Making Mondays: A Handmade Father's Day and a New Print

I think the best mother's and father's day gifts are handmade. So Yashar and I did a little making yesterday - this beachy card. This little project was actually perfectly suited to making with Yashar (who's now 19 months old). It involved sand, which he loves, was quick and the skills used were easy for someone his age. Here's how we did it in case you want to make one too:

1. I cut some very thick watercolour paper (any thick paper or card stock would work well) and folded it in half to make a card.

2. If I were to make the card again I would cut the heart shape out at this point rather than when it already has the sand on it - much easier!

3. Then I covered the front of the card in double sided tape (glue would work just as well).

4. The fun part for Yashar! He got to pour sand all over it and watch how it stuck and he also loved feeling the texture of the sand on the card. (And yes, that is a huge pile of sand on our balcony!)

5. After Yashar had gone to bed I took a photo of him and his Baba (Dad) at the beach that I love and rounded the corners of it with some scissors. Then I stuck it to the inside of the card using double sided tape.

6. Next I cut the rounded corners of the card with some scissors and cut the heart out with a stanley knife (x-acto knife)to line up roughly with where Yashar was in the photo.

I used the heart I had cut out as a little decoration to go with it.

Finito! Yashar is very proud!

ps. I have also now created my print 'A little bunny rabbit snuggles up to mama' in blue because it's not only girls that like to snuggle up to mama - boys do too! I've also just listed it in the shop. I have put a framed one of these up in Yashar's room and I love how soft and peaceful it looks. I hope you like it too!