Every year I have the difficult task of picking a craft for my kids at school to do for their moms. And you know how school budgets are, so it has to be a thrifty craft. More importantly, it has to be something that the kids made themselves and that the moms will like.
This year, I asked the children to bring in a tote bag, apron, t-shirt or something for us to paint for their mom. Most children brought tote bags and t-shirts.
For this craft I went to the craft store and picked up 2 colors of fabric paint for $3 each. In the middle of the tote or t-shirt I drew a heart with the fabric paint. Then I squirted a glob of the paint on the child’s hand and spread it out with a paintbrush. I put the child’s handprint all around the outside of the heart, in a circular wreath pattern. (You have to apply new paint to the child’s hand for each new handprint.) Around the heart you can fit 5-6 hands, depending on the size of the child’s hand.
The t-shirts and tote bags turned out so cute. They are definitely keepsakes. My hubby’s digital camera broke this week, or I’d post a picture. Sorry. We’re getting a new camera, so I’ll have to post a picture soon. If you have any questions or if I just didn’t explain this well enough, shoot me an email or leave a comment.
Happy Mother’s Day!
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I want one of those totes. LOL My kids are going to be getting some paint on their hands here pretty quick :D Thanks for the great idea!
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Thanks for putting up the trackback, Karen. I wonder why it didn’t get picked up automatically?
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I know what you mean Kailani. A tote bag is a nice keepsake. I made black totebags for my kid’s grandmothers. I used pink paint and the colors look really cute together. I did my daughter’s prints on one side and did my son’s on the other. I’m sure they’ll love them.
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My daughter is making paper flowers in a vase. They’re very cute but I’d rather get a tote bag!
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Great idea, Karen. I love anything with my kids’ hand prints on it; they grow so quickly.
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