January 31, 2012

Doodle Valentines (& a great activity book)


There are so many great Valentine's ideas out there, I had a hard time deciding on what to do for each of the girls' classes. But when I ran across this doodle valentine from Inchmark, I knew I'd found the perfect one for E.

Brooke provides a free pdf printable that includes the frame and a simple doodle-person shape. Give your kid a fine-tipped pen and let them fill in the features to draw portraits of each of their classmates. There's a place for the student's name on the front and your child's name on the back. She designed them to fold with a spine so you can place a small treat on the inside. I picked up a pack of little toys from Walmart and taped one inside. (C'mon, parents! Let's stop the candy-insanity!)


In the same post, Brooke mentioned a coloring/activity book that I instantly fell in love with and ended up ordering:

by Taro Gomi

 

He's not joking when he calls it "really giant". It's big and THICK. Each page has the beginning of a doodle and some instructions for the kids to complete the picture. This one said "draw the water". I love that E added her own fireman who is bravely battling the blaze with what looks like a large coffee mug. 


This one gave her a chance to design the flag of the country of rabbits.


Yes, they are all that random and wonderful. She's already spent a couple hours buried in the book, alone with her pen and imagination. I'm loving peeking in at the book occasionally and seeing what she's dreamed up.

7 comments:

  1. My daughter is making these for her classmates, too. We need to start them now that we have the class list. I think we are pairing ours with decks of cards. The kids can practice their math skills playing top it at home.

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  2. My daughter has that book and she loves it! She can spend hours filling it. Just great!

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  3. This really looks like a great item to have for a trip.

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  4. Both the book and the Valentines look like a lot of fun!

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  5. Brilliant!!!
    We LOVE doodle books!

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  6. The doodle series is so fun!!!! These make the cutest valentines ever!!

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