I am attempting to get my last valentines in the mail today in hopes that they will have a speedy journey and make it to my loved ones tomorrow. I am very fortunate to have excellent friends, and maybe just a little unfortunate that they are spread out all over the country (and world - still trying to figure out the postage to London) so I don't get to see them as often as I would like. I was so inspired by all of the great valentine tutorials I read all over the blog world, that this year I wanted to remind my dear friends that they are loved with handmade valentines. I'll post about my valentine making tomorrow so I don't spoil the surprise. Did anyone else get into the valentine spirit this year?
Yes, my 2nd grade students did. first we read about Esther Howland who made very expensive handmade Valentines in her all-women shop over 150 years ago. Then they cut and pasted, colored and painted, thinking of the person to whom they would give it. I know that both the giver and receiver benefited. As Jeff Zaslow, author and TED presenter last Nov. says, "All of us should say 'I love you. to the people we care about. We should do it because you never know."
ReplyDeleteThat sounds great mom! What a fun project. I'll have to look into this Esther Howland lady, she sounds great.
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