With Mother’s Day just around the corner, here’s a craft that little ones can do (with an adult’s assistance and supervision, of course) to thank mom for all that she does.
What you need:
- Two white paper plates
- Crayons, washable markers and/or water-based paint
- Hole punch
- Yarn, ribbon or a long shoelace
- Safety scissors
- Bag of Hershey’s KISSES
- Peel-and-stick magnets (optional)
- Cut one paper plate in half and leave the other one whole.
- Use the hole punch to punch holes, about one inch apart, along the straight edge of the cut plate.
- Put the plates together so that the outside edges match up (this will form the pocket). While they are together, continue to punch holes, about one inch apart, around the edges of both plates.
- Use the yarn, ribbon or long shoelace to sew the two plates together. (You won’t actually sew the straight edge of the cut plate to the full plate, but you can lace the yarn through these holes for decoration and added support.)
- Tie the ends of the yarn, ribbon or shoelace together when sewing is complete.
- Make a hole at the top and tie a piece of yarn or ribbon through for hanging on the wall or attach a few peel-and-stick magnets to the back for hanging on the refrigerator.
- Decorate with crayons, washable markers and/or water-based paint.
- When complete, fill the pocket with Hershey’s KISSES and present to mom on her special day! Once the KISSES are gone, mom can continue to use the pocket for recipes, coupons or more candy.
