Flowers to Make Mom for Mother’s Day

It’s nice to get flowers for Mother’s Day, but even better to get kid-made flower crafts that you can keep for years. Check out these easy flower crafts for Mother’s Day that kids can make, or at least help with.

These pretty paper flowers from Made with Happy are made from circular petals, which kids can cut out or you can use a punch if you have one. They use construction paper so you probably already have what you need to make them.

Older kids can make more involved projects like these flower shaped salt dough magnets. This idea from The Best Ideas for Kids can be totally made by kids, or younger kids can decorate them. They can also be made into picture frame magnets, which is always a good choice for moms and grandmas.

Handprint crafts are another classic, like these handprint lilies from One Little Project. You’ve probably seen flowers like these before but they’re always popular because they’re so pretty and easy to make.

Try your hands at origami with these pretty origami tulips from Red Ted Art. The post says this is a good one for beginners and that even preschoolers can make one with help. Use them on a card or make a bouquet.

Another option for tulips is shown in this Mother’s Day card video tutorial from CraftISH Corner. These are cut out by hand from petal shapes as shown in the video.

I love this flower that folds into a heart and unfolds back into a flower. I found a video showing it on Pinterest from Child Fuel but I can’t find their template, so see also the heart shaped flower idea from Easy Peasy and Fun to get a template for this one.

And one more video I also found on Pinterest but was able to track down the original on Instagram from Ballarteskids. She used sticky note squares to make the flower shape, but you could use any paper cut into a square. So fun!

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Michaelmas is one of those holidays that is religious in nature but also has a more secular meaning, especially in England.

Michaelmas is variously known as the Feast Day of saints Michael, Gabriel and Raphael or the Feast of the Archangels, and it is generally celebrated on September 29 (or November 8 in Eastern Christian calendars). In England it also marks the end of a quarter both financially and academically (if you’ve ever read a book that talks about Michaelmas term, this is what it’s talking about) and historically the end of the farming year, when accounts would be settled.

In a religious context it celebrates Michael’s defeat of Satan, which also involves slaying, or a least controlling, a dragon, but it’s also a day to mark the progression of the year into fall because it falls near the equinox.

Waldorf educational communities celebrate Michaelmas because Rudolf Steiner believed it was the second most important festival of the year after Easter. They may have a play or a field day celebrating feats of strength and overcoming fears. Season to Gather has a guide available for purchase that includes the story of St. Michael and the dragon, crafts and activities, recipes and more with a Waldorf approach.

I also found this publication from a Waldorf school that has lots of ideas for celebrating Michaelmas with groups of kids, doing things like obstacle courses, rope tugs and races. The booklet also includes songs and recipes to try.

Because they both have to do with saints and dragons, you can pull out your St. George’s Day activities for Michealmas, too, but here are a few more ideas specific to Michaelmas. I’d love to hear about your traditions if this is a holiday you celebrate.

Faith and Fabric has a cute St. Micheal softie project kids or adults can make.

Catholic Icing has a printable pack for purchase that includes stand up figures of the angels in color and black and white as well as coloring pages and the St. Michael prayer printable. She also has a printable party pack with a banner and angels you can use as cupcake toppers.

There are a lot of traditional foods that are involved in a Michaelmas celebration including bannock (a Scottish harvest bread), blackberries and goose (though many people sub chicken or Cornish game hens these days). You can also throw in angel food cake, or devil’s food cake, deviled eggs or spicy foods to celebrate overcoming the devil.

Another traditional activity at Michaelmas is hitting a pinata that is shaped either like Satan or a dragon. You can see this in action and get more details about how one family celebrates Michaelmas at Catholic All Year.

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