Today I’m participating in the WordPress weekly photo challenge and this week’s theme is “treasure”. Today is Valentine’s Day and I thought it was a great coincidence for this theme.
Love and a loving relationship with the people who are closest to you is something you treasure. At our house, we’ve been anticipating Valentine’s Day for about a week, the time when we hand made Valentine cards for one another. I didn’t glance at what my boys were working on but my youngest couldn’t resist looking. Do you know how hard it is to draw and color when you have to cover your artwork with one hand? My kids worked on their card together and they created the biggest Valentine card I’ve ever received.
WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge: Treasure – huge Valentine card
On my end, I made the same Valentine card for both kids. Nothing says love better than squirrels and nuts, doesn’t it? I complemented the cards with Toblerone chocolate and a couple of cute little monkeys with Velcro hands so the boys can hang them around the house. I think they were a hit.
I’m nuts about you squirrel Valentine card
And now I’ll be treasuring these Valentine cards by storing them in our “special boxes” for the memories.
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Perfecting Motherhood 
Kid’s art is a treasure. I love looking back through things my kids gave me when they were very young. It has the power to make a momma cry.
Kid art should is a treasure in itself. I keep their best art from school but they also create a lot of great art at home. It’s always a great experience to witness them putting a whole scene together and their thinking behind it.
Oh gosh . . . I hope I saved the Valentine’s card my kids made me when they were little.
Haha, are you being sarcastic? I think it will be a lot of fun to go back through some of the artwork they made when they’re grown up. Some of it is very creative, and some of it is very funny, like the day my son drew me naked, front and back.
No, I’m not being sarcastic. (How unlike me, right?) I honestly can’t remember if I kept the cards they made me. I have boxes and boxes or their artwork, school projects, etc., but not sure Valentine’s Day cards are in them.
I was teasing you. I’m not sure I’ve kept every single card they gave me but the really good ones definitely go in the boxes. You could always make up some Valentine cards with kiddy art and sign their names in them so your kids don’t feel bad when they go through the boxes. Haha, just kidding!
Excellent idea. Or commission your boys to make them for me.
Haha, I bet they’d have fun but I can’t guarantee the results.
Wonderful cards! We don’t really do the Valentine’s Day thing anymore, but I used to give my boys little baskets of goodies when they were young. Never got a homemade card that big though!
I’m sure their excitement will pass as they grow up so we’re enjoying it while it lasts. They forgot they would get chocolate so it was a pleasant surprise. I thought they were kidding when they ask for a big piece of paper, but they were serious!
SWEET! Love the cards. Have a warm and wonderful day!
Yeah, 85 degrees for February is just nuts. And not a cloud in sight for days. But at least, we have love.
What a perfect gift!
It sure was. Between the card and all the hugs and kisses, I couldn’t have asked for more.
Happy Valentine’s a Day my friend. Love the cards. These are indeed the priceless treasures that make us smile with true joy and make our hearts swell with excitement and inspiration. Your kids created the most beautiful card there is and the one you made, totally rocks!
Thank you! I think your post and mine got the same idea across: it’s the thought that counts and the little special things we do for others that matter the most.
That’s the best treasure of all. I love your kids! That’s so nice that they wanted to give you a huge card to show their love.
I love it when they work together on projects like that, putting their best ideas on paper.