Motherhood is a journey of a female from being a woman to a mother. In the
journey, a mother becomes totally selfless and dedicates her whole life for the
betterment of her children. Though kids do not completely understand the
sacrifices and the hard work of a mother, they do realize that how important a
mother is. A day dedicated to all the Super Moms in the world, Mother's Day
gives us the opportunity to express our love, thankfulness and gratitude towards
our mother. While talking about celebrations, how can gifts be far behind. One
of the foremost ways to articulate our feelings and emotions, presenting gifts
have been practiced since a long time.
This Mother's Day, surprise your mom by getting her a handmade gift. Apart from
giving you an opportunity to give vent to your creativity, it would also make
your mother feel very special. A mother does not wish for an expensive gift from
her children, since anyone can do that. Give her something handmade and she
would cherish it all through her life. While there are many options when it
comes to homemade gifts, paper crafts serve as the best bet. They are not only
easy to make but also very creative to look at. In the following lines, we have
listed a number of paper crafts, which can be easily made by kids, to gift their
momma on Mother's Day.
Kids Paper Crafts Ideas
Framed Message Craft
Materials Required
* Colored construction paper
* Hole puncher
* Markers or crayons
* Pinking shears
* Ribbon (about 1/4 inch wide)
* Scissors
Method
* Cut the colored construction paper in the shape of a heart.
* Use pinking shears to fringe the border of the heart.
* With the help of the hole-puncher, make a series of holes (even-numbered)
around the edges of the heart.
* String the ribbon through the punched holes.
* Tie the ends of the ribbon in the form of a bow.
* Write a lovely message on the heart and gift it.
Expressive Paper Card
Material Required
* Colored construction paper (including a green colored one)
* Markers or crayons
* Scissors
* Tape or Glue
Method
* Fold the construction paper in half.
* Decorate the front side of the card, with the crayons.
* Draw a vase on a construction paper, color it and cut it out.
* Stick this vase on the inner left side of the card, with tape or glue. The top
of the vase should be kept unglued to put in the paper flowers.
* On the inner right side of the card, write a cute message for the person for
whom you are making the card.
* Now make some flowers to put inside the vase.
* Cut three-four flowers from the colored construction paper and cut the same
number of stems from green construction paper.
* Attach each stem to a flower and put the flowers in the vase inside the card
Beautiful Paper Flowers
Material Required
* Construction paper
* Pom Poms, medium or large
* Bendable straws
* White craft glue
* Scissors
* Flower shaped cookie cutter (optional)
Method
* The first step would be to draw flowers onto the construction paper.
* The next step would be to cut the outer shape of the flowers.
* Once this is done, scoop out the center of the flower by making a hole.
* Using a glue, stick pom pom in the middle of the flower.
* Once the pom pom has been stuck, glue the straw to the back end of the pom pom.
* Allow the glue to dry. The beautiful paper flower is ready to be gifted to
your beloved mom!!
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