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Homemade Mother's Day Crafts From The Kids

Let the kids in on the action with child-made Mother's Day gifts.

Need a last minute Mother’s Day gift idea? For anyone who is looking for some child-directed gifts for the moms and grandmas out there, look no further.  Here are some very easy AND meaningful gifts for the kids to create:

Handy Bouquet

(adapted from Hand-Shaped Art by Diane Bonica)

Materials Needed

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  • Red, pink, yellow or purple paint
  • 1 piece each of blue & green construction paper
  • Crayons or Markers
  • Glue or glue stick
  • 8x10 frame (optional)

Instructions

  1. Paint your child’s hand the color of his choice.  Position the hand upward with fingers together.
  2. Press to make the handprint near the top of the blue paper
  3. Cut out a stem and leaves from the green construction paper and glue accordingly.
  4. Using a crayon or marker have your child “sign” their artwork.  Be sure to include the date!
  5. As an extra special touch, frame the project for Mom to hang with pride.

Adaptations

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  • For multiple children-be sure to create a flower for everyone by pressing the hands at different heights, you should be able to fit four.
  • For infants-use both foot and hand prints.  By cutting out and placing a flower pot at the bottom of the blue paper you create an entire bouquet with those miniature prints. 

Salad Dressing Flower Vase

(adapted from Mother’s Day Crafts by Jean Eick)

Materials Needed

  • One tall container such as a salad dressing bottle
  • Misc. stickers
  • 1 square piece of wrapping paper (cut to fit the center of the bottle)
  • Ribbon
  • A picture of the child(ren)

Instructions

  1. Peel any wrappers off of the bottle and wash thoroughly.
  2. Glue the square of wrapping paper (or any colorful paper) to the center of the bottle. 
  3. Glue the child’s picture onto the center of the wrapping paper, so that the wrapping paper serves as a frame.
  4. Wrap the ribbon around the neck of the bottle
  5. Embellish with stickers
  6. Fill with egg carton flowers (instructions below) and place on the table as a Mother’s Day Centerpiece.

Adaptation

  • Other items can be used, such as a small soda bottle or even a coffee can covered in wrapping paper (the coffee can idea was my husband’s).  However, the picture frame may not work on all containers.  Substitute by gluing small strips of construction paper with your “favorite things” about mom written on them. (Like You make the best mac & cheese or I love playing Wii with you).

Egg Carton Flowers

(from Adam Iacobucci)

Materials Needed

  • One egg carton
  • Scissors
  • Paint or markers
  • Straws or pipe cleaners

Instructions

  1. Cut as many “egg holders” (or bottom segments) as flowers you wish to create.
  2. Decorate each egg holder with paint or markers.  These become your flowers.
  3. Make a small hole in the center of the flat bottom of your “flower”.
  4. Using either green straws or green pipe cleaners as stems, simply attach them through the hole previously cut.
  5. Place them in your hand made vase and voila!

Little Hand Notepad

(adapted from All New Crafts for Mother’s Day and Father’s Day by Kathy Ross)

Materials Needed

  • Hole Punch
  • Thin Craft Ribbon
  • Variety of paper in light colors
  • Marker
  • Scissors
  • Pen or pencil
  • Ruler
  • Poster Board or Card Stock

Instructions

  1. Trace your child’s handprint with a pencil on the poster board or card stock.
  2. Cut the hand shape out
  3. Use the shape as a pattern and trace around it on the various papers.  Cut about 20 handprints in total.  (You can always stack the paper to cut four of them at a time.)
  4. Stack the paper hands together on top of the poster board hand so that the poster board becomes the back of the notepad.
  5. Punch two holes in through the bottom of the hands.
  6. Tie the stack of hands together by stringing a piece of the ribbon from the back of the pad, up through the two holes.  Tie the ends in a bow.
  7. Cut a 12-inch length of ribbon.  Tie one end of the ribbon through the two holes at, what is now, the top of the pad and secure it with a knot.  Leave one ribbon end hanging down and tie the pen or pencil to it.
  8. Write a message, then sign and date the front of the notepad.
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