The very first day of school each year is a special day to my son. To ease his rattled nerves, I always take a picture of him just before we leave the house. It was his idea to create a photo frame for each school year, so that we can both see how much he has grown.
For this project you will need:
- 2 pieces of craft foam 5 1/2 inches by 8 1/2 inches
- a stapler with staples
- a stencil cutter
- a ruler
- a marker
- white glue
- craft foam decorative pieces or other decorations
- self-adhesive craft foam letters
- a piece of magnetic strip
- a picture of your child on the first day of school
Take a piece of the craft foam and measure 1 1/4 inches from each edge of the sheet, and trace the measurements straight across. This will result in a box being drawn in the center.
Take the stencil cutter and cut out the box.
Flip the cut piece of craft foam over, line it up to the uncut piece of craft foam and staple them together (being sure to leave one side open for when you are ready to insert your child’s picture).
Using the self-adhesive foam letters, spell out “back to school” across the top. You could do the same across the bottom, or glue on large shapes and write “First Day of (your child’s grade) Grade” on them.
Let your child continue to decorate the frame as desired.
When the decorations have dried, you can flip the frame over and glue the magnet on to the back.
After you have your child’s picture on their first day printed, slide it into the frame and hang it on the refrigerator.
What a cute idea. Its going to be fun looking back at all those photo frames.