Mother’s Day gifts from kids are so special, especially when they’re made by hand. With Mother’s Day right around the corner, it’s time to start thinking about gifts our students can make. I’ve done my fair share of flowers made from tiny hand prints. And of course we always make cards that feature pictures of our moms… which, by the way, never really reflect how they actually look.
My own children used to draw me with the most ridiculous bangs and a circle tummy. They drew other people with rectangle bodies, but not me. Circle tummy. Funny how a card like that can send you screaming straight to the gym.
And the hairdresser.
MOTHER’S DAY GIFTS FROM KIDS
As much as I have always loved the circle-tummy cards, what mom doesn’t love a little pampering now and then? If you’ve never made homemade spa gifts, think about trying a few this year with your own students. Things like sugar scrubs, facial wipes, and bath salts are very easy to make and really work! In our house, we make the sugar scrub regularly.
If you’re short on time, you can simply just make them. But to make it more educational (or school-y, as my kids call it) you can make the gifts during science labs.
There’s enough science taking place in these spa gifts, that turning them into labs was sort of a no-brainer. I put together a little set to go along with three of our favorite homemade spa treatments:
- Peach Sugar Scrub
- Peppermint Facial Wipes
- Lavender Fizzy Bath Salts
Each science lab includes:
- Teacher Notes & Directions
- Student Lab Sheets
- Scientific Explanations
- Procedural Anchor Charts
- Gift Tags
A quick search on Pinterest will provide you with SO MANY recipes for scrubs, bath salts, and homemade facials. That’s where I started when I began trying out different ones for my students to make. If you want to skip that part and get straight to preparing your science labs, check out this resource: 👉 MOTHER’S DAY SPA SCIENCE: HOMEMADE GIFTS FROM THE LAB.
The printed materials are best suited for kids in grades 1-2, but the gifts themselves can easily be made at any grade level.
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Happy teaching!
