
3. Sketch your ideas and images before drawing them on your handmade card or poster. Have different children sketch or put together different images, letters and titles. Discuss the images and titles and choose the best ones for your greeting cards and posters.
4. Cut out images from magazines, coloring books, old greeting cards, or print images from your computer. Use dried flowers, colored feathers or stones as accents. Place the objects in an appealing way on the card or poster. Cut letters from construction paper or foam board for titles.
5. Glue the images, cut-outs, objects and letters in place using a glue stick. Use colored markers to decorate or write titles. Apply glitter or use stamps to decorate the greeting card or posters even more.
