Craft stores carry those broach pins, which cost less than 25 cents. One more idea from the Mother's Day Themes page is a colorful candleholder. They can use a watercolor brush to paint baby food jars with a glue-water mixture and then stick small pieces of colored tissue paper to it. Have kids glue a thin ribbon around the rim and place a small candle inside the jar. These holders can be customized to any season or event, depending on the colors of tissue paper used.
Kids can also use cleaned-out salad dressing bottles to create bud vases.
For kids and teachers looking for project or recipe ideas, the Mother's Day Kids' Exchange offers a one-stop shopping compendium of Web sites to visit. For mothers who are online, why not devote some computer lab time to sending virtual cards and songs. Many online resources, such as the Mom's Day from Wendy's World of Crafts Web site, will enable students to do that. A History of Mother's Day This Houston Chronicle Interactive article lists many interesting facts about the history of Mother's Day. Inc. All Rights Reserved.