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Celebrating Mother’s Day-Sunday May 8th

by History.com

Mother’s Day is a holiday honoring motherhood that is observed in different forms throughout the world. The American incarnation of Mother’s Day was created by Anna Jarvis in 1908 and became an official U.S. holiday in 1914. Jarvis would later denounce the holiday’s commercialization and spent the latter part of her life trying to remove it from the calendar. While dates and celebrations vary, Mother’s Day most commonly falls on the second Sunday in May and traditionally involves presenting mothers with flowers, cards and other gifts.

Help children make cards or gifts or plan a special meal or other surprise for Mom. Read picture books to young children about Mother’s such as Are You My Mother by PD Eastman, Little Bear (an I Can Read Book) by Else Holmelund Minarik, or Just Me and My Mom by Mercer Mayer. You’ll find many other choices in your local library.

For ideas of activities and surprises, visit:

https://www.pinterest.com/aupairinamerica/mothers-day/

 

 

Mother’s Day

happy_mothers_day-300x222Mother’s Day is being celebrated on May 12th all over the United States.

It is an annual holiday that recognizes mothers, motherhood and maternal bonds in general, as well the positive contributions that they make to society. In the United States it is celebrated on the second Sunday in May but in other parts of the world,Mother’s Day is celebrated at various dates.

MOTHER’S DAY CELEBRATION

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Many countries celebrate a special day for mothers. In the U.S, it started as a day of peace; now it is more a day to celebrate and pamper Mom. Help the children make cards or gifts or plan a special meal or other surprise for Mom. Read picture books to young children about mothers such as Are You My Mother by PD Eastman, Little Bear (an I Can Read Book) by Else Holmelund Minarik, or Just Me and My Mom by Mercer Mayer. You’ll find many other choices in your local library. For ideas of activities and surprises, visit www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/mom/.

Pasta Heart Plate for Mompasta-heart-plate-craft-mom-photo-350-aformaro-485_rdax_65

Even little ones can make one of these fun plates of love for Mom! All you will need is some glue, a plate, and some noodles.

Mother’s Day is the perfect opportunity to create beautiful crafts and homemade cards just for Mom! Treat her to special recipes and bond with printable activities as well.

What you’ll need:

  • Colorful disposable plate
  • White craft glue
  • Dried macaroni noodles
  • Yellow and green split peas

How to make it:

  1. Use white craft glue to draw a heart shape on the plate. (See photo.)
  2. Place macaroni shapes onto the white craft glue heart. (See photo.)
  3. Use white craft glue to write “mom” in the center of the heart. Place flat side of split peas onto the craft glue, using yellow peas for both letter “m’s” and green for the “o.” (See photo.)
  4. Let dry completely.

Tips:

  1. For younger children, use dried beans instead of peas, as they are larger and easier to grasp.
  2. Check the party aisle of your grocer or discount department store for colorful disposable plates.
  3. You can paint a plain paper plate instead of using a coated plate.

flower-card-mom-craft-photo-160-aformaro-492Flower Card for Mom

A pretty flower takes center stage in this adorable Mother’s Day card that Mom is sure to love receiving.

Mother’s Day is the perfect opportunity to create beautiful crafts and homemade cards just for Mom! Treat her to special recipes and bond with printable activities as well.

What you’ll need:

  • 1 sheet of card stock
  • Patterned paper
  • Orange construction paper
  • Glue stick
  • Pencil
  • Scissors
  • White craft glue
  • ½” wide ribbon in two complementary colors
  • Pattern

How to make it:

  1. Fold card stock in half to create the greeting card. (See photo.)
  2. Print and cut out flower pattern. Trace pattern onto the back of the patterned paper. Cut the flower shape out of the patterned paper, but do not cut the center circle. (See photo.)
  3. Trace the center circle onto orange construction paper. (See photo.)
  4. Cut out construction paper circle and glue it to the center of the patterned paper flower. (See photo.)
  5. Glue the paper flower onto the center of the card.
  6. Cut ribbon into pieces to create the letter “M”. Use white craft glue to “write” the letter “M” onto the card, and then place the ribbon onto the glue. Use glue to tack the ends that overlap. (See photo.)

Tips:

  1. Look for pretty ribbons to go on sale, usually immediately following a holiday.
  2. Your favorite craft supply store often includes coupons on your local newspaper, or you can sign up to receive them online.
  3. Card stock is much sturdier, but construction paper is a suitable and less expensive option.