These Valentine cards will be the envy of the other parents in your child’s class and the kids will like them too.  And in reality, parental envy is why we put any effort into out-of-class projects.

What you need:

1) Colored card stock 8 ½ x 11.

2) 6 inch rulers. (One for each card you intend to make.)

3) Scissors and a paper-cutter. (Scissors alone will suffice, the paper makes long cuts easier.)

4) The ability to print or hand write your super cool cards.

5) If you don’t have one of the supplies on the list, just wing it. After all, they’re just kids.

Valentines That Rule

Step #1 – Print or write out your greeting, you can use the PDF above or write them by hand. Make four cards on each piece of card stock and print a few extras, just in case. If you leave the “To” and “From” blank, this will allow your child to write their friend’s names and their own name as well. Sometimes it takes kids a while to write, don’t panic, just get a glass of wine and relax. Warning: the next step involves scissors, so don’t get carried away with the “relaxing.”

Step #2 – Once your child is done writing out the names, cut each card horizontally, separating the four cards. Next, you need to cut two vertical cuts on each side of the center greeting, about an inch and a half long. This will give you enough room to weave the ruler through the card. Your child’s small fingers are perfect for this job. There are no more sharp tools at this point if you want to “relax” a little more.

Step #3 – Last, place a small piece of tape on the back side of the card and ruler to hold the ruler in place.

All done, these cards really do rule. And so do you!

Happy Valentine’s Day and have fun.