Choosing Cards for Children

Take a look at all the greeting cards designed with children in mind. Most of them have a cutesy look that adults think children will like. The truth is children prefer designs that are pictures of real things that are interesting to them. We all are created with a natural curiosity and children delight is the world around them in ways that adults have forgotten. All I am saying is that children will generally prefer a photo card of a monkey or a wolf or an airplane or the Washington Monument to a whimsical cartoon type card like the ones available in abundance in the card department.



That said, consider making your own cards for the kids by searching for specific "reality" pictures at a sharing photo site such as Photo Bucket. You can open an account for free, search for monkey, wolf, plane, or monument, then move photos that you like to your album. Then you can have them made into prints mailed to your home. Paste these handpicked photos to blank cards and voila! you have educational and intriquing cards that your children will love.

One thing we have discovered from homeschooling is that learning takes place very naturally and thrives outside of classrooms. Children learn like sponges soak up water. Just surround them with worthy information and you won't have to force them to learn.