Mother's Day

[kcnjason]

Mother's Day is in 1 week and I like to do a special project/gift for each parent from each child. Would you like to share your ideas that you do with the dck's for mother's day.

[daycare]

Mother's Day is in 1 week and I like to do a special project/gift for each parent from each child. Would you like to share your ideas that you do with the dck's for mother's day.

OMG is it that close...... I don't even know when it is.

I am going to have to get a jump on that.

I think that I am going to go to the dollar bins at target. They have some really cute make it yourself photobooks. I have a ton of pics of the kids over the last year as well as this year...

I think I will do something with pictures for sure....

[MamaBear]

So Soon! /

I didnt realize it was so soon either!

Last year I printed a picture of each of the kids and they framed each one with these colored popsicle sticks... Then stuck a magnet on the back for them to put on the fridge. They were each wrapped along with a bow.

The year before I bought these tiny little flower vases at Walmart for $0.50 each and bought a fake bouquet of yellow roses... I put one yellow rose (trimmed down to fit) in each vase. Then put a pink bow around the vase and put in a little gift bag for each mom. That one was more work for me but the moms really liked it.

[kcnjason]

Mother's Day

One idea that I have came across is a ceramic tile, the kids put their handprint on the tile with paint, the provider writes "Happy Mother's Day" across the top and if the child is able, they cn write their name below the handprint. I have a few kids that can write their name, not perfect, but cute for a tile. I thought about that idea but would love to hear of other ideas.

[cheerfuldom]

I didn't even realize it was NEXT week! We have nothing planned yet but I better get it together!

[lil angels]

Oh crap! Almost every year were will plant geranium seeds in old plastic cookie containers and they are sprouted by Mothers Day and they decorate them and take them home.

But this year I am behind forgot all about it. We are going to each decorate a large cookie with frosting and some hard candy and wrap it up for each mom and I have some foam words that relate to mothers day so they can make a pic out of those to.

[PitterPatter]

We are doing the handprint poem with a paint hand print and frame it for each toddler to give to Mom.

My older child who has done this will be doing the teapot poem this time.

My son wants to paint a flowerpot and transplant a flower.

That's it for this Mothers day. I'm not going all out.

[daycare]

I have an idea, but not too suere where to buy the stuff to do it.

I have a ton of white plates that my moms church got rid of. I picked up about 15 of them and they have been siting in a box in my garage..

I really want to use the plate to paint a handprint, along with a poem. I have some of those plate stands and I think this would be a great project....

My question is where do I get such paint to make something like this...Again I am sooooo uncrafty.

I even thought if I could that I would somehow get a picture on there as well....

the plates are all white with a nice silver trim..... I think they may have been someones grandmas fine china at one time, but several of the pieces are missing

[Pammie]

We're making windchimes out of terra cotta flower pots:-)

The kids will paint the pot, then I'll spray/seal them. We'll add metal washers on string for the "chimes".

I have some families that have been with me for 9+ years (siblings) and it gets more challenging every year to find a project we haven't done before::::

[juliebug]

we are doing sun-catcher vases from otc.

her they are:
here

[PitterPatter]

I have an idea, but not too suere where to buy the stuff to do it.

I have a ton of white plates that my moms church got rid of. I picked up about 15 of them and they have been siting in a box in my garage..

I really want to use the plate to paint a handprint, along with a poem. I have some of those plate stands and I think this would be a great project....

My question is where do I get such paint to make something like this...Again I am sooooo uncrafty.

I even thought if I could that I would somehow get a picture on there as well....

the plates are all white with a nice silver trim..... I think they may have been someones grandmas fine china at one time, but several of the pieces are missing

I get 90% of my paint from Walmart. Other special paints I get at the craft stores. Depends on the coating on the plate what u would use. I use acrylic and enamels usually, sometimes I have to seal it. I use the paint pens to write with so u could probably use those for the poem portion. Your idea sounds very nice!!

[daycare]

I get 90% of my paint from Walmart. Other special paints I get at the craft stores. Depends on the coating on the plate what u would use. I use acrylic and enamels usually, sometimes I have to seal it. I use the paint pens to write with so u could probably use those for the poem portion. Your idea sounds very nice!!

thanks for the reply... so I can just use enamels? I have a ton left over from our christams stuff. what do you seal it with??

[PitterPatter]

thanks for the reply... so I can just use enamels? I have a ton left over from our christams stuff. what do you seal it with??

Yes make sure your enamels say for ceramics. Some of my bottles don't say it so I only use the ones that specifically state ceramics. (assuming your plate is ceramic) I sealed a ceramic frame with a brush on sealant after the paint had dried but being this is a plate I worry will someone try to eat off of it. Maybe just put it in the oven to set the paint. That would be quicker/easier too.

[jen2651]

Yes make sure your enamels say for ceramics. Some of my bottles don't say it so I only use the ones that specifically state ceramics. (assuming your plate is ceramic) I sealed a ceramic frame with a brush on sealant after the paint had dried but being this is a plate I worry will someone try to eat off of it. Maybe just put it in the oven to set the paint. That would be quicker/easier too.

There are certain paints which have on the label they are able to be baked on. I bought plain old wine glasses and painted holly on them for Christmas. You just paint and let them dry and then bake. I would ask parents though with the plates to not eat off them...

[Symphony]

I'm going to head to the garden shop this weekend and try to find some six packs of pansies or something similar and then have the kids decorate a pot for mom. I was planning on having them plant seeds, but this year has been SO dreary and cold. My son brought home a bean plant he started at school and the poor thing has had no sun whatsoever. I told him to brace himself, . I don't think it's gonna make it.