They are both super simple and could be made for Father's Day!
The first one is a bucket of love. I simply traced the little boy's hand (which wasn't easy... he's only 8 months old and did NOT want me to trace his hand) and then cut it out. I used that to trace a bunch more in various colors. Then I taped them to long skewers...they were green ones, I think they are actually some sort of garden stakes. I cut a piece of foam (just the cheap white kind...not floral foam) and put it in the bottom of the bucket. I pushed the stakes in, cutting them to various heights, until I thought it looked ok. I simply used stickers I already had on hand to make the "i love you" on the front. You could put anything there. Then you could attach a cute note that said "A bucket of love"...or whatever you wanted. :0)
(sorry for the horrible photo, I forgot to take one until I was on the way to deliver it!)The second one is one of my all time favorite things to do. It is super easy and I think they are beautiful! For this one, I let the older son (he's 3) paint a plain frame. (Be sure to remove the glass first!) I got it at Michael's for $3 (I think)... We just used kid's washable tempera paint...nothing fancy. After he was finished I took it outside to spray paint a few coats of clear lacquer on it to protect it and give it a finished look. I had previously traced his and his brother's hand-print onto regular white cardstock. Now that I knew what colors the frame was, I chose two coordinating papers from my paper stash. I traced their hand-prints onto the cardstock and cut them out. I used another piece of cardstock for the background and taped it all down. (You can't really tell in the photo, it was a pearly white cardstock for the background, really added some sparkle). Then I simply wrote their names and Mother's Day on it.
i think it turned out GREAT! :0) The Mom has it in her kitchen in a beautiful black picture stand and it looks really nice!
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