Valentines Card and Next Project Cornerstone Reading

As some of you know, I volunteer in the Project Cornerstone. Every month, we go to a classroom, and read the recommended book. This month the book is When Sophie Gets Angry--Really, Really Angry....

I actually read the book in two classrooms. Tomorrow, I will read in one classroom, and by the end of the week I will read in the other.

With every book, we have a selection of activities to do with the children after the reading. I always do one activity, and I always try to give something to the kids to take home with them. I usually try to make a kit that they can do at home, and is related to the next coming festivity (?) theme. Well, this month is Valentine. It is my way to say thank you for listening to the message: it is my warm fuzzy.

For one of the classrooms, the older kids, I came up with this Valentine card.


A simple card with two pages in the format of a heart. I will give that to the kids, and also a little box for them to put the finished card. Here is a picture of the closed box.



Here are the set of 31 kits to give. I added to the kit a few stickers (children love stickers).


I always have a sample, made by me. I do that only to give some inspiration, but always tell the children that it is up to them to let their creativity fly....

Here is my finished project.


Another view of the closed box:


And a picture of what is inside the box.


And, yes, I just had to sew a little heart.


What do you think?