Giving For The Fun Of It

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Here are a couple of cards that I sent to my nephews. I included a gift with these cards…a box of brownies for each boy.

I live about 3.5 hours away by car and so only get to see them every few months.

The first card was for my nephew Seth, I used a trifold card so that I could add more pictures into this card. The picture on the front is a picture that was taken about 2 years ago and is one that he probably hasn’t seen before. It was taken in the shearing shed and Seth has always like herding sheep and even when he goes to the park he is always pretending that kids lining up for the slide are sheep in a race, I guess it’s pretty normal for a farm boy.

This picture is one of Seth locking his brother out of the shed after hunting him out into the sheep pen. The thought bubble I added was;

You’ve Got To Keep Those Noah Sheep Out

On the inside of the card, which is the first thing he would see as it’s a trifold card, is the picture of himself on his favorite toy/4 wheeler bike. The caption on the right side reads;

G’day Big Farmer Joe

How’s It Going?

Ever since Seth was a little boy he would talk in a very deep voice like a man whenever he was talking about farming related things, he really loves being a farmer and so I thought he would get a real kick out of that picture and caption.

This year I didn’t manage to send either of my nephews a birthday present and so in this message I wanted to let them know that although birthday presents are nice, you can send anybody a present at anytime to let them know that you love them. I actually have a theory that missing birthdays and buying presents at random times through the year is better because it’s unexpected.

Greeting Card #2

This one was for my other nephew Noah. He is a real character and always playing tricks and having a good laugh.

There is a tool for measuring land called a ‘Hector Meter’ and one day I started calling Noahie Hector Meter Pumpkin Eater and so it’s been a long standing joke between us for ages. Every time I call him Hector he has a bit of a giggle and then he says, “I’m not Hector Meter, you are!

It’s always good fun banter…

I created this card with a picture of a goat that I took at an animal park that we visited and put the though bubble;

Hey, Have You Seen Hector Meter Pumkin Eater

On the inside flap (fist thing he sees when he opens the card) was a picture I had taken of Noah 2 years ago, he’s grown quite a bit since then and so in the caption I wrote;

Looks A Little Short But I Reckon…

It’s Hector Meter Pumpkin Eater!!

When he sees this he will really have a good laugh.

On the bottom of the card I added a photo of Noah and I on the 4 wheel bike and added a message that I was looking forward to hanging out with him at Christmas time.

Thoughts behind these greeting cards…

In both cards I expressed to my nephews that I think they are cool, that I’m looking forward to hanging out with them, and that I love them. I also added some personal messages that are unique to their character so that they feel special.

Kids love getting surprises and so a box full of brownies and a card that has unique pictures and a nice messages about giving to people that we love at any time is a valuable one that I wanted to share with them.

Apart from this they are both just learning to read and although reading from books is exciting, reading from a card with a message for them will be a real thrill.

I had tonnes of fun sending these cards and gifts.