The One About Mother's Day

My class celebrated Mother's Day last Friday and I decided to hold a simple craft party for the students and their mothers. 

I made a pennant and hung it up in my classroom.

I couldn't get a full shot of the entire pennant so this will have to do.

 

A closer look...
 

I made two birdcages which I hung at each end of the pennant.

 

 Tutorial here.

For the main activity, each mommy and child pair handpainted a tote bag which they got to bring home afterward.


I love craft sessions and I love how the mommies were so game to let their creative juices flow!

Happy crafting!

The One About the Mother's Day Topiary

This year, I wanted to veer away from the usual greeting card as my students' gifts to their moms for Mother's Day. Not that there's anything wrong with greeting cards. I just wanted to do something different...

So we made tissue paper topiaries.

You start with a styrofoam ball and glue crumpled tissue paper all over it. Prior to gluing tissue paper, I inserted a chopstick in the ball so the kids can hold it easily.

For the "pots," I used paper cups with foam inside to pierce the chopstick through then hid it with crumpled green tissue paper. Very similar to this.

They even decorated the topiary with decorative punch outs which they simply pinned down into the ball (great fine motor skills activity, by the way) with sewing pins.


Happy Mother's Day crafting!