To start, I let my daughter finger paint on plain white paper. A little warning here: red, white, and blue really do make lavender when mixed together by a toddler. I figured folks at a nursing home wouldn't care so much, but if I were making them myself, I would have preferred a little less color mixing.
Then I cut the paper into strips. I didn't worry too much about making them all the same size so long as they were all bookmark sized.
Then I used clear contact paper to make them a little sturdier and a little more finished-looking without the trouble and cost of having them laminated.Finally, I used a hole punch to put a hole in the top and added some red, white, and blue ribbon through the hole.
All in all, I was very happy with the results. They look child-made while still looking good and being very functional.
1 comment:
What a patriotic, civic minded, charitable thing to do. Are you sure there still isn't some Methodist in there somewhere?
I do think they are adorable and very well made. I sure they would mail very easily.
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