Apr 23, 2007

Chicago, IL – Let children express grace and courtesy by simply saying “Thank You” with a hand-decorated thank-you note featuring a personal inscription from your child in their very own handwriting. Instead of parents signing their child’s name to store-bought, fill-in-the-blank thank-you cards, children can experience how to craft personal sentiments, or “Thank You Thoughts” with creativity and style.

With the introduction of their new Make-Your-Own Thank-You Notes the folks at Made By Hands realize that the art of writing a sincere, heartfelt thank-you note, along with the practice of writing one for seemingly small landmarks in life that hold big meaning for the recipients of a thank-you note is becoming a lost art. So they built the kit around a book written by kids for kids. The amazing new KidsTALK Book has a collection of wonderful anecdotes and pictures from boys and girls ages 5-12 that tell us the different occasions for which they write thank-you notes and why it’s always good to tell people thank you, especially in a note. It’s just the inspiration your child needs to create their own sentiment of gratitude and appreciation.

The kit even provides children examples of “Thoughtful Thoughts,” which inspire youngsters to express personal details on how the person they’re writing has helped them.

A thank-you note is the perfect way to express gratitude to the piano teacher that stayed late, or to the soccer coach who gave your little goalie the game ball. Make-Your-Own Thank-You Notes are a great way for kids to do something nice for everyone who’s done something special for them with this fun and thoughtful art activity kit. Just imagine the face of your child’s grandparent, math teacher or classmate when they open this one-of-a-kind keepsake made just for them.

Each kit contains everything needed to design and create 15 personalized thank-you notes including seven templates of Pop-Outs! in a variety of shapes and sizes. Templates have 126 Pop-Outs! each and come in 12 awesomely colored cardstock. Make-Your-Own Thank-You Notes also includes a kid-friendly portable Velcro -closing box with more than 500 Pop-Outs! for hours of fun. The suggested retail price is $19.99.

About Made by Hands

Made By Hands’ products have received the coveted Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Seal Award, Dr. Toy’s Best 10 Creative Products Winner, Parents’ Choice Gold Seal Award, National Parenting Center of Approval and more. The kudos are well-earned given that the Made By Hands owners are a pair of Chicago moms that “made it by hand” themselves to create a company that produces innovative products for children that you won’t find anywhere else.For a complete product list of make-your-own art activity kits, visit madebyhands.com.