Happy Valentine's Day

Thanks to pinterest I've been wanting to try all sorts of crafts and DIYs.  I knew I wanted to do something cute for Valentine's Day from Claire and once I saw this...I figured it was perfect. 

(you can see the tutorial here http://niftymom.com/2011/05/gift-idea-handprint-flower/)

I got some blank cards and crayola washable paints from ac moore, painted Happy Valentine's Day on the front, and got the little one ready for her painting debut.

First, we brushed some hot pink paint on her little hand...she was surprisingly cooperative.

Then came the hard part.  Opening that little hand and trying to lay it flat on the cards.  You wouldn't believe how strong a 6 month old can be.

The first few cards we tried definitely weren't the prettiest.  But she started getting the hang of it after only a few so you could actually tell we were stamping handprints and not just blobs of paint.

Unfortunately, I underestimated the size of her hands...so instead of cute little flowers we just got hands...oopsy...maybe we'll get flowers next year :)

I included a cute little pic of her making the card on the inside.

Needless to say, we got a little messy.

But it was a lot of fun (don't worry there's no paint on that brush).

Happy Valentine's Day!