Mother's Day

[Candyland]

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.

PitterPatter, would you please share the teapot poem with us?

[PitterPatter]

PitterPatter, would you please share the teapot poem with us?

Gladly There are a couple of them we use.

For Mother’s Day I give you this gift.
When you use it, it will give you a lift.
On those days when you are impatient with me,
Sit down and relax with a cup of tea.

Here is a gift for mother's day
I'll try my best in every way.
But when you get upset with me,
Relax and have a cup of tea!

I trace a tea pot pattern on construction paper and allow the kids to decorate it as they wish paint, markers, glitter or just crayons. The lid is a separate pattern I trace it on the same color paper and it slides down a slit in the top of the pot so when Mom lifts the lid the poem slides up and has a teabag attached to the back.

[PitterPatter]

http://www.hummingbirded.com/mothers.html

Some nice Mothers day ideas.

[Candyland]

http://www.hummingbirded.com/mothers.html

Some nice Mothers day ideas.

this is a nice site! And thanks for the poem, PtterPatter!

[PitterPatter]

this is a nice site! And thanks for the poem, PtterPatter!

My pleasure. Have a great weekend!

[newtodaycare22]

My kids are painting little pots that we'll put fake flowers in. They'll use their fingers to make the shape of a flower (finger painting ) and I'll attach this poem:

My fingers are the petals.
My thumbprint is the seed.
A very special flower.
For you that's made by me!

We're also singing them a song to the tune of BINGO:

I love her and she loves me, and mommy is here name-o
M-O-MM-Y
M-O-MM-Y
M-O-MM-Y
and Mommy is her name-o ::

[dave4him]

im thinking of getting some flower pots or something. Not sure but i know i need to think of soemthing soon

[cheerfuldom]

http://www.hummingbirded.com/mothers.html

Some nice Mothers day ideas.

used this site too! I have a ton of formula cans and going to plant a flower in each, decorate the can, add a handprint and poem. I like using scrapbook paper for stuff like this.

[Christian Mother]

I loved the teapot craft...we did it last yr and the parents really loved it!! I ashually printed up a cute tea pot page and had the kids color it and then I cut in side the lid and had a tea bag hanging off of it for the parents. Then on the bottom of the coloring page was a tea pot poem exactly like pitterpatters!!

This yr I am doing the "Soap Cloud" activity. What we decided to do is have all the kids wrap there painted "finger prints" all over a pink, red, or white construction paper on a Dove bar. I bought a scented pink bath bar so that when they microwave it and it becomes a cloud for mom...they won't have to add oils to it or food coloring,..it will already have a rose color to it. Of course they can add die to it but I wouldn't recommend food coloring. Then they can either make soap out of it or they can use it in the bath tub for the kids or mom it dissolves really fast and it's really fun for the family to do and get involved together for. I thought this yr that I would provide the activity and the parents could share in the memories together.

[Oneluckymom]

I went to the dollar store and bought some plain wooden picture frames 4x6 and some boxes of childrens 100 piece puzzle sets. The kids will glue the puzzle pieces around the frame and I will insert the Childs picture along with a caption on the bottom "I love you to pieces mom !" wrap and tie with a bow !!

[DaisyMamma]

This is a really old post!

[Blackcat31]

This is a really old post!

...but 100% relavant to the holiday.

[dEHmom]

I started our crafts yesterday.

We did a spin off of the Homemade Chia pets.

I bought cute little pots from the dollar store. Painted the kids hands green and we did upsidedown handprints (to be the hair, thumbs are the bangs, and form the outline for the faces). Then we glued on googly eyes and I cut sparkly red foam paper into lips. The kids glued those on. On the back I'm going to write a cute poem but yet to find the right one. Then we filled with soil and added grass seeds and topped with more soil.

[SunshineMama]

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.

I cant take credit for this ( I got the idea from another thread) but we are doing potholders with fabric paint handprints on them. The dollar store was selling 2 potholders for a dollar.

[My3cents]

I have little's but I bought terra cotta pots and they painted them and we will put petunias and dirt in them. They loved painting them. I love the seeds that grow but time just got away and I also like results of a nice plant. I may tape a pictures of the child to the pot also.....a picture of them painting their little pot. Fun stuff....... was going to do the soap cloud but ended up doing this instead.