Mother’s day activities

Aluminium foil craft ideas for kids

Monoprinted Mother’s day card

I usually like activities that my two daughters can do together. It gives me pleasure to watch them spending time together. As they are 8(almost 9) and 3 years old, I should think about activities which should not be difficult for my younger daughter but should not be boring for my elder daughter.  They both loved creating …

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Cutting activities for preschoolers

Fine motor activity for preschoolers

As my preschooler shows a lot of interest towards writing, I am doing more fine motor skill activities with her to strengthen those muscles. We put aluminium foil wrapped straws which were left over from our alumininum foil Easter egg wall art to good use. We made beads out of them and made aluminium foil beads necklace. We …

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Preschooler gift ideas

Suncatcher for Mothers day

Suncatcher is becoming our favorite as it is simple but fun enough for both my eight year old and three year old to work together. It is difficult to find projects which they both enjoy. They both love suncatchers. We made this beautiful suncatcher for Mothers day. Materials needed: (affiliation links are used) 1. Contact paper …

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Aluminium foil earrings

Aluminium foil earrings

As you might know, we love aluminium foil. We have done Aluminium foil stained glass painting, Aluminium foil flying hearts, Aluminium foil heart, Aluminium foil jewelry, Aluminium foil flowers. This time we made earrings with foil. They are very simple to make. My eight year old is very happy that she can make her own jewelry. …

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Construction paper purse idea for kids

Construction paper purse

When I was young, I learnt a very simple procedure to make this paper purse from my grandmother. I used to make for my younger cousins and they all loved carrying their purses. I taught my daughter how to make this purse. Materials needed: 1. Construction paper 2. Scissors 3. Glue 4. Yarn or ribbon …

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Mothers day craft ideas for kids

Ten kids crafts and art ideas for Mother’s day

I have consolidated ten easy crafts & art ideas to give as gifts for Mother’s day.  All these projects use easily available materials. 1. DIY Flower Hair clips – Hair clips from artificial flowers 2. Jewelry from Paper and Aluminium foil – Necklace from paper and aluminium foil beads 3. Watercolor  flowers – Watercolor flower art for brightening …

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