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Emma made this darling little box after reading The Kiss Box at school. I was intrigued, so we borrowed the book from the library. It’s an absolutely charming new book (published in December 2011) about a little bear who exchanges kiss-filled boxes with his mother so that they won’t miss one another so much while they are apart. The illustrations are adorable, and I love this idea!
Emma filled her box with kisses, and now she has them with her always. I love that she came up with this craft all on her own – and executed it without any help from me! And if you’re looking for a book to help little ones cope with separation anxiety, this is definitely a story to read!
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Oh, this is soooo cute. It would go great with a kissing song I wrote!
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maryanne Reply:
April 28th, 2012 at 7:52 am
Have you read “The Kiss Box”? It just came out at the end of last year – lovely picture book!
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It sounds so cute and her craft is so cute
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maryanne Reply:
April 28th, 2012 at 9:23 pm
It’s an adorable book :)
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How sweet! We will have to check out that book – thanks.
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This is a very cute idea! our daughter came up with an idea to make “I miss you” cards- She draws pics of her family and hand them to us or holds onto them when anyone has to go away (to the store, to the gym, to school)…it is so cute! We are going to try the kiss box- but we’ll probably make origami hearts for it! :)
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maryanne Reply:
April 30th, 2012 at 9:14 pm
Your daughter’s cards sound so sweet! I love the idea of an origami heart kiss box!
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This is adorable! I love this idea. I will definitely make kiss boxes for my girls to carry with them once they start school. What a cute idea!
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We read this when it came out and I love it. My little guy still has anxiety when I go to work. A couple of other books I enjoy along the same lines are the Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn and Love Waves by Rosemary Wells.
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maryanne Reply:
April 28th, 2012 at 7:39 pm
We love “The Kissing Hand” – read it with my daughter when she was starting Kindergarten. I’ll have to look for “Love Waves” – thanks for the recommendations!
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Aww! What a lovely box :)
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That is so sweet!
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How cute! I know that I brought this book from the library, and Anna read it on her own. It didn’t motivate her to craft though, but she is rarely motivated to craft in general anyway.
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That is so precious! I love the sound of it… kiss box.
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Beautiful! Emma could start her own blog of book+craft ideas!
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maryanne Reply:
April 30th, 2012 at 9:15 pm
It wouldn’t surprise me if she does, some day :)
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Your kids are so amazing!
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What a sweet, thoughtful and creative daughter you have…I can’t wait to introduce the concept to my son.
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Beautiful!!!!
I love your daughter’s creativity! Kids can come up with some great things when given materials and time. Nice job, Mom! I’m sure she was very proud to see her work posted on your blog.
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That is so sweet! I love that she came up with doing it herself as well. Child-led activities are my favourite! :)
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maryanne Reply:
May 5th, 2012 at 2:53 pm
I love the ownership they have over the projects when they come up with them on their own!
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This sounds like such a sweet book. My Defne would love it :) I will look it up at the library.Thanks for linking up to Book Sharing Monday :)
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This is so adorable! R always wants to take something of mine with him when he visits his nana so he always remembers me. Hehe. I think he’d love this. I need to check out that book!
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How precious! I absolutely love this idea. This book is going on my library list.
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MaryAnne Reply:
January 14th, 2013 at 6:34 pm
It’s a really sweet book – I think you’ll like it!
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