My toddler has his first
Valentine's Day party at his Montessori school next week. At the party, they are invited to exchange cards with their classmates.
Although I don't have anything against
Valentine's Day in particular, the whole commercialization aspect of it does kind of tick me off. I keep thinking about landfill sites for some reason....
Anyway, I thought about not participating in this card exchange at all but then figured Benjamin may have his own opinion about that, even subconsciously. I mean, he's only 22 months old, but still. His head teacher there is an absolute sweetheart, and I know she'll make a big effort to make the whole experience fun, and educational too.
So, I decided to attempt making our own cards, or more precisely, have Ben make his own cards. They're
his classmates and friends after all.
Besides, I needed a diversion anyway to keep him busy and occupied indoors during this never-ending deep freeze of late.
But remember, he is a toddler. This means that
a) his attention span to make these cards wasn't long (but longer than I thought it would be) which
b) required several days of potato-stamping in order to complete enough cards for all the kids in his class and
c) did make a bit of a mess resulting in
d) somewhat imperfectly shaped hearts which are however
e) rather charming.
Of course, mommy was there to lend a hand occasionally...
So here's the proof: Benjamin made potato stamp cards to exchange with his classmates at the Valentine's Day party:
