Mosaic Flower Pots

I saw this idea to make mosaic flower pots on the Family Fun website.  We decided to make these for Mother's Day, but they would also be cute to make for your favorite teacher.  Instead of using ceramic tile grout, we opted for a less messy and easier alternative - Crayola Model Magic Clay!  We love this stuff!  Not only is it inexpensive, but it's easy to use, not messy and dries easily.

Each of the kids started by rolling their clay into a long snake that would wrap around the entire pot.  Then, using their fingers and palms of their hands, they flatted the clay so it covered the entire pot.  Once it was spread out, they stuck some fun crafty items into the clay, creating a mosaic effect.  We let them dry overnight, then planted some pretty flowers in each.  This was a very easy and quick gift project, and the kids really enjoyed making and giving them!

Mother's Day Canvases

Need  a quick gift for Mom or Grandmom for Mother's Day?  I made these canvas art projects last year for Mother's Day in one night.  They were pretty easy to put together and only took a few supplies, some that you may already have on hand or can easily be picked up at your local craft store.

• canvas
• scrap paper
• Mod Podge
• sponge brush
• punches or stencils (optional)
• newspaper to cover your work surface

We went with a garden theme, using their handprints as the big flower in the garden.  Using punches we cut out some other garden shapes to add to our picture, as well as their names.  We arranged our pieces on the canvas, then used Mod Podge (in many layers) to adhere our paper to the canvas.  With these basic supplies, you could easily create any design you wish, and it makes a pretty personalized picture to hang.