make a card

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Basic card tips:

	Fold any piece of paper in half.
	Decorate with crayons, markers, stamps and stickers.
	If your child can write, write the words "thank you" and the recipient's name on a scrap paper so it is easy for your child to copy the words onto his card. A child's handwriting makes the card extra appreciated.

Tips for making a basic thank you card something extra special.

	Start with colorful paper.
	Glue on: photographs, images cut from old catalogs or magazines, feathers & flowers.
	Before you decorate, try cutting the whole card into a different shape: triangles, circles, ovals & more.
	Cut out four thin strips of paper, glue one to each edge of the rectangular card front. Now you have a frame for your illustration.

More Tips:

	Have supplies ready so that you and your child can work side by side, each making your own card.
	Offer help when your child needs help & enjoy your making your own artwork.
	Work together on a special GREAT BIG card!
	Help your child express her thoughts by offering to write any words that she would like to have on the card.
	Let your child put the card into an envelope and decorate the back.
	Save your real stamps by making pretend envelopes and letting your child "stamp" them with craft stickers.
	Mail the letters together. Let your child hand the letter to the letter carrier, place it in your mailbox & raise the flag, or open the door to the mailbox!

More reasons to send thank you letters:

Talk together about a person that you and your child find especially wonderful. Discuss the things this person does that make you & your child feel good. Then get ready to write a thank you!