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    A Big Hug Card Craft for Kids

    Oct 19, 2015 · 11 Comments

    39.5K shares

    Last week, the father of my son's aide passed away. In order to help my son learn empathy (a hard concept for any child, especially one with Autism), I decided he was going to make a card for her and have all of his classmates sign it.

    I didn't want to get into the concept of death and grieving with his classmates. I thought it was best to leave that for their parents to discuss with their own children individually at their own developmental level. Also, considering it is a public school, I wasn't about to touch any reference to religion. So, we just made this simple Big Hug Card.

    A Big Hug Card craft for kids

     

    You can use this for any occasion, it doesn't have to be an actual "Sympathy Card". You can make it with your kids anytime you know someone could use a hug from them. (HINT: Grandparents love things like this ANYTIME for ANY REASON, or so my mother tells me... repeatedly).

    One look at the finished product and you can probably figure out how to make it, so I am not going to create a full step by step tutorial here. Plus, it was a cloudy day and the photos weren't that great. M'eh, at least the card was sweet and let her know all of the students cared about her and her family.

    A Big Hug Card craft for kids
    First we cut out a big heart (I drew it and he cut it)

     

    A Big Hug Card craft for kids
    We glued it in the middle of a big piece of paper.
    A Big Hug Card craft for kids
    We folded a piece of paper in half and traced both hands (you want two of each hand).
    A Big Hug Card craft for kids
    We glued the two right hands on both sides of the right side of the paper (so it is visible when the card is opened and closed) repeat on the left.
    A Big Hug Card craft for kids
    We wrote her name on the front of the card
    A Big Hug Card craft for kids
    We used some stickers to add the sentiment inside, and then all the kids signed it.

    Simple, cute, meaningful. Better than a store bought card in my book.

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    1. Sarah Eliza @ devastateboredom says

      October 20, 2015 at 1:32 pm

      I think this is lovely. 🙂 I know she must have appreciated it!

      Reply
    2. Lou Lou Girls says

      October 26, 2015 at 12:46 pm

      So cute! Pinned and tweeted. Thank you for being a part of our party! I hope to see you on Monday at 7 pm. We love partying with you! Lou Lou Girls

      Reply
      • munofore says

        October 26, 2015 at 2:40 pm

        Thanks for stopping by. I might not be at the party this week with Munofore, but I am always there as That Recipe.

        Reply
    3. Theresa Madison says

      November 09, 2015 at 4:55 pm

      Thank you Audrey and J.H for the beautiful card, I will treasure your sweet little handprint always!!

      Reply
      • Audrey Humaciu says

        November 10, 2015 at 1:24 pm

        Thanks, I am glad you liked it. And all of the kids loved getting to sign it too.

        Reply
    4. Emma says

      April 17, 2016 at 10:29 pm

      This would be a great one for Mother's Day, too! So cute!

      Reply
      • Audrey Humaciu says

        April 18, 2016 at 10:45 am

        I know I would love to receive it for Mother's Day. 🙂

        Reply
    5. chellie says

      April 19, 2016 at 5:02 pm

      Darling! Thanks for sharing at FTAF! See you next week!

      Reply
      • Audrey Humaciu says

        April 19, 2016 at 6:09 pm

        Thanks, Chellie! See you again Thursday night.

        Reply
    6. Veronica says

      January 28, 2022 at 8:29 am

      Thank you for this idea. A teacher lost her dog and was very upset, my students were concerned and wanted to show they cared and we found your card idea. It worked so well and helped the teacher feel so good.

      Reply

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