Kindergarten Activity No. 52 : Mother’s Day flower craft

A mother is like a flower; beautiful and unique.

As you all know next Sunday is Mother’s Day. Usually, at this time of the year, at school we prepare a craft for this special day. Today I have prepared a flower craft for you to do with your child.

It is important that before you start doing this craft your child understands what Mother’s Day is. Start by getting a calendar. Children are already familiar with the days of the week and months of the year since at school they do the calendar routine every morning. Go through the months of the year and find May. Then go through the days of the week and find Sunday 10^th May. Tell your child that this is a special day because it is Mother’s Day.

Explain that on Mother’s Day we thank our mother for all the things she does for us. Tell your child that you are going to do a flower craft together for Mother’s Day.

This activity involves scissor cutting, tracing, painting, and gluing. These activities contribute to the development of fine motor skills and hand eye co-ordination. Fine motor skills develop with practice and are important for handwriting.

For this craft you need:

1 white A4 cardboard paper
A piece of green cardboard paper for the leaves
A pencil
A pair of scissors
Paint (choose two different colours)
A paintbrush
1 pipe cleaner
A Straw
Glue
Stapler

Method:

Encourage your child to trace his/her hand twice on the white A4 cardboard paper. Please note that some children might need help to do this.

Encourage your child to use the scissors to cut the handprint out. Do not seek perfection.

Ask your child to pick any two paint colours s/he likes to colour the handprints. If you are using one paint brush it is important that you clean the brush each time you change colour. Once the colour is dry, paint the other side of the handprint.

Help your child draw 2 leaves on the green paper. Alternatively, you can draw the leaves on a white paper and colour them. Use a pair of scissors to cut the leaves.

Once the paint is dry, take the handprints and put some glue on the palm of the each print.

Take one handprint, fold it, and glue it together, leaving a space to insert the the straw. Then wrap the other handprint around the first handprint. Now insert the straw and press firmly. (As indicated in the picture).

Ask your child to gently roll the finger tips outwards to form petals.

Glue the leaves to the straw, then turn the pipe cleaner around the straw to form a bow. You can staple the bow and the leaves to the straw in order to hold firmly. (As indicated in the picture)