Mother's Day handprint crafts

As a Mom of 2 little ones I love homemade gifts for Mother's Day. To me they are the BEST gifts a kid could give. Also, it doesn't get better then to have their handprint as part of the homemade gift.

So below I gathered some of the many handprint keepsakes I liked from Pinterest and put them in a post.

Personalized Handprint gift

by: Momma's Fun World

Handprint apron

by: Little Page Turners

Handprint pots

by: Mega Crafty

Footprint heart

by: Stamped Silly

Thumbprint keepsake
by: Momma's Fun World

Handprint flowers

by: A Crafty Mom's Life

Handprint tile

by: Super Saturday Crafts

Flower pot picture

by: Two Hearts Together

  

Heart belongs to Mommy

by: Momma's Fun World

Handprint flower pot

by: Macaroni Kid

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Personalized Handprint License Tag

We love making homemade gifts for family members. They mean more to us and it's the best keepsake to have from kids. Last year for my aunt, my kids Godmother we made her a special tag for the front of her car.

This is inexpensive and super easy. All you have to do is go to the local automotive store and get a license tag and cover. They cost less then $15.00 for both.

The tag I got had a flag on one side and blank on the other, so we used the blank side. The kids picked out the color for their handprints and place it on the tag. (Paint we used was just acrylic paint from Wal-Mart for $.59) Then used a sharpie marker to write the message.

The clear cover for the tag protects it so you don't have to seal the license tag.

The great thing about this tag is you can write whatever you want on it and you can design it how you like to. Personalized tags are not cheap and they don't have that personal touch with the kids handprints.

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DIY....Magnetic learning blocks

I bought some wooden blocks from the craft store awhile ago and have been wanting to do something with them. The other day I was in Lakeshore Learning Store and saw some magnetic letter matching games and I got this idea.

So I went home and had the kids help paint the wooden blocks so they were colorful. Then glued magnets on each block, wrote upper and lower case letters and number/dots on them and we had a fun matching game.

Super easy and inexpensive to make.

Materials:
3/4 wooden blocks
Paint (optional)
Sharpie marker
Magnets
E6000 glue (or strong glue)

 

Have the kids paint the wooden blocks, so they feel important with helping to make the learning game. Great way to have the kids involved in the fun.

 

We like to make fun learning games be sure to check out some of the other fun games below.

 

 Alphabet puzzle matching



 Alphabet matching

Treasure letter hunt

 

 

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Recycled Glass Bottle Lamps

Glass and wine bottle lamps are fun way to decorate your home! The collection of looks and shapes of glass bottles and shades make modifications easy. Here are some ways to customize your disposable glass and wine bottles.

Grouping bottle lamps creates a great sculptural effect

Bottoms Up

Blue Swag Lamp

Crisp & White

Breezy Blue

Painted with Black & White

Quirky Cool

Red Red Wine

Rustic Charm

Black is Beautiful

Recycled crafts for Earth Day

We love making crafts from recycled items from around the house. It is a great way to teach the kids to reuse items and save the earth. With Earth Day coming up April 22nd, I put together a fun list of crafts to do with kids using recycled items.

Click on the link below to see the fun crafts.

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Tree

 by: Momma's Fun World

 



Leaf puppets

by: Crafts by Amanda

Make your own Lava lamp

by: Momma's Fun World 

 

 Pretend camp fire

by: Let's Lasso the Moon



 Ant craft

 by: Momma's Fun World

 

 

 Water wall
by: Momma's Fun World
 

Tin can art

by: Plaid kids crafts

 

Ladybug caps

by: Crafts by Amanda

 

Crab craft

 by: Momma's Fun World

 

 

Binoculars

by: All Kids network

 

 

 

Rocket

by: Momma's Fun World 

 

Butterfly craft

by: Sevin Family

 

 

1,2,3 tree

 by: Momma's Fun World

 

 Flower vase

by: The Ramblings of a Crazy Woman

 

Bird feeder

 by: Momma's Fun World

 

 

Twig boat

by: Minie Co

 

 

Luminaries

by: Crafts for all seasons

 

 

Recycled race car

by: Getting Messy with Jessi

 

 

Recycled flower craft

by: Laugh Paint Create

 

 

Rocket backpack

by: All Free Kids Crafts

 

 

 

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Another Book Recycling

Although they are made up mostly of paper, books are difficult to recycle because of the adhesives used to bind them. Still, you can find recyclers in your area or programs that will recycle or reuse your old books. Sample images below are some ways to recycle those old and disposable books.

Disposable Books

Book Arts

Book Shelves

Book Jewelry Case

Book Sculptures

Book Counter

Book Chandelier

Stylish Book bench

Book Planters

Folded Book Decor

Book Counter