Happy Mother’s Day!
Make Mom smile this Mother’s Day with gifts and activities planned with her in mind. Never mind cliché candles or flowers – what does mom really want or like to do?
Here are some ideas to help make Mother’s Day be a day she’ll never forget.
1. Make or buy her a keepsake box to put her photos, cards, etc in. Then spend the day going through the keepsakes and helping her organize them.
2. Get the family together for a family portrait just for Mom.
3. Write her a poem! Poems come from the heart, and your Mom will feel truly appreciated by the effort and thought that went into writing her own special Mother’s Day poem.
4. Make homemade coupons good for massages, chores, breakfast in bed, etc. Staple them together as a nice way to thank her for being the Super Woman she is all year round.
5. Create a Family Photo Tree and hang the pictures from her bouquet to add a personalized touch she’ll appreciate.
Remember, Mother’s Day is the one special day where you get to express your love and respect for Mom in ways you normally don’t the rest of the year. So make this Mother’s Day one that really shows her just how thankful you are for all she has done for you over the years.
Here comes Peter Cottontail …
Make this Easter memorable with this egg-citing activity the whole family will enjoy!
What you’ll need:
- Hard-boiled egg dyed pink
- 2 medium wiggle eyes
- 2 medium white pom-poms
- 2 medium pink pom-poms (optional)
- 7 miniature pink pom-poms
- ¼ of a cardboard tube
- Pink paint
- 3″ x 3″ piece of pink construction paper
- Glue stick
- White craft glue
- Scissors
How to make it:
- Dye hard-boiled egg pink, according to the instructions on the dye package.
- Paint the cardboard tube pink and set aside to dry.
- Place pink egg in the cardboard tube.
- Cut two long ears from pink construction paper. Glue the bottom of both ears onto the back of the egg.
- Use white craft glue to attach wiggle eyes to the front of the egg.
- Below the eyes, glue two white pom-poms next to each other to make the bunny’s cheeks. Just above the two white pom-poms, glue one of the miniature pink pom-poms to make the nose.
- Lift the egg out of the cardboard tube and lay it onto its back on the cardboard tube. Allow the glue to dry.
- To make the feet, cut an oval from the pink paper, about 1.5″ high x .75″ wide. Cut the oval in half width-wise.
- Glue three miniature pom-poms to the curve of each foot.
- After egg has dried, set it on a towel while you glue the feet to the front of the cardboard tube. Place the egg back in the tube upright.
*Article from Kaboose.com
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Eat your ♥ out!
If you’re still looking for gift ideas for this Sunday’s Valentine’s Day, surprise your belle (or beau) this year & think out of the box.
Instead of buying chocolates & sweets why not mix up some deliciousness of your own at home? Here are some yummy recipes that are also festive:
My favorite? A tantalizing concoction I call Love Spell:
- In a pitcher, mix a 12-ounce can of pink lemonade concentrate with the recommended amount of water (on can).
- In a separate pitcher, combine 1 cup of raspberry sherbet with 1 cup from pink lemonade mixture.
- Add 12-ounce can of Sprite, stir, and pour into glass.
- Add a splash of Champagne or your favorite Sparkling Wine & serve.
