When Toodie & I made the big move from Colorado back to Florida I was sad to leave our friends and their children behind. In the past five years we must have sent a ton of birthday cards, thinking of you cards, good luck cards, and kid’s cards to keep us connected. I was pretty worried after the move because the majority of my circle here in FL are single, just getting married, or childless! Luckily her father has quite a few friends who have kids the same age as her. One of them, who is more like his brother, has an adorable little boy named Matthew. It was friendship at first site and they quickly clicked after their initial play date.
Toodie & Matthew are only a few months apart and naturally they have become the best of friends. Every other weekend when Toodie visits her daddy’s house Matthew makes a special appearance for fun filled days of swimming, playing, and adventures. Don’t let the innocent faces and sweet smiles fool you though! These two are always in cahoots when it comes to creating mischief. Every child needs a partner in crime to grow up with. After all, 28 years later and I am still attached at the hip with my childhood bestie!
With Matthew’s 5th birthday only a few weeks away I headed to Walmart to browse their kid friendly cards. If anything says thoughtful we all know it’s a hand selected Hallmark card! Amongst the classic greeting cards I found a section devoted to the kiddos. I stumbled upon awesome poster cards for kids with Matthew’s favorite super heroes on them. It was a tough choice between Batman and the Avengers but if there is anything better than one superhero it’s a whole group of them!
Both poster cards had a full sized themed poster inside. Once Matthew opens his card and reads his special birthday message, he can unfold it to reveal a super cool poster for his bedroom. The Avenger’s poster was also glow in the dark. SOLD! Even at my age I am a sucker for anything that glows. As a child I remember covering my ceiling in those tiny plastic glow in the dark stars. Receiving a card for any occasion makes a child feel special but when it has extras inside it’s even more exciting. I can’t wait to see Matthew’s big smile when he opens this up!
You can find kid’s poster cards at your local Walmart in the Hallmark section. Before shopping make sure to sign up for the Hallmark Rewards Program which earns you rewards for every Hallmark card you purchase at Walmart. For every 5 cards you buy, you will earn a reward of your choice. It’s easy to sign up and 100% free!
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OMG, those Marvel Hallmark cards are awesome! I wish they were around when my son was younger, although I know many adults who would love to get those on their birthday!
Mitch
Awesome cards- especially for boys! I know at least my niece and nephew don't really care too much for the card- more for the present, but if we gave them a COOL card- one they might want to hang in their room, maybe that would change?
My kids both love posters – whatever they have on them. I think they just love putting things up on their walls! Those are awesome cards. My son is into Super Heroes and his birthday is coming up – one of these would be perfect for him.
oh boy. my kids all have birthdays coming quite soon and they LOVE stuff to hang on their walls!! i know what cards to get them
These are great cards.I love the poster also.
Those are mighty cool! Both of my boys have August birthdays (great planning, huh?), so I might have to get them each one of these – they would love them!
These look really cool and I love how they can still be friends even with the distance between them. How much are the cards by the way?
These are adorable. Thank you for sharing all of these! What great gift ideas.
I'm pretty much with you about the glow-in-the-dark fun. There's just something magical about that!
Those are pretty awesome. My son would love a poster card for his birthday, especially one with Marvel super heroes on them.
I love giving (and receiving!) cards, and kids are always so excited to get them. It's cool that they have posters and all kinds of little extras now!
These cards look like so much fun! I'll have to keep them in mind next time we send one to a child.
I love the poster. How fun for a kid to hang in his/her room! (I'm also a huge fan of Hallmark. Best card company!)
These are snazzy as a can be! I love buying cards for kids cause they are always so colorful and fun!
I have seen some of these cards the last time I was in walmart. These would be perfect for my boys. They all grow up way to fast.
I love this! if you were a relative that was mailing a card, the present is the poster. A perfect small gift!
These are the coolest cards ever! Perfect for my Avengers and Batman loving son and nephew, both their birthdays are in July so this is perfect timing! Thank you!
I'll have to pick those up for my husband. He's loved Captain America since he was a child!
those are awesome. i know a few kids that would love them
The poster size is a great idea! I would def. use to re-decorate a room!!
Those Hallmark cards are pretty awesome! I had no idea they had Marvel characters on cards now
I love Hallmark cards. So happy to get rewards buying cards at WalMart!!
Poster cards! What a fun idea! I haven't seen these yet!
These are really great. I know several kids that would just love them.
They have cards with glow-in-the-dark posters now?! That is like 2-in-1 with a card AND gift inside!
Ah, I love these! Seriously, my son would freak if he got this. I'll have to get him one next year.
My son's birthday isn't until November. I might have to go and buy one of these now to make sure that I have one for him then!
My son would love any of these super hero cards! I love the poster size
My son would love any of these super hero cards! Love the poster size!
Those are so cool! I always loved getting posters as a kid and it would be awesome to get one in a card!
These really ARE like a card and a gift, all in one. And I love that there's a glow-in-the-dark option, too!
I love Hallmark cards! They always keep up the modern trends in pop culture and brands…I love these cards. I am such a card fanatic!
Poster cards are a great idea. I have some birthdays coming up for some of our younger little relatives and these would be perfect for them.
That's cool that you were able to remain friends with a friend from your childhood for so long. Love those cards!
Aww, those are such fun cards! We have lots of summer birthdays coming up. I need to run and pick a few up! I have a fun greeting card organizer that I made a few months ago…totally time to refill it!
Those are some awesome cards! My nephew would love all of these.
These are very cool. I love the poster. My son would love. He's big into his super hero phase!
Kids really do like cards and Hallmark makes some great ones. It is important to find cards that make the children smile and feel as though we thought of them and only them when we selected the card.
These are so fun! I could see an elementary school aged kid loving them!
I haven't seen the giant poster cards! My son would love them. Thanks!
We've got a little one with a birthday coming up too. He'll be 7 and I bet he'd love this… Hallmark is always coming up with great ideas.
I love the idea of a poster in the card. it's like a present inside his card.
My kiddo loves her super heros and a poster inside a card is so awesome.
Well, aren't these cute. I bet my kids would really get a kick out of getting a poster card.
I'll take anything with Captain America on it! haha So awesome to get a poster with the card!
A poster in a card?!? That's pretty awesome. I could see my son loving the Batman or Marvel ones!
These cards are awesome! I've just had my kids make cards for friends and family but a fun poster makes the card worth it!
~Amanda
My kids love glow in the dark too! (P.S. they totally still make those glow in the dark stars–we have them all over the kids room!!! 😀 ) this poster is so much fun! Who doesn't like The Avengers?! 🙂 #client
Aw, cute! My nephew would love a poster card exactly like this one.
Awww that is too cute! My son would love a card like this. Now I know what to get him for his birthday. He's big into posters.