Mother's Day gifts to make with your kids: iVillage

Gifts to make together

Make Mother's Day special with home-made pressies

Forget the burnt toast and spilled orange juice this Mother's Day - help the little darlings make you something you'll really want to treasure.

This card is easy to make, and will look fabulous on your mantelpiece too.

What you need:

What to do:

Fold an A4 (30cm x 21cm) piece of green card in half to make the card.
Cut a strip of yellow card, 5cm by 12 1/2cm.
Roll the strip up to make a tube and secure the end with glue or tape.
Help your child cut little slits about 3mm in around both ends of the tube.
At one end push the flaps inwards to make a flat bottom for the tube.
Attach the tube to the centre of the green card with glue and fluff out the flaps at the other end of the tube to make the daffodil's trumpet.
Cut about eight petal shapes out of the rest of the yellow paper and let your child stick them down in a circle around the trumpet.
Draw on the flower's stem and leaves with some green crayons or glitter pens and help your child to write a message on the front and inside.

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This is simple to make and will really cheer up your desk.

What you need:

What to do:

Make sure the stone is clean and dry, then paint all over with the red paint. Leave to dry for about half an hour.
Draw a line along the length of the stone with black pen, then draw on some big black spots and colour them in.
Colour the ladybird's 'face' in black and add some eyes.
Leave to dry for about an hour.
When dry, apply a thin layer of clear varnish and leave to dry according to the manufacturer's instructions.
When dry, cut a small circle of felt and glue to the bottom of the ladybird.

Help your little treasure make a funky kitsch container for all your other little treasures.

What you need:

What to do:

Paint the egg box inside and out with the pink paint and leave to dry for at least an hour.
Stick some pretty jewels on the tops of the box to decorate.
Dab glue around the top edge of the egg box and attach the marabou trim.
Write the word 'Jewels' on the top with glitter pens and leave to dry for a couple of hours.

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Turn a boring old wooden frame into a work of art fit to display photos of your little angels.

What you need:

What to do:

Spray the frame all over with the silver paint and leave to dry. It's best to do this outside on some newspaper.
When dry, glue some glass beads to the corners of the frame.
Help your child write a message in glitter pen at the top of the frame.
Put your favourite picture of your little helpers inside.

Glamorise your dressing table with a customised tissue box.

What you need:

What to do:

Spray your tissue box with silver paint or cover with poster paint and leave to dry.
Stick the tiny gems in a pretty pattern on the top and sides of the box.
Simple, but effective!

Show your child what a little petal he is by turning him into a flower baby.

What you need:

What to do:

Cut the piece of coloured card into rectangle the same size as the frame.
Cut around the picture of your child's face to make the centre of the flower and glue it to the card.
If you are using real flower petals, press them a couple of days before by placing them flat between two pieces of kitchen paper in the middle of a heavy book.
Glue the petals in a circle around your baby's face to make the flower.
Draw on the stem and flower pot with glitter pens or felt tips.
When dry, place the glass over the frame and clip into place.
Hang in pride of place and add a new one each year as your little flower grows.