Are you needing a last minute Grandparents Day card for this weekend? Well I got you covered! This is actually the gift we put together last year when I realized it was National Grandparents Day around 2:30 in the afternoon (oops!). You can use what you already have on hand, which means no running to the store and you can save a little bit of money in the process.
Here’s what you need:
2 pieces of construction paper (you’ll need two different colors, I used white and blue)
2-4 different colors of paint
1 sealable baggie
pair of scissors
glue
stick on letters or markers (if you don’t have any stick on letters OR if you have nice handwriting)
1 marker
Here’s how to make this super easy DIY Grandparents Day Card:
Cut out a shape with one of the colors of construction paper – I picked a heart, but you could pick a circle, square or even a star.
Add a few drops of paint to your shape and then slide into a baggie. I used my mess-free baby painting technique at this point. It really helps save the clean-up time and you don’t have a toddler running around your house covered in paint.
Slide the painted masterpiece out and let dry. You can take a hairdryer to it to speed up the process like I did (I told you I remembered late in the day).
While the paint is drying you can decorate the front part of the card. Here you can have your little one color on it, you can write on it or you can take the easy way and use stick on letters. I found a sheet of silver letters in my old scrapbooking materials that were hidden in a closet. After realizing I had just enough letters, my decision was made for me.
After the paint has dried, glue your painted piece into the middle and fold. You can take a marker to sign your little one’s name and put the date on there, too.
That’s it.
Super simple.
Like I said above, this is what we did last year for Grandparents Day. It was a huge hit! Every grandparent loves to get artwork from their grandchildren – it’s a known fact. Why I like having the artwork take up the whole inside of the card was because they can now frame it or hang it on the fridge to see the whole design.