Button Pin
added 8-18-98
Original Author Unknown
Need: Cardboard
box, buttons, pin back, glue gun (Adult Only),
wallpaper
Directions: Cut
small hearts from a cardboard box. Glue buttons on the heart in
whatever fashion the children want You glued a pin back on the back
of it with the glue gun and then made a small sack out of wallpaper
for wrapping the pin and added this little note on a card
This little heart
I give to you
Filled with buttons
Of every hue
On this happy
Mother's Day
I love you
In every way.
Mother's Day Egg
Shell Art added
8-18-98 Original
Author Unknown
Need: Dyed egg
shells, Rolling pin, Glue, Brushes, Card matt or paper plate
Directions:
1. Collect egg shells after Easter.
2. Crush them with a rolling pin.
3. Glue crushed egg shells onto cardboard, matt board or paper plate.
4. If shells are not dyed, you should first dye them.
Window Knick-knack
added 8-18-98 Original
Author Unknown
Need: Cereal
box for each child, clay, dried flowers, scissors (adult can do the
cutting part ahead of time, if nec.)
Directions:
Cereal box can be the small individual size, or a larger one
depending on what size you want your gift to be. Sit box upright and cut
off part of the front leaving enough at the bottom for a flower box
(planter, so to speak). Cut little blocks from the back resembling panes
in a window. Put a clump of clay on the bottom of
the box toward the front. Stick dried flowers into the clay so that
they come forward and stick out of the "window".
Mothers Day Snack Bag
added 8-18-98 Original
Author Unknown
Need: Paper
bag, hole punch, yarn, two napkins, microwave popcorn, two juice
boxes
Directions:
The children cut out of a pocketbook shape out of a brown paper bag.
Punch holes around the edges and have the children thread together.
They can then decorate the bag any which way they like. The children
then place two napkins,
microwave popcorn, two juice boxes, and place them in the bag. The
children can go home and have a nice quiet snack with mom.
Hug added
8-18-98 Original
Author Unknown
Need: Long
paper (from a roll), String, bingo markers, Red paper
Directions:
Let the child hug you. Then measure the hug with a piece of string. Put
the string on the long paper and cut. Trace the child's hands and attach
on either end of the paper. Let them decorate with bingo markers or
whatever. Add a small heart in the middle with the poem:
Here's a happy hug a bunch
Wrap it around and feel the crunch
May smiles and Kisses come your way
With Lots of Love on Mothers Day
Mother added
8-18-98 Original
Author Unknown
Need: Button,
tissue, magazines, candy
Directions: You
can use this along with a gift you've made as part of a
card or make a book.
You sew the buttons on my clothes (glue button on this page)
You gave me a hankie for my nose (Kleenex on this one)
You make good things for me to eat (picture from magazine)
You buy me candy for a treat (glue piece of candy on)
You wash my clothes and mend my socks (picture from mag of clothes
and a sock)
Dear Mother, I love you lots and lots!!
(big heart - can put child's picture in it)
Flower
added 8-18-98 Original
Author Unknown
Need: Doily,
paper
Directions: Cut
a doily into a heart (or buy it like that) and make it into a flower
(add cut stem and leaves) put child's handprint on top of doily. Glue
all onto bright colored paper.
A Piece of me I give to you
I made this flower
Because I Love You
The heart is for you
The hand is me
To show we are friends
The best there can be
I hope you will save it
And look back someday
At the flower we shared on your SPECIAL DAY!
Pasta Necklace for Mom
added 8-18-98 Original
Author Unknown
Need: Pasta
shapes, Wheels, Straight Pasta with holes, Hearts, Bow Ties (tie on with
pretty ribbon), Other shapes w/ holes to string, Dye pasta w/ food color
& alcohol.
Directions: I
use a sm. amt. of alcohol (1/2 cup or less). Use about 1/2 bottle of
food
color in the rubbing alcohol. Add the pasta & drain. I do a small
amt. of pasta @ a time & use a slotted spoon to drain the pasta. I
keep using the colored alcohol. The pasta dries quickly. I use all
kinds of bright colors. When dry let the children string the pasta on
pretty ribbon. Tie on the bow tie shapes. This really is cute &
fun for the kids. My mom's were proud to wear these beautiful creations
that their child made.
Mother’s Day Flowers
added 8-18-98 Original
Author Unknown
Need: Colored
tissues, yarn
Directions:
The Friday before Mother's day is provide them with a tissue corsage
to take to work with them. Buy the colored facial tissue that is 2
ply. Fold the tissues in a fan, tie yarn around the middle and fluff
them up. Round the edges to make them prettier!!!
Mom's Apple Pie
added 8-18-98 Original
Author Unknown
Need:
Potpourri, Small Pie Tin, Pom poms, Gold Glitter, Tan Felt, Glue,
Scissors, Pencil, Wax paper.
Directions: Place your pie tin upside down
on the tan felt. Trace the shape with your pencil and cut out the
"pie crust". Open your packet of potpourri. Don’t eat it! It
smells better than it tastes! Pour it into the pie tin. Fill up your
pie tin with pom pom "apples"
Put a bead of craft glue around the edge of the pie tin and cover the
pie with the felt crust. Place a sheet of wax paper on top of the crust
and place a book on top until the glue dries. Don't use a really
heavy book, or you may end up with "applesauce".
When your pie is dry, decorate the top by drawing lines with glue and
sprinkle with glitter. Your pie is done! Doesn't it smell yummy? Put
it anywhere you'd enjoy the delicious aroma of fresh apple pie!
Mother's Day Sachets
added 8-18-98 Original
Author Unknown
Need: 8x8-in.
square of nylon netting, a large cotton ball, dusting powder,
ribbon and small artificial flowers.
Directions: Shake
the cotton ball in a bag filled with the dusting powder. Center it in
the nylon net. Gather the net around the ball and tie with a ribbon.
Add a small artificial flower in the ribbon. An easy and cute sachet
for Mom's drawer. The kids like it because it smells so good!
Another Mother's Day Sachet
W/Poem added
8-18-98
Original
Author Unknown
Need: Sheer
Netting, potpourri, ribbon
Directions: I
cut out 8"x11" pieces of sheer netting. The children put in a
handful of potpourri. We tied up the corners to make a pouch. Secure
with a rubber band then tie a length of pretty satin ribbon around
the sachet. Then we attached this poem:
This pretty bag of potpourri
Was made for you by little me.
In it there are leaves and flowers
That will smell sweet for many hours.
I helped cut the ribbon and lace
And tied it in a special place.
So keep it somewhere it can stay
To remind you of this Mother's Day!
I had the children write their names on the little card
(the ones that couldn't I helped a little.)
Decorative Bathroom Soaps
added 8-18-98 Original
Author Unknown
Need: Ivory
Snow Powder, water, cookie cutters or molds, food coloring
Directions:
Combine Ivory Snow powder (the laundry detergent) and water to make a
dough. Be sure to add the water as you mix until you have a playdough
like dough.
Give each child a small helping of soap dough and allow them to make
what they wish. You can also use cookie cutters or molds. We made
soaps in different
shapes for Mother's Day. You can add food coloring to the water
before mixing to create wonderfully colored soaps. Just be sure to
explain that this is soap and that the kids should be careful not to touch
their eyes!!
Soap
added 8-18-98 Original
Author Unknown
Need: Kitchen
supplies and plain, clear soap are all you need to make luminous bars
of soap. They can be any color you like. Colors can also be layered
in one bar.. natural additions make unusual, beautiful soaps. Try
poppy seeds a spiral of citrus peel oatmeal, fragrant dried herbs, or
a fern sprig. For molds use the bottom of a milk carton to make
square soaps, or try a smooth sided tomato paste can for cylindrical
shapes. Plastic chocolate molds also work..
Directions:
1. Chop bars of unscented glycerin soap (Pure Pleasure works well) to
yield 2 cups of one half inch chunks. Melt soap in a double boiler or
microwave on high for one
minute until melted completely. Skim froth from top. Mix in tiny amounts
of liquid food coloring. Blend colors as desired. For scented soap add
essential oils- natural scented oils the essence of the plant from
which they are derived. Can be found in specialty bath and beauty
shops.
2. Brush chosen mold with more essential oil or with vegetable oil.
Pour melted soap into mold and let stand until hardened, about 2
hours. To make layers, pour one colored soap into a mold and let it
harden for about 20 minutes. Skim off any bubbles and pour another
layer into the mold and let stand until hardened. The natural additions
can be mixed into the melted soap or placed on top of one layer
before adding another.
3. Remove the soap from the mold by ripping away the milk carton,
opening the can at the bottom and pushing out the soap or inverting
the plastic mold and tapping the bottom. Hardened soaps can be cut
into smaller bars.
Animal Cracker Pins
added 8-18-98 Original
Author Unknown
Need: Glue gun
(Adult Only), safety pin, paint, and
polyurethane
Directions:
Using a glue gun, attach safety pin back to each cracker. Pins can be
purchased in quantities of 10 or 15 at your nearest craft store.
After attaching the pin back, have children paint crackers using
tempera or poster paint and polyurethane for a shiny coat. Simple and
adorable.
Roses
added 8-18-98
Original Author Unknown
Need: Egg
carton, paint, pipe cleaner, paper, ribbon, green tissue paper
Directions: Another
pretty bouquet to give for Mother's Day is one made of egg carton
roses. Cut up cardboard egg cartons and trim around each cup to form
the "rose". I usually have each child make six. They then
paint the cups red inside and out. When dry poke a small hole in the
bottom through which a green pipe cleaner is inserted. Curl the top
of the pipe cleaner to keep the rose from falling off. The children can
cut a construction paper leaf for each stem and glue to pipe cleaner.
You now have a beautiful bouquet of long stemmed roses! They can be
tied with a ribbon and wrapped in green tissue paper like they are
when you buy real roses at a florist, or put into a child-made vase!
Scrubber Flower
added 11-9-98 Original
Author Unknown
Need: Net type
scrubber, brad, paper
Directions: You
use kitchen scrubbers (I bought mine at the supermarket at their
dollar days and got them 4 for $1.50) Use a brad to attach the
scrubber to paper and
make it the flower. The kids add the stem and leaves and other
things. Add the following poem that I changed up a bit.
MOM
To make your Mother's day fantastic
I made you this flower of plastic.
I give it to you with this special wish...
May it help you scrub each pot and dish.
I want to thank you for all you do.
Happy Mother's Day, I love you!
(remove brad and enjoy your kitchen scrubber)
Mother's day Gift added
3-13-99 Original
Author Unknown
Need: Frozen
OJ Lids, child pictures, magnet, lace and other decorations
Directions:
Save frozen OJ lids. Take a picture of your child and cut it the size
of the OJ lid. Paste on the OJ lid and decorate around to make it
pretty lid. Put a magnet
on the back and give it as a gift to mom or dad or sister or brother.
Mother's Day Recipe Holder
added 3-13-99
Original Author
Unknown
Need: Small
plastic plant pots, silk flowers, plastic forks, plaster of paris,
stickers
Directions:
Have the children decorate the pots using various stickers. Mix up a
batch of plaster and fill each pot 3/4 full. Let stand for a minute
or two or until the silk flowers will stand up in the plaster, insert
a fork, handle first. Let harden, place a favorite recipe card in the
fork. It makes a great recipe holder for your counter !
Mothers day vase and
flowers added
3-13-99 Original
Author Unknown
Need: Nestea
Bottle, tissue paper, glue, pipe cleaner
Directions: Take a Nestea bottle and remove
the label have the children take small scraps of tissue paper and
apply to the outside of the bottle with watered down glue and a paint
brush. Next, take tissue paper two colors layered and squeeze in the
middle so it looks like a butterfly and wrap a pipe cleaner there to
hold insert the pipe cleaner in the vase. You will need about 4 flowers to
have a full arrangement. Even the 2 year old's find paining the jar
easy.
I Love You Flower
added 4-5-99
Original Author Unknown
Need: Paper, chenille stem or straw,
plaster or glue, paper cup
Directions: Trace their hand and then glue
the fingers down to make the sign for Love (ring and middle fingers down.).
Add a chenille stem or a straw as the flower stem. Put some plaster
or glue in the bottom of a paper cup and put the stem down into the
cup - makes a really cute present.
I Love you
this much added
4-17-00 Original Author Unknown
Need: paper, yarn,
envelope
Directions:
Trace child's hands and attach with a
long piece of yarn (measure child's
arms)....put into an envelope with a note that says, "MOM, ( or
Grandma etc) I LOVE YOU THIS MUCH...
Book of
Kisses added
4-17-00 Original
Author Unknown
Need: paper, markers, lipstick
Directions:
The children can make a "Book Of Kisses" to give to their mothers
on Mother's Day. Make booklets by cutting paper into 4 inch squares
and stapling ten sheets together in one booklet for each child. Write
"Book of Kisses" on the top
page and invite the children to decorate the page that is the cover
of the booklet. In small groups, color the children's lips with lipstick
and have them kiss each page of the book. Send it home with a note
explaining that the mothers can redeem each page for a real kiss.
Mother's
Day Card added
4-17-00 Original
Author Unknown
Need: Construction paper, tempera paint, pie
pan, scissors, and a pencil.
Directions: Fold the construction paper in
half to form a card. Pour enough tempera paint in the pie pan to cover the
bottom. Have the child lay the palm of the hand in the paint. Take
the hand out of the paint and press the hand on the front of the
card, with the small finger along the folded edge. Let dry. Leaving
the card folded, cut out the handprint so the card is now in the
shape of the handprint. Open the card and write the message.
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