Mail Order Hugs!

Today, Thing One and I, after playing outside until we were gross and sweaty, came in to cool off and work on a project:  mail order hugs.

I saw this on someone's blog back when I was pregnant with Thing Two and unable to sleep...lots of time was spent on the computer...

We have two friends of the family and a grandma who are sick, so we are sending them hugs in the mail.

Here's what we did:

1.  We traced Thing One's hands.  He LOVED doing this!  He kept saying, "It tickles, Mama!" and giggling.  Then we cut them out.  He made them clap and laughed hysterically.

 

 

2.  I tried to get Thing One to color the handprints, but we came REALLY close to a meltdown, so we compromised and used stickers to decorate them.

 

 

 

 

3.  Once that crisis was averted, we entered into the next mine field...GLUE.  I (grudgingly) let Thing One help me with putting a thin strip of glue on the backs of the hands.  Then we attached a ribbon we cut that's about the length of his wingspan.





 

 

4.  Wah lah!  A hug!  Next we made some Get Well Soon cards, included a personal message from the four of us, said a prayer over the hands that God would bless those who received them, and stuffed them all in envelopes.  Now when they open the letters, they will have a Thing One-sized hug!

 



Thing One and I walked down to the mailbox where he insisted on opening the door, putting the letters in, and lifting the flag himself.  Then he RAN back up to the house and relayed the story to his NaNa, who, of course, thought it was the best thing in the world.!