Kindergarten and Preschool Lesson Plans and Activities

Mother's Day Ideas and Poem for Kindergarten and Preschool

Mother's Day Card and Poem

Large Mother's Day Card and Poem (could also be a placemat)

Required Materials

• white paper
• felts or crayons
• scissors
• construction paper

Instructions for the Mother's Day Card and Poem

• Children color the flowers and pot found in the link below
• cut around the edges of the paper using pinking shears
• glue onto construction paper
• cut and glue the poem onto the back of the construction paper

Large Card and Poem

Small Mother's Day Card and Poem

Instructions

• child colors the picture in the link below  using crayons or felt
• fold the paper in half
• cut and glue the poem inside

Small Card and Poem

Mother's Day Gift Craft Idea for Kindergarten and Preschool - Flower  Pot

Materials Required for the Mother's Day Craft

• clay pot and a ball of plastercine on the bottom to hold the skewer
• flower outline (members' area)
• wooden skewer
• paper shred or other decorative material

Instructions for the Mother's Day Craft

• children can paint and decorate the clay pot
• copy the flower (paper or cardstock) in the member's area
• paint or color the petals of the flower
• cut out the flower
• draw or use a real picture to glue inside the middle of the flower
• glue the flower to a wooden skewer (could be broken in half)
• add a ball of plastercine to the bottom
• insert flower
• add decorative filling (shredded paper)

I Love You This Much - Picture Frame
1.  Children color the picture frame (decorations such as sequins could also be added)
2.  The shirt is also colored
3.  Construction paper is cut to extend the arms
3.  hands are traced, cut and glued to the arms
4.  Photograph is added

Another Version
There is also a version available where the children add facial features instead of a photograph. Picture frame is available in the member's area.

Mother's Day Gift Craft Idea for Kindergarten and Preschool - Magnet

 Recipe and Instructions for the No-Cook Play Clay Mother's Day Magnet Project

1 cup of all purpose flour

1/2 cup of salt

1/2 cup of warm tap water

Mix flour and salt and pour in warm tap water.  Stir well.

Knead the dough

You might need to double or even triple this recipe if you work with a larger group of children.

• give each child in the craft center a small amount of dough
• they can roll out their own dough
• cut out a round circle using the top of a glass
• have children pinch the edges to form petals of a flower
• let the flower air dry (4-5 days) or for faster results cook at 200 F for about an hour (ensure you turn the flower during this time).
• a cookie cutter could also be used
• children paint the flower (acrylic paint works best)
• a magnet is attached to the back