“Not-A-Love-Note” Love Notes

My little boys like to take their own lunch to school on occasion.  When they do pack a lunch, I help them…and I like to send a fun little surprise along with their PB&J.  That little surprise is in the form of a love note….only they are little boys who don’t really want their friends seeing a “love note” from their mom...so I send “not-a-love-note” notes.  Really, all I want to do is let them know I’m thinking of them – so these little love notes are usually in the form of jokes!

Since I can’t be "too mushy,” I like to go all out with their joke cards – and using fun stickers and embellishments from my scrapbooking supplies really lets the boys know these are super special!

Doodlebug Doodle-pops are SUPER cute and I love using them on the joke cards.  Not only are they cute, but I can ALWAYS find a cute little joke or riddle to correspond with the image.

Here are a few of my favorite websites for kid-friendly jokes:
http://www.ahajokes.com/kids_jokes.html
http://www.ducksters.com/jokesforkids/
http://jokes-for-kids.com/
http://www.brownielocks.com/jokes.html
After you find the jokes you want to use, simply type them into a document and print them out onto white cardstock.  I like to use mailing templates to get the right spacing, but if you space them so the final card is about 4” wide and 2 1/2” tall, there will be just the right amount of space to add your doodle-pop next to the joke.

After the jokes are printed, just add the doodle-pop and mount the entire piece on a coordinating color of patterned paper (this will be easy because Doodlebug is awesome and everything coordinates!).

Print out the answer to the riddle onto a small strip of white cardstock and adhere it to the back of the card.

And that’s how you send love notes to your little boys without them realizing it’s a love note!

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