Making Cards

*Suggested Reading*

(These books aren’t about making cards but they are fun!)

The Shape of Things by Illustrator-Julie Lacome
Fast Food By Saxton Freymann
Where's My Teddy? By Jez Alborough
How I Became a Pirate By Melinda Long, illustrated by David Shannon
Sheep in the Jeep By Nancy E. Shaw and Margot Apple


Items needed this week:

Construction paper
Old magazines
Scissors
Markers or crayons
Glue
5 small white shirt buttons (optional)
A piece of colored construction paper or an old tie (ask Dad for an old tie you can cut up, just don't tell him why you want it)
Tempera paint
Lipstick


Preparations to be made:
Take inventory of birthdays and special occasions coming up. We will be working on Mother’s Day and Father’s Day cards but feel free to make a stash of birthday, thank you, and congratulation cards as well!