Category Archives: Holiday eCards

We are always making new animated eCards for the seven major eCard holidays. Keep up on our new Christmas eCards, Valentine’s Day eCards, Thanksgiving eCards, Easter eCards, Halloween eCards, Father’s Day eCards, and Mother’s day eCards here.

If We Could Have Grandparents Forever

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“Grandma always made you feel she had been waiting to see just you all day and now the day was complete.”  Marcy DeMaree

“One of the most powerful handclasps is that of a new grandbaby around the finger of a grandfather.” Joy Hargrove

What is it about it about grandparents that make them so precious and dear? Perhaps because they don’t possess the disciplinary, buzz-kill aspects of a parent or the occasionally grating irritation of a sibling. Grandparents are the saints of all relatives!

My grandmother was everything divine, sweet and soft. She never cursed and she made her tea with lots of milk. She hummed old Church tunes while doing the dishes. She smelled of all things Avon. Her hairbrushes were very serious affairs, with elaborate etchings of horse-drawn carriages on the back. She woke up at the crack of dawn every day.

My grandfather was feisty and unbridled. He challenged all of his grandchildren to punch his big belly as hard as they could, laughing the whole time. He’d mercilessly make fun of Lawrence Welk (much to my grandmother’s chagrin; it was her favorite show). He smelled a soapy clean and his face felt rough to the touch. He called me “Little One” in this sweet, sing-songy voice that I can still hear as plain as day.

What memories of your grandparents do you hold dear? What did they instill in you?

If you’re lucky enough to have your grandparents around, make sure you send them a Grandparent’s Day e-card. They love to be acknowledged for their special contributions, which are truly one-of-a-kind.

Grandpa and Grandma Penguin ready to shower you with love.

Back to School – Is an Education Really Worth it?

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Okay, okay…before you get mad, I realize the importance of a good education. But if you’re like me, you had some definite hits and misses in the ol’ academic department, especially high school.

Let’s start with Home Economics. This was not where I was taught complex equations or a new language. This was where I learned how to make Snickerdoodles and stock my pantry efficiently (labels out and in alphabetical order…what?) I was also taught how to wash my hands the “right” way (yes, there is a wrong way, apparently).

Typing class was a whole other story. We have an excellent, patient teacher and one day, it all clicked, and my fingers were flying! I was typing 40 words per minute in no time. (I’m up to 65 wpm now. Test here.) I still consider typing class to be the most basic, usable skills I learned in high school. (It beat pantry stocking, hands down.)

History and English may have had some merit, but not to this eternally blasé 14 year-old. I needed dramatic re-enactments like Dan Carlin’s Hardcore History (a podcast where I’ve learned more about history than in four years with mean Mr. Combs, who actually yelled his lesson like we were his ex-wife.)

I learned to say “It’s alright” before entering the girl’s bathroom (or the girls in said bathroom would toss their cigarettes in the toilet, thinking you were a teacher) and how to take “sitting naps” during Latin without the semi-blind Mrs. Santarini knowing a thing.

I learned that Algebra actually does have some applications in life, contrary to popular belief. (Have you ever put together a piece of furniture from Ikea? Come on…that’s some serious algebra.)

And of course there was returning to school in September– that always felt so rewarding and fresh. That crisp Fall weather, brand new clothes, notebooks that you’d proudly make your own with tons of doodles…hmmm, maybe it wasn’t so bad after all.

Perhaps we should all “go back to school” in September in one form or the other, whether it’s a classic book you’ve been meaning to read or a class you’ve been meaning to take. Life is an ongoing education afterall, teeming with lessons…and now you get to choose what you want to learn.

If you know a child who could stand a few words of encouragement, take a look at our collection of Back to School eCards.

The tyke seems sad but Mom’s happy again now he’s out of the house!

You can take the typing test at this link: http://www.typingtest.com/test.jsp

Here’s Dan Carlin’s podcast: http://www.dancarlin.com/disp.php/hh

Thank You for the 4th of July, Richard Henry Lee!

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Ever heard of Richard Henry Lee? Tsk tsk, you owe him your Summer barbeque. You also owe him your freedom, right to bear arms, right to free assembly, and other liberties enjoyed by being an American citizen anytime after July 2, 1776.

Founding Father, Richard Henry Lee

You see, it was Senator Richard Henry Lee of Virginia who made the actual motion for the United Colonies to be free from Britain. Here is the exact wording of his motion:

“Resolved: That these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent States, that they are absolved from all allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain is, and ought to be, totally dissolved.”

Go Dicky!!

The good senator was part of the Second Continental Congress at the time. After making his motion, he was actually absent while they voted on July 2nd. The vote was near unanimous; New York abstained. I don’t know if you are on any committees, but if you are, you know that moment when everyone is on board and voting and then someone pulls out an abstention. Can you imagine that moment in 1776? Everyone in the room looks around at the New York guys with a dead pan expression on their faces. Really?

Senator Lee was, however, there for the signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4th. (Ah! Now you remember! Some ancient crumbs of long past American History classes bubble up).

So it all started with the fine gentleman from Virginia. His colleague in the Continental Congresses was Thomas Jefferson who wrote the majority of the Declaration. So Virginia’s representatives both moved for independence and then codified it on paper. Thank you Virginia!

While the outspoken John Adams of Massachusetts and the brilliant Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania made enormous contributions as well, we think it is high time we remember Richard Henry Lee for his key place in American Independence. Three cheers for you, Senator Lee! Hip Hip Hooray!

You can see Richard Henry Lee in one of our 4th of July ecards. Watch the Founding Fathers BBQ card and look for him. He may be the fellow swinging by on a rope. OK we took liberties. But isn’t that what 4th of July ecards should be about? Liberty?

We have more serious animated 4th of July ecards as well, like the very moving America’s Birthday Song.

Doozycards Father’s Day ecards Featured in Times Square!

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The newest of Doozy Cards’ Father’s Day ecards, Country Singing Steak, has been featured in Times Square!  A sentence about our new Father’s Day animated greetings and a big fun picture of the Singing Steak and his wiener band went up on one of the big electronic billboards in Times Square!

Here’s the picture:

That's 6 whole stories of singing meat! - Click the picture to play the animation.

Father’s Day for the Dadless

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For some, Father’s Day can be tough, especially if you don’t have a parent around to share in the celebrations. Maybe you don’t talk anymore or maybe he’s passed on.

It may feel like everyone seems to have a Dad in place to give their gifts and send their Father’s day ecards to and you’re left with a feeling of longing and sadness.

Here are few pointers for the people who may be without a father this holiday:

  •  Appreciate the others in your life. At its core, Father’s Day is about honoring the presence of someone you love. Why not focus on the people who are in your life and how they matter? Send them funny e-cards or give them a call. Tell them how they have been a blessing to you. Or what about someone father-like in your life? Reach out and give thanks to teachers, mentors and older male friends. Certainly you can celebrate friends or relatives who are fathers themselves.
  •  Don’t let death get in the way. Just because your father may have passed on doesn’t mean he’s not still your father. Spend some time to review the many ways he has made you who you are today. Send him good wishes, wherever he may be. Pull out some photos and put them around your home. Light some candles in his honor. Wish him aloud a Happy Father’s Day.
  •  Make some peace. If you and your father no longer speak or there’s some long-held tension, what can you do to create some harmony this Father’s Day? Write a letter detailing your feelings, regardless of whether you send it. Focus on the ways he did contribute to your life. Note the similarities between the two of you–ones that you genuinely like. Father’s Day is a good time to look at those in-between places, where you can bridge that gap, even just a little.

We understand holidays can mean a lot of different things to a lot of different people. And we hope you can celebrate your father in the best way possible this year, whatever that means to you.

You can see Father’s Day animated greeting choices for others here:

www.doozycards.com/ecards/fathers-day/for-son

www.doozycards.com/ecards/fathers-day/for-brother

Here is one of our eCards for Sons who are Fathers themselves.