a little thank you

I'm a fan of thank you notes, and I would like my kids to be too. But getting your children into the habit of writing thank you notes before they can actually write is a bit of a challenge. I appreciate every thank you note we get, even the ones clearly written by moms and dads, but it's nice to have a little bit of the childs' personality in there too. So I came up with these speech bubble thank you cards..

First I made a little template out of some thick cardstock and then traced and cut out several speech bubbles from different kinds of paper. My cards are 3" x 5" so I made sure my bubble would fit nicely on the card.

Then I glued the speech bubbles onto the cards and used my handy rubber stamp set to say "A Note from C". Now for the fun part, I had C sit down with me and talk about all the gifts he received for his birthday. I would remind him who each present came from and then I would just write down exactly what he said.

Some of his comments are hilarious. I would never have been able to make them up myself. This makes a thank you card that feels very much like my little boy. And we made a few extras so he can send a little note to whomever he pleases whenever he likes.

Comments

[Randi]

I always make my kids write thank you notes. Those are adorable for my little ones. Thanks for the fun idea!

[stacey]

Oh my goodness - I just found your blog! It is divine! Thanks for sharing all your gorgeous ideas!

[Christin]

I just have to stop and say this is a cute and brilliant idea! Thank you for sharing! :)

[amy k.]

oh, I LOVE these!

[Jules]

I love love love this idea - a dying gesture that needs to be revived!! so simple and always appreciated...good job mama!!

[Courtney]

Wow, amazing! Such a simple idea, yet so effective.

[petitepaperie]

What a great idea! These are actually quirky enough I may be able to get my husband to actually write a TY note. I agree - TY notes are so important. Bravo!

[Jena]

This is a great idea. I will use it.

[Robin]

I love these.
May I ask which stamp set you have? I really like it.

[N.]

That is brilliant! Thanks for sharing!

[Ransacked Goods]

Excellent idea, I love them. Thank you notes are so important too. My heart always sinks a bit when we don't get a thank you and these would certainly be appreciated.

[Claire]

So cute!

[Stefani]

What an adorable idea. I have lots of paper and now have a really cute and useful way to make special cards for my boys. Thanks so much for posting this idea.

[resalikescolors]

These are fantastic, I love your simple thoughtful style!

[Duck Duck Moose]

This is an adorable idea

[alysha]

I remember when C gave Luke a bubble thank you for a birthday gift. I thought it was the most clever idea I had ever seen. These are great too, but I loved seeing C's picture on the card.

[Christine V]

great idea! thanks for sharing!

[abbie]

I absolutely love these! thanks for sharing!

[eva / sycamore street press]

i just found your blog via black eiffel and i love it! this idea for little note cards is so clever and stylish without being too cutesy.

[Kiki]

WONDERFUL; so creative and unique! I LOVE writing cards and I make my own cards with my personalized photos at all times. Receiving a card is such a joy these days. THANK YOU and your darling boy for this most brilliant post!
Kiki