Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Mother's Day box

This is a quick and easy craft for Mothers' Day. The kids loved it, and the adults got a kick out of it. The grandmas in particular loved it - hint, hint.


Sorry for the poor quality of the picture. The label says:
"You may think this box is empty, but it's as full as full can be.
Whenever you feel lonely, just open it and see -
It's filled with hugs and kisses, with love for you from me."

All you need for this project is a small paper mache box (I found inexpensive mini boxes at A.C. Moore.), crayons, small stickers, a label and glue stick. Let the kids decorate them, glue the label on, and blow kisses into it. Then they put the lid on and "wrap" it in a hug. We had a couple of scares where the lids came off and the kisses fell out, but the great thing about kisses is that you never run out of them. Just fill the box with more!

What we read:

The Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown
The Mother's Day Sandwich by Jillian Wynot