A Priceless Valentine's Day Gift!

Ask any parent who has a child with special needs how much anxiety can be surrounded around holidays.  While other children are receiving class lists and skipping off to address them all, I am left cringing at the thought of my child even attempting to do this.  She struggles with handwriting as do a lot of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.  

So, I was looking around my cottage at all of the craft supplies I had, I was still not excited to help her make Valentines. Until I spotted the CTMH Alphabet Stamps.  What if I loaded up the block the letters of each child's name and she stamped it?  So, we gave it a try.

I wanted her to do as much as possible, so she read the letters of each child's name off to me and I added them to the block.  Then she stamped on bookmarks.  The best part of the Hodge Podge set was that there were several of each letter, so we could spell Savannah, Jeremiah and more!

 After she stamped this side, the second side was YOU ROCK with paint splatters.  Then we attached packets of Pop Rocks for the treat. 

It took us 2 days with smaller blocks of time and breaks.  But it was SO worth it.  I have always dreamed of the day Sofie and I could craft together.  She felt so successful and proud.  It was hard not to tear up watching my child do something so simple.  

So, if you have a child that struggles with handwriting for any reason, I think you should give stamping with CTMH stamps a try.  My next purchase is going to be a stamp with her name personalized on it.  You can check it out here.

I will never give up on Sofie writing her name and any other words for that matter. But what a nice way to relieve us from the stress of another holiday.

Thanks for letting me share!