Back to School

Back to School Be a Part of Your Child’s School Year This year as your child heads off to school, plan to be a more significant part of his or her academic life. Your child may disappear for many hours each week, but with a little thought, and some help from Heritage Makers, you can be an important presence DURING the school day. Ensure your child feels loved, make learning more fun, strengthen his or her bonds with others and preserve as many precious school memories as you can. Here are a few ideas to get you started.     template 38919                               template 72328    template 90327                                template 71595   Back to School If you took the typical photos of their latest haircuts, this year’s teacher or their school clothes and backpacks; don’t wait until the end of the school year to show off your photos. A few weeks to a school child feels like years. Make scrap pages and smaller projects for your younger children and celebrate them early and often. More frequent reinforcement will help them see school as something your family values. Templates that work well for back-to-school topics include "Pre-School Girl," and “First Day of Kindergarten,” both by Michelle Bedard; along with “Maya's Haircut” by Cynthia Coulon, and “1st Day of School” by Gina Brock.          template 37997                   template 92165                 template 90466Be Part of Their Day Take the opportunity to be present in your child’s life every school day by tucking a personalized playing card into each child’s lunch or backpack. Tell a joke, affirm their worth or encourage them to do their best by using “Lunch Box Love Notes,” by Jennifer Stratton; “Lunch Joke Cards,” by Cynthia Coulon or “Big Kid Lunch Notes,” by Kari Pieratt. It’s like sending a hug to school with them!     template 92474                                template 92285Starring Your Child Prepare for spotlight day. Most classes for younger kids feature each child at least once during the year. Collaborate with your children. Interview them and have them help select facts and photos for their very own poster. Cynthia Coulon designed 18 x 24 poster templates for just this purpose, "School Girl Spotlight Poster," and "School Boy Spotlight Poster." Or, use other posters in the Template Gallery as a base for such spotlights. If YOU do YOUR homework, you can showcase your child with style!     template 64523                                template 70697    template 91558                                template 64530Friends and Classmates Building relationships with classmates is a big part of the school experience. Be sure to take photos of your child with the friends you’ve come to know as loyal and supportive. This is a subtle but effective tool to boost the importance of peers that encourage your child to be his or her best. Use the photos to make meaningful gifts for such friends or make copies of your scrap pages for them. Good 12 x 12 scrap page templates to start with include “BFFs,” by Michelle Bedard; “School BFF,” by Deanna Payne & Shanna Vineyard; “School Friends,” by Cynthia Coulon and “Sports Day,” also by Michelle Bedard. template14482                             Another way to use photos of those close to your child is to make a “My Fantastic Friends” 7 x 5 storybook  by Lori Mar. This pocket size book will be loved now and treasured later and makes a wonderful birthday gift for the featured friends. Including your child’s friends in preserving memories influences his or her choice of lifelong companions. Play this important part in building your child’s relationships and you better fulfill your role as a parent.       template 57417                      template 59101                  Other Heritage Maker products that facilitate friendships are our “play date cards.” These are made from playing or business card sets. Use the card to start the arrangements for a visit from a friend. Two playing card “play date cards” are shown here. The top one is from Tanya Sadal and called “Boy Dinosaur Play Date Cards.”  The one below is “Space Playdate Cards,” by Kristen Melnyk.                 template 76963                    template 20983                  template 49500Help with Homework Boost your child’s skills and encourage competency by using playing card decks as learning aids. There are several already in the template gallery. If you need something different, simply change a template to fit your child’s needs. “Savannah's Grade 1 Sight Words,” by Heidi Jackson is a good one, so are “Sight Words,” by Luci Fortune and “HM Pre-School Flash Cards,” by Roxanne Buchholz.      template 56428                                template 56425Fostering Talent If your child writes, be sure his or her writing is honored and encouraged. Roxanne Buchholz has wonderful 11 x 14 print templates that can be used for writing or poetry. In four colors, designated by season, the ones shown here are “HM Poetry Poster – Summer” and “HM Poetry Poster – Fall.” Perhaps a sport or art is where she shines. Reward perseverance and hard work anywhere you find it by searching the Template Gallery for ways to document and promote it. We have templates for nearly every interest.                template 32547                                 template 52111                One of the best ways to foster any kind of talent or achievement is to acknowledge it often. As your child masters learning tasks at school, have some playing cards on hand that reward hard work with a treat or special outing. Heather Benson’s “Super Kid Reward Cards,” is a great set for a super-hero-loving child. “Totally Girl Coupons,” by Shelley Pettis takes the same idea in a more feminine direction. template 83286                        template 86184                      template 92167                           template 78765                                      template 78998                                template 78934The Holidays Plan ahead and you’ll have clever and inexpensive Christmas gifts for teachers and friends, personalized Valentines and end-of-year thank you gifts for those who have taught your children. Put “teacher,” “gift” or “Valentine” in the Template Gallery search field and you’ll find hundreds of great holiday gift ideas. Use “Math Teacher Tile,” 6 x 4 Invitation by Lynda Angelastro and mount to foam core or floor tile for a fun gift for a teacher or use a playing card deck, “HM POP-ular Gift Tags,” by Roxanne Buchholz and customize the front of the card for different children in the same family. Attach to a bag of fancy popcorn and you have a wonderful teacher gift. One of Heritage Makers most popular children’s products are personalized valentines made from double-sided business cards. With 50 to a set, they are economical and lots of fun. Shown above are “School Fish Valentines,” by Cynthia Coulon; “You're a Hoot,” by Lynda Angelastro; “I Wheelie Like You,” by Nicole Hutmacher and “You're Outa this World,” by Michelle Bell. Check the Template Gallery for loads of other themes.   Make School Important At the end of the school year, do sum up your child’s experiences in an 8 x 8 storybook. Roxanne Buchholz has an entire series, one for almost every age. Check out templates Pre-School-25797, K-81118, 1st-56434, 2nd-56433, 3rd-86295, 4th-85577, 5th-76275, 6th-25798, 7th-86192 and HS-25796. A child’s yearbook can become a powerful tradition that underscores the importance of education. Bottom line, take an active role in your child’s school life today and you contribute significantly to your child’s school success tomorrow and their lives forever after. Get started today, it’s an effort that really pays off. And realistically, if you don’t do it, who else will? Share this:

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Business Cards by Michelle

I'd love to help you grow your business with fun and professional cards, flyers, brochures and more.  Design your own or have me design them for you.  The best part- our minimum orders are super low.  (You can order just 50 business cards at a time).... so it's easy to print something up for an upcoming event or promotion.  We even offer full color flyers for LESS than Kinkos!  Use our beautiful variety of art to really make a great statement and attract new clients!

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AUGUST SALE- get 50 cards for just $5! PLUS, no shipping costs if 
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- you can create your own customer punch cards too!  And no charge for uploading your own designs . . . or use one of my pre-designed cards:

 

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Printing is done through Heritage Makers.

with Heritage Makers you have 2 options-- purchase as a RETAIL CLIENT or a CLUB CLIENT.  If you JUST want to do business cards, you'll probably want to choose Retail Client.  However, if you see other products you'd also like to do (storybooks, canvas prints, or other business products like brochures & booklets), being a CLUB CLIENT will get you a better deal. 

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** club clients simply commit to purchasing $90 in product.  That could be all business cards, or it could be a combination of business cards, flyers, brochures, hard-bound books, etc . . . Also, the $90 is split up over 3 months-- and you don't have to publish your projects all at once.  In fact that $90 can be used anytime over the next TWO years.  **

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Let me know where you plan on printing and I'll create a custom card just for you.

I also keep this card on file so if you want to make changes in the future, you can.

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To get started, go ahead and email me with what you'd like to include on the card.  Make sure to write what colors/style you are looking for and attach any images onto the card.  Allow 24 hours for finished design.  digitaldreambooks(at)gmail.com

Back to School

You're invited to attend a free Inspirations Online Class with Heritage Makers!

Date: Thursday Aug 9, 2012 at 6 pm pacific/az
Theme: Sending Them Back to School
To register, go to https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/285919640

We'll show you how to be a more purposeful part of your kid's school day with unique projects to showcase talents, thank teachers and strengthen friendships.