This is a relaxing Mother’s Day gift, you can simply make with the children in your care. Choose the mother’s favorite color and essential oil to make this lovely gift. We layered unscented and uncolored bath salts with yellow colored bath salts with lemon essential oil in a mason jar. You Will Need: 3/4 Cup […]
Free KidsArtBox Mother’s Day Cards

Mother’s Day is coming up on Sunday in America. I found these adorable Mother’s Day Card templates on the KidsArtBox web site for free. Just visit KidsArtBox by clicking here to get your own free templates. You Will Need: KidsArtBox TemplatesCard Stock PaperPrinterMini Cupcake LinersPom PomsTissue Paper SquaresChenille StemsMarkersWhite Glue What to Do: 1. Print […]
Realistic Flowers from Coffee Filters Craft

My youngest Nanny Kid loves flowers. I borrowed these 8 great children’s books about flowers from the library and helped her make these realistic looking flowers from coffee filters. I found the idea from the One Little Project website and adjusted it to make it a little easier for a 7-year-old to make. The flower […]
Crepes for Mother’s Day Breakfast
Happy Mother’s Day Maaa…

I found this adorable Mother’s Day card idea to make with my Nanny Kids at the craftymorning blog. It would be perfect to make with white paint on dark paper like the project on the blog. But we used white paper with my nanny kid’s mother’s and grandparents’ favorite color paint instead. You can purchase […]
Fresh Strawberry Cake for Mother’s Day

This fresh strawberry cake is the perfect gift to make for Mother’s Day. I found this cake that is moist and tender with a beautiful pink color on the Sugar Gang Show web site. This recipe makes three 8″x2″ cake rounds with strawberry buttercream and strawberry filling. It really is a great cake for summer […]
“Moms are Like Buttons, They Hold Everything Together” Mother’s Day Card
Croissant a L’orange
Mother’s Day Flower Craft

Creative Wednesdays I like assisting my Nanny Kids in making Mother’s Day cards or gifts for their Mothers each year. This year one of my Nanny Kids wanted to use her pretty craft paper scraps to make pretty flowers for her mother. Here’s how we made this paper Mother’s Day Flower Craft. Please click here […]
Cupcake Liner Flowers

Mother’s Day Card Here’s a simple craft project to use as a boredom buster anytime of the year. These festive paper flowers are easy to make and inexpensive too. Kids will have fun trying to decide what centers (mini muffin liners) to pair with which petals (the large muffin liners). There really wasn’t a wrong […]


