Project: Nurse's Gifts

After spending so much time in the hospital, I didn't feel like parting with a simple "Thank You" was enough.  More than 10 nurses cared for me during my five-day stint and nearly 30 for Lucy during her almost three weeks in NICU.  So I wanted to do something special.  I didn't really have any great ideas, even after scouring Pinterest.  Finally I remembered a super cute card I got from a student one time, and thought I would adapt it for the nurses.  So here's what I did:

Step 1: Gather materials

• Card stock
• Colorful markers
• Tape
• Ribbon
• Smarties
• 100 Grands
• Milky Ways

Step 2: Artwork
I wrote each of their names in fancy font and colors on the front of the card stock.  This was the most time-consuming part!

Step 3:  Message

I hand wrote (which also took a lot of time) the following on each card:

Thank you for using your (SMARTIES) to serve us!

(MILKY WAY) You are out of this world!

You deserve (100 GRAND)!

Thanks so much!

 

Step 4: Picture

These nurses see so many people that I was afraid they might not remember (or maybe even have known?) our last names.  So I ordered 40 prints of our family picture online  (FREE from York Photo for new customers - paid only $2.38 in shipping!) and then stapled it to the top and labeled it.

 Step 5: Tie it Up!
 I used a hole punch to punch a hole in the top and then secured it with ribbon.  The finish product was two grocery bags full of these:

 

We dropped them off and didn't get to see their reactions, but I hope the nurses enjoyed them. :)