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*see words below*

My Dear Mommy
(Tune: You Are My Sunshine)

I love you mommy,
My dearest mommy,
You make me happy,
When I am sad.

I want to tell you,
I really love you.
When I'm with you,
I am so glad!

Teapot

For FREE printable tea pot patterns click

HERE & HERE

If you teach in a multicultural setting make sure the tea is decaffeinated as caffeine is prohibited in many religions.

"A cup of tea to say thank you,

For everything you have done.

Enjoy, relax, and have a day

Of happiness and fun"

Copy the tea pot pattern on colored construction paper and have the students cut it out.  Have the children glue the tea pot to a white paper doily.  Next, cut out a heart shape and glue to the front of the tea pot leaving the top of the heart without glue so you can insert the tea bag later.  Last, copy the poem on white paper, cut, and glue to front of tea pot. 

*note: I forgot to include the tea bag in this photo, also I substituted a coffee filter for the doily.

Coffee Filter Flower

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Materials: white, basket style coffee filters, washable Crayola markers, spray bottle of water, green pipe cleaners (chenille stems), newspaper

This is a super simple and easy Mother's Day project. First, cover your tables with newspaper as the markers and water will bleed through.  Next, have students color the white coffee filters with the Crayola markers.  When finished, lightly spray the coffee filters with water.  When dry, fold the coffee filters in quarters and wrap a pipe cleaner around the pointed end.  Unfold the "petals" gently and fluff to make it look more flower like. 

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Sometimes you get discouraged
Because I am so small
And always leave my fingerprints
On furniture and walls
But everyday I'm growing big
And soon I'll be very tall
Then all my little handprints
Will be hard to recall
So here's a special handprint
Just so you can say
this is how my fingers looked
when I placed them here today.

Fold sheets of 9x12 construction paper in half and glue the poem above inside the card.  Next, paint each child's hand and make a handprint on the front of the card.  When dry, have each child sign their name to the inside of their card.

RECIPE:   Makes 3 cups of bath salts.

• 2 cups Epsom salt per child
• 1 cup sea salt per child
• Food coloring
• 1/4 teaspoon glycerin per child
• fragrance oil (vanilla, citrus, peppermint etc)

It's better if you do this on a day with low humidity, the salt will absorb moisture from the air.

Combine both salts in bowl and mix well. Add a few drops of food coloring and mix well.

Add glycerin and fragrance oil (4 or 5 drops) and mix well.

Put bath salts into the Ziploc bags and seal well.

Make a gift tag with instructions to use 1/3 to 1/2 cups in the bathtub.

POEM:

Here's a gift for Mother's Day.

I'll try my best in every way.

But if you get upset with me,

Relax and soak! Don't you agree?

Print the following poem on cardstock: and cut out in heart shapes. 

"A spoonful of love
And a couple of wishes
Please enjoy your
Mother's Day Kisses!"

Next, cut the poems in heart shapes and hole punch at the top.  Place two or three kisses in the middle of each spoon and place the spoon in the middle of each square of netting or plastic wrap.  Tie the netting or plastic wrap around the handle of the spoon with a ribbon making sure to attach the heart card to the ribbon before you tie it.  Write "Mother's Day _____ (date)" on the handle of each spoon with the Sharpie.

Step 1: Use your Ellison die-cut to cut flower shapes with the craft foam.

Step 2: Glue the child's picture to the center of the flower.

Step 3: Write the child's name and the year on the tongue depressor with a Sharpie marker- this will be the stem of the flower.

Step 4: When the flower is dry glue the tongue
depressor "stem" on and let dry.

Step 5: mix the plaster of paris and pour into the Dixie cups or clay pots, place the "flowers" in the pots to dry.

Step 6: When the plaster is dry pour a little glue around the top of plaster and press the green Easter grass down.

Step 7: If you used clay pots you can have your students decorate the pots with Foohy gel markers. These work really well on the clay pots and look terrific.

Have your students create an invitation inviting their moms or another special person in their life to tea.  Read an appropriate book to the group, then serve snacks and punch.  You could also provide each mom/special person with a coffee filter corsage (see directions above).