We love Spring at our house. Not just for obvious reasons, either. Everyone in our house has a Spring birthday! So for about 6 weeks, we're constantly celebrating. One of our traditions is to hang the birthday kid's banner and leave it up for about a week. It's usually hung in the living room for all to see.
They're pretty big, too. I used banner paper, so they're about 3 ft. wide by 5 ft. long. I used acrylic paint and sometimes a Sharpie, going over a rough pencil sketch. I never even erased the pencil lines. I like it like that. Each one was painted the night before each child's 1st birthday, with lots of love. Not much thought was put into the design. I just drew what felt right, inspired by each child's personality.
They're starting to show their age - a few ripped corners, a little bit of birthday cake smeared here or there (the banners, that is). And that's okay. We love them anyway. How many more years can we hang these? I don't know, for as long as the kids love them. And they do love them. I can tell by the squeals of excitement when they come out of hiding for a year.
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