Photo by OkaggiAs we begin the new year and start to dismantle the remnants of 2007, one thing we must deal with are the stacks of holiday cards. As a parent, I love the pictures that come with the cards. So my first parenting tip is to cut and paste and create a few scrapbook pages to round out the year.But what to do with the rest of the cards - you know, the “old fashioned” kind? I mean the ones with no pictures.This parenting tip is easy. Just cut the the back fold off the card. Usually, the sender does not write on the blank back of the front flap.

I save these fronts for the next December. Then I hand them over to the kids. The kids cut, paste, and decorate these half cards, to make new cards for their teachers and friends. The possibilities are endless. Some of the cutouts are used for ornaments, decorations, and placecards at the table.

This parenting tip works well for birthday cards too. I have a file of cutoff birthday cards. These make cute tags for gifts and birthday cards for friends.

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