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Mother's Day (Father's Day)
By Darci

Hi Chris! I found a simple, but fun idea last year and I am doing it again this year as well for Mother's / Father's Day. I got it from Dr. Jean Feldman. 1)I take match boxes (empty them) and then take red metallic crepe
paper and go around the outside once. (You can still slide the inside in and out...wrap around just the outside of the box...do not cover the ends). 2)With a large needle, make a hole in one end of the inside part of the box (the part that actually slides in and out). 3)Take cord (I use silver) and slide both ends through the hole, tie them together in a knot so that they cannot come out

(to form a necklace for the child to wear). 3) Take a small picture (school pics work well) and glue them on the inside of the box so that as the child sings the song, he can slide the box out to show his pic inside. (I do all the prep work.....the students glue their pics inside and also glue a tiny bow on top.) 4)Teach students the song (I also typed and shrunk the words on paper and placed them inside the box as well for parents.) The song goes to the tune of Polly Wolly Doodle....(I used it for a Mother and Father's Day gift combined, since Dad's often get left out being in June.)Dr. Jean's song:
Oh I wish I had a little red box to keep my mommy in......I'd take her out and go (kiss, kiss, kiss) and put her back again. Oh I wish I had a little red box to keep my daddy in.....I'd take him out and go (hug, hug, hug) and put him back again. Oh I wish I had a little red box to keep my good friends in....I'd take them out and go "how do you do" (wave) and put them back again.
Hope this helps! Dr. Jean has her own website for more ideas!!!!! Attend her workshops if you get a chance! EXCELLENT!