I haven’t met a child who does not love to RECEIVE gifts, but it can take a little more work to convince a child that it is also fun to GIVE gifts! Help them practice this skill by making a gift with them for their mom this month. There are hundreds of ideas out there, but here’s just one you could do during the mentoring hour with younger children. Next week I will share an idea for older children.
HELPING HANDS BOUQUET
1. Trace your child’s hand print on five or six different colors of thick paper.
2. Talk to your child about ways they could help their mom and write these ideas on the hands. Ideas could include… clean my room, give you a bug hug, clear the dishes from the table, pick up toys , etc.
3. Tape these hands on to flower picks or straws
4. Cut out some green leaves and tape these on to the picks
5. Put a little bit of Styrofoam in the bottom of a clay pot and stick your flowers into it.
6. Fill the rest of the face with small pieces of wrapped candy that mom likes.