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Mother's Day
By Kimberly

I do the same as the above posted suggestion. I tell my 2nd graders they can give this project to a special person who has the qualities of a mother for them.

We make a sillouette of each child on black 12x18 paper, cut
it out, and mount it on white. The kids really do nothing in this but sit still. I do the tracing, cutting, and mounting. I did this for Open House, but I thought I would give it as a Mother's Day gift. I'm going to find a poem for the kids to copy and glue to the back of the sillouette.
I make these for Christmas, but it could be for Mother's Day. We make a yearly calendar. I

have a blank calendar form and we fill it in for each month of the next year (I've considered giving them calendars already filled in for each month. Then we decorate a picture to go with each month. I use 9x12 colored paper for the backdrops(it takes 13 sheets each) and half of a manila paper for the illustrations. I bind it together in month order with those silver rings so it can be turned more easily. That way when you open the calendar, it lays out with the illustration on top and the calendar on bottom. I have gotten lots of compliments from parents for a gift they could use.

I have also bought clay pots, let the kids tempera paint a design, and seal them with clear spray paint. Then plant a flower in it.

Whatever you do....ENJOY!