| Do you want to greet your family and friends with | | | | write your Christmas greetings on the back, and post |
| your own Christmas cards? With a bit of time and | | | | them over to the rest of the family. They will be thrilled! |
| patience, you can make your cards unique, original, | | | | An option is to cut the card into different shapes. |
| compelling and fun! Get together with your children at | | | | Ribbons are very popular with children. Use different |
| home and create your own Christmas cards this year. | | | | color cards so you end up with lots of lovely shapes |
| Here are a few suggestions you can try: | | | | and variety to work with. Glue the shapes into the |
| Choose the color you want to work with and | | | | letter sized cards. Write your very special Christmas |
| purchase a sheet of your desired material (cardboard | | | | greetings and... ready to go! |
| is steady and easy to work with). Cut the card into | | | | I personally like to use photographs for my Christmas |
| 10cm by 15cm to form a rectangular shape. We will | | | | greetings. They are personal, unique and they carry a |
| call it a "letter size". Fold the sheet in half so the card | | | | thoughtful message. Customize your cards by including |
| will have many sides. Let your children make their | | | | the photos. You can use funny pictures of the family, |
| favorite Christmas drawing (Father Christmas, a snow | | | | or more serious ones, photos of your pet, childhood |
| scene, Rudolph, a Christmas tree, etc) on the main side | | | | photos, caricatures that you can make out of the |
| of the card. Complement the design with lots of glitter | | | | pictures... even a photo of where you live if the rest of |
| of all different colors. | | | | your family has not been able to visit yet... There are |
| Another idea is to ask your children to make a collage. | | | | literally hundreds of choices. |
| Purchase three different colored cards. Take one of | | | | And, if you really want to add a touch to your card, |
| them and cut a letter sized sheet. Take the second | | | | why not include things inside like a lottery ticket, store |
| card and cut the sheet a bit smaller this time. Glue it | | | | vouchers, Christmas show tickets, a special poem... |
| over the first card. Take the third card, cut it smaller | | | | Christmas greetings do not have to be just about |
| than the second, draw something related to Christmas | | | | buying and sending cards. Do something different this |
| on it (children love to draw pine trees!). Glue the third | | | | year, have fun with your children and add a personal |
| card onto the second card. Make a few of these, | | | | touch! |