Wednesday, April 14, 2010

10 Things I Love About My Mom Book - Great Mothers Day Gift Idea

Mothers Day is less than a month away and I'm still trying to figure out what to do for my mom. We'll see what I can come up with!

This year I was asked by my church's Young Women group to do a couple activities and this is one I have done in years past with different groups that I am doing again. The girls (and their moms) LOVED it. It's one of those tear jerker sort of presents moms love. I call it the "10 Things I Love About My Mom Book".
Making these books were VERY easy. I took some scrap chipboard and cut it to 6x3. You could also use cardboard or whatever you have on hand, just make sure it's sturdy. I then cut 10 pages from cardstock to 5.75 x 2.5 for the inside pages. Punch two holes on the sides for the loose leaf binder rings (you have NO idea how long it took me to figure out what those things were called!) and you're done, with the book that is.For the activity I brought some scrapbook paper, because like most crafters I had more than enough to spare, along with some embellishment like buttons, ribbon, flowers.... I cut the numbers out with my cricut but you could use stickers, chipboard, or a good old fashion pen. I had all the girls bring glue sticks/glue and scissors then let them have at it! When they went home they filled it out and gave it to their moms. It was a lot of fun and this type of activity could be used for Father's Day, Valentines Day, Christmas....whatever you can think of.

20 comments:

  1. What a great idea! I've done that for Valentine's day, but never thought about it for a Mom, thanks for the idea!

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  2. You are seriously on a roll! These are so cute and such a great idea.

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  3. What a cute idea. I love little books made like that.
    thenormanfive.blogspot.com

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  4. What a great idea for Mother's Day. I love it! Thanks for sharing at 'Look at me, I'm SO Crafty!' at Fun to Craft.

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  5. What a great idea for Mother's Day!! I host Gifts From the Heart Linking Party on the 20th of each month. This is such a wonderful gift from the heart! Your mother is going to love it!!

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  6. What a great idea! I bet your mom is going to love it! :)

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  7. Ooooh! Great idea for a kindergarten teacher. The moms will love this one!

    Becca

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  8. Great idea! I'm loving this.

    Thanks for joining Get Your Craft on Thursday. Please join me next week for another great party.

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  9. Aw, this is a sweet idea. I bet your Mom will love it!

    Thank you for linking this to A Little Craft Therapy, with Life in the Pitts.

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  10. Perfect Mother's Day gift. Thanks for sharing.

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  11. That's dang cute! You did a great job girl!

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  12. What a sweet idea!

    Thanks for linking up to Saturday is Crafty Day @ along for the ride! Hope to see you back next week!

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  13. Simply adorable! So creative and what a nice gift! Thanks so much for stopping by and linking to the Sunday Showcase! Hope you have a great week! I greatly appreciate it! ~ Stephanie Lynn

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  14. Thanks! Linked to you here: http://mommysavers.com/boards/your-creative-side/151415-crafts-gifts-recipes-cinco-de-mayo-mothers-day-3.html#post1183923

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  15. This is very cute idea! Thanks for sharing. I would love to feature this on my Thrill me Thursday post later this week. Please stop by and visit.
    mommaskindacrafty.blogspot.com

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  16. I bet there will be a lot of happy and proud moms out there on Mother's Day this year bwecause of your great project!

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  17. I have a link party on Tuesdays and would love to have you stop by! www.craftedition.blogspot.com

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  18. great idea!

    thanks for linking up!

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  19. love it- wanted to let you know i featured you on my blog jameehomemaker.blogspot.com

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