Mother's Day is a special day when mothers everywhere are honored. It's a day to show mom just how special she is to you. A gift that you made yourself will let your mom know just how much you love her. Hand print flowers are quick and easy to do. It is a fun Mother's Day Craft that is perfect for preschoolers and elementary age children to make especially. You can make several from each child for a bouquet or a family can make mom a bouquet with a flower from each child's hand.
Hand Print Flowers for Mom
For each hand print flower you will need:
- Popsicle sticks, tongue depressors or thick chenille stems
- light colored (white, yellow or pale pink) and green construction paper
- tempera paint - your favorite colors
- paper plates
- scissors
- craft glue
- magnets – optional
What you do:
- Place a small amount of tempera paint onto the paper plate. Have the child press his hand flat, palm down onto the plate. Make sure his hand is covered but gently shake off excess paint.
- Press his hand gently onto the light colored construction paper. After the handprint dries cut around the hand print . This is your flower.
- Next glue the hand print to the top of the Popsicle stick or chenille stem. Then cut two small leaves from the green construction paper and glue the leaves below the flower onto the stick.
- Place in a pretty vase and give to mom.
NOTE: You can also glue a small magnet onto the back of the flower so she can put it on the fridge if you like.
More Great Ideas
These cute homemade flowers are not only the perfect Mother's Day craft but also make a nice spring or gardening craft. Teachers could make flowers from the hands of their students and make a bulletin board that states "Our Class is Blooming".
Extending the Activity
- Read a book about flowers.
- Have the children make Mother's Day cards to go with the flowers.
- Include a packet of flower seeds along with the hand print flower.
- Give mom a real flower as well.
- Let the children plant a potted plant, such pansies, for mom.
- Learn how a flower grows.
- Learn about the parts of a plant.
- Discover where plants live.
Enhancing Learning
Adding some of these extended learning activities takes your hand print flower craft beyond simply a fun day with scissors and glue. It encourages the child to explore and learn more. Crafts add a hands-on dimension to any learning experience. These fun flowers can be used in so many ways to enhance learning. They can also be used to brighten the day of shut-ins or nursing home residents.
