Do not think I'm crazy. I truly love Pinterest, crafting, cutting, pasting, printing, designing, painting, etc. A lot of people would think, "Seriously? Is this woman nutz?" Yes, I completely am...and I thoroughly enjoy it. All of it. Some people get anxiety from not having time, energy or ideas to create something. I have the opposite problem. I would do it all day long if I could. And lucky me...I get anxiety from silly things like bumpy airplane rides. Awesome. And I'm flying with my 3 kids to Arizona for the first time ever in April. Sweet. Wish me luck!
Every little kid likes bouncy balls, right? They drive me bananas and my boys LOVE them. I picked up this package of bouncy balls after Valentines Day last year at Target for about $1.50 and figured I'd tuck them away until this year. When I pulled them out this year, Paxton claimed them all as his own, but after a little bribing...decided to share about 16 with his preschool classmates.
Using Photoshop, I created a valentine design incorporating a little "bouncing" theme into it...thank you Pinterest. The colors in the design are based on the colors of the bouncy balls, fun + bright. My fonts were Champagne & Limousines and Birch Std. I then placed 4 of those designs into an 8.5 x 11" design (free printable below) and printed them on white card stock.
Using my trusty paper-cutter, I trimmed them down to individual designs, leaving a tiny white border on the perimeter.
Enter Paxton...my soon-to-be five year old who got right down to business with signing his name & folding.
Next he popped a bouncy ball into little zip-lock baggies and sealed 'em up! I them placed them over the baggies and stapled them once on each side, so that little preschool hands could still open them up easily.
And there you have them!
Click on the link above to download your own free printable for your own use!
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