Handprint Salt Dough or Air Dry Clay Candle Holder from easypeasyandfun.com
Salt dough keepsakes are perfect for larger groups of kids as they are really frugal. Salt dough is really easy to make check the easypeasyandfun “how to make salt dough recipe” guide with tips and tricks.
What you need:
salt dough or air dry clay
craft paints
paintbrush
tea candles (you can also get electronic ones)
Optional: gemstones or other embellishments
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Wool Wrapped Letters from artbarblog.com
The design and colour opportunities are endless with these letters. This is a great craft if you have multiple children—each kid can create his or her own letter or word.
What you need:
Cardboard (hand draw the first letter of each child’s name)
Sharp scissors
Wool
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Round up all your leftover egg cartons and use them to make these colourful “flowers” that’ll never wilt or fade. The little ones will love being creative coating them with paint or paper and glue.
What you need:
Egg boxes
Straws
Paint or tissue paper and glue
Paper Tissue Hyacinth Flower Pots from hellowonderful.com
Kids will have fun rolling tissue paper and fluffing the petals on these gorgeous yet super simple paper flowers on a roll. The flower pot along with paper roll stems are fun ways to recycle!
What you need:
Paper Towel Roll
Tissue Paper
Glue
Green card
Tape
Scissors
Grocery paper bag
Get the free printable template from hellowonderful.com to make the easy flower pots and follow the instructions below and video to make these sweet blooms for Mother’s Day here
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Butterfly Handprint Cards from thebestideasforkids.com
These butterfly handprint cards are adorable! We love that these are made from your child’s handprint too. It adds such a nice personal touch. And they are perfect to give for Mother’s Day.
What you need:
Coloured Card
Small Googly Eyes
Black Fine Sharpie
Pom Poms
Felt or paint for decorating the wings
Glue
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Flower Handprint cards/ pictures
Our efforts at creating handprint cards are not quite as impressive as those we’ve seen on Pinterest, but we gave it a good go!
To make it a keepsake gift, use A4 paper to fit in more handprints (make a bigger bouquet) and try attaching a real ribbon. Pop it in a bordered frame and you have a beautiful gift that will last a lifetime.
Bloom a Smile from raisingarizonakids.com
Grab a couple of cupcake liners from the panty and pop pictures of the little ones smiling faces inside. Presented as a card or in a picture frame with the glass removed.
What you need:
Picture frames
Bun cases
Photos
Wallpaper or wrapping paper
Green paper or card
