So I just finished Megan’s Valentine’s Day cards for her Kindergarten classmates. I got the idea for the cards here. And here.
I wasn’t planning on doing this post, but as I was working on the cards, I realized I could have used more specific step by step instructions. Yes, it was EASY. Yes, I figured it out based on what the original creators posted, but it wasn’t until after my fourth or fifth card that I finally got the hang of it, so four of five of the Valentines didn’t turn out as well as I would have liked.
Probably anyone with 1% more talent/intelligence than me could figure it out: no problem. But here it is for the rest of us.
First I donned Megan in some red and pink attire. Then we headed outside for a quick photo shoot. I showed her what I was planning to do ahead of time, so she knew what to do with her arm.
Then I loaded it up on the computer, added the text, and printed them out on photo paper.
After cutting them apart, I used a razor blade on a cutting board to cut holes at the top of her hand and then below her hand. I started by cutting just a little slit through the paper, but that ended up tearing the paper when I tried to add the lollipop. So I cut out actual square-shaped holes to stick the lollipop stick through. It helped to make the bottom hole larger than the top hole because I found that the bottom ripped easier when I tried to push the stick through.
Then I carefully pushed the stick through the paper. Like I said, my first few ripped a little, but I found that it was okay because the lollipop covered it up. By my fourth or so lollipop I had figured out how to make the holes better, and they weren’t tearing at all.
I put a little strip of tape on the back just for reinforcement and so they didn’t totally fall apart before the children received them.
And…Voila!
Megan thought the Valentines were so fun. One thing I didn’t like, is that when she asked if she could help, there wasn’t too much of it that she could actually do. I would have rather it had been more hands on for her, but I think that she still loves that she’ll be giving Valentines to her friends with her picture on them. I am glad I followed through with this project and that it’s all finished and ready for V-day. Being a mom on holidays is SO FUN.
PS, I don’t deserve any of the credit for the creativity of these fun cards. I thought the idea was SO.CUTE., so I did it, and thought I would share how. Do it! It’s fun! Oh, and it only cost me $2. I just had to buy the lollipops, and I got them at K-Mart tonight: 14 for $1. Also, I thought the heart lollipops were cuter than Blow-Pops or Tootsie-Pops. 
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oh my goodness! are you kidding me!!! these AWESOME! and as easy as you make it sound I am just THAT much more of a ding dong and don’t even know how to do the computer part of it, so…. sad, we’re going to be LAME and buy nerdy store bought valentines. nice job. WISH i could do it!! and by the way, she is DARLING! you always have her dressed sooooo CUTE!
So cute!! You did it perfectly!
I saw that on Pinterest & am planning on doing it too! …. Aaaahhhh Pinterest ….
Whoops – forgot to tell you who that was! – London Gal Pal, Breanne
Such a marvelous idea! I showed my kids and they ALL wanted to make them. I actually forked over the money to let Walmart print them and I’m happy with that. The kids love-love-love them! (The hole punch makes big holes, but the kids can do it themselves!) Thank you so much for sharing this great idea, and in time for me to totally copy it before Valentine’s Day!