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My second graders are working on a book that we've entitled "I Love..." illustrating the verses of the song by Tom T. Hall. We are using a Bare Book, purchased by our PTA, but you could make your own. The kids illustrate
each verse, then add original verses at the end. We have a Mothers' Tea on the Friday before Mother's Day and the kids sing the song as they page through the books with their moms. The kids are so proud of their finished product and the moms are thrilled, too.
We also have purchased little watering cans from Michaels when they were 50% off and are making cookie flower arrangements to

put in them. We use sandwich cookies and wooden skewers for the stems.
The skewers are stuck into styrofoam which we put into the cans and then cover with artificial grass or moss. We tie a bow on the handle and have it on their desks as a table decoration.
They turn out really cute and are simple to make.
I have also made silhouettes of the children and reduce them to a size that can be mounted on an 8"x10" white paper which makes them easy to frame.
Hope these ideas are helpful. Have fun! Our tea is always a lot of work, but well worth it when you see how much the moms and kids enjoy it. We usually have the moms in tears.