Card Making

I wanted to make a special card for Cherub's Prep Teacher, because she is so wonderful and the kids have had the most beautiful year with her. So in my capacity as Grade Parent, I sent home a little kit to all the families. I made little colourful envelopes and asked each child to write a note or do a drawing to put in the envelope, and to stick a small photo of themselves on the front. Those families that wanted to could also put in for a gift voucher. Most of the parents got their act together pretty well; I had only a few dramas, worst of which was thinking I'd lost 2 envelopes when in fact they'd never been handed to me in the first place.

I waited until Saturday to put the card together, secure in the knowledge that Nell would be at our house and could help me. Well, when I say help, what I really mean is, I said I've got all these envelopes and I want to make a card and I thought they could hang or something, and Nell had a think about it and suggested a Christmas Tree and we went to Officeworks for equipment, and then she took charge of making templates and cutting and folding and assembling.

And when we'd finished it looked like this:



and I said If that doesn't make the teacher cry then I don't know what will...



...and today after Cherub's class' adorable Puppet Show we handed it to her and I can report with great satisfaction that it did make her cry.