Make Mother's Day Napkin Rings

What You Do:

1. Start by helping your child collect paper towel and toilet paper tubes from around the house. Instead of tossing them out, they can be re-used to create this special gift for mom!
2. Offer your child a pair of scissors and invite her to cut the rolls into 2" rings. She can use a ruler to measure the lengths, encouraging her math skills!
3. Now invite your child to select four of the rings to use for creating a set of Mother’s Day napkin rings. She can also mix together equal amounts of glue and water – about 1 tablespoon of each – in a small container.
4. Before getting messy, encourage your child to tear colorful tissue paper into small bits, about 1 inch in size, honing her fine motor skills. She can use mom’s favorite colors!
5. Help cover the work area with a plastic bag and invite your child to begin coating the outside of the rolls with the glue water mixture using a brush and then layering on the tissue paper. She can create napkin rings of a solid color or random hues.
6. Encourage your child to keep working until the whole set of Mother’s Day napkin rings are complete! Allow them to dry for a couple of hours. Offer your child a scissors to cut any pieces of tissue paper hanging over the edges of the napkin rings.
7. All that’s left is to set the table for a Mother’s Day brunch highlighted with fresh linens threaded through the colorful Mother’s Day napkin rings!