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mother's day crafts
By Tammy

I've always enjoyed having the children brainstorm "coupons" for their moms. They think of things they could give their mom from their hearts - hugs and kisses are popular, but also we think of really "hard things" like
one grocery shopping trip with no "Can we's." --can we get this? can we get that? One bedtime with no complaints, one day with no "but mommies"... the kids get into it, but by the looks on their faces, you can tell, they are nervous, because these are going to be tough!!! But they know how much their moms will love them.
To make this crafty, I have bought ( very cheap) little peat pots

(the little biodegradeable pots for seedlings) and some potting soil. After we brainstorm a bunch, each child writes their coupons on little flower papers that I have copied for them, and then cuts them out and tapes or staples them to a pipe cleaner, and inserts about 6 altogether into their pot with soil (packed firmly -- you can also use brown clay if you have a bunch of it, instead of the soil)