Category Archives: Holidays
Six Frugal Ideas for a Special Father
Father’s Day will soon be here. You know you’d like to get him something nice, with money tight for us all maybe an expensive gift isn’t in the budget. These six frugal ideas for a special father are sure to make the father in your family feel loved and appreciated.
1. Let the children make him a T-shirt with their handprints on it. The craft is very simple and your children will love the opportunity to create something special just for Dad. Find fabric paints in Dad’s favorite colors and purchase a 100% cotton T-shirt for each child to decorate. Put the fabric paint on a disposable plate and then have the children place their hands on the shirt. Follow washing instructions after the paint has dried. You may want to have the children sign and date the shirt so Dad can see how much the children have grown.
Fingerprint Flower Vase – Mother’s Day Craft
If you know children, you know most love to get their hands messy. They also love to pick wild flowers and weeds to share with those they love. Why not let them to be crafty for Mother’s Day by allowing them to create a fingerprint flower vase to give to Mom or Grandma this year?
Toddlers and young children may see Mom, Dad, or their brothers and sisters enjoying crafts. They may wonder why they don’t get to make something as well. This craft is perfect for little hands and will result with a gift any mom or grandma will love.
Create a Mother’s Day Certificate for Mom This Year
Moms love gifts that come from their children’s hands as well as their hearts. This year your children may want to create a Mother’s Day certificate and poem. It will be something that any mother would cherish, no matter what the age of the children.
If your family is like most, you may have given gifts like flowers, candy, or a nice meal out. Mom isn’t going to complain about any of these gifts, but she may want something that requires a little more thought on your part or the part of the children in her life.
Frugal Mother’s Day Gift Ideas
We all want to celebrate and honor our moms on Mother’s Day, but you may be stumped for frugal Mother’s Day gift ideas this year. Giving Mother’s Day gifts doesn’t have to break your budget if you use one of these ideas.
Many restaurants offer discounts for mothers on Mother’s Day; some even allow moms to eat for free. You can check your local newspaper to see if there are any local restaurants offering this type of deal.
Anna Jarvis – the “Creator” of Mother’s Day
Moms in the United States have been honored on Mother’s Day for over 100 years thanks to the efforts of Anna Jarvis, considered to be the “creator” of Mother’s Day. However, the holiday in the United States isn’t actually the invention of Anna Jarvis. Julia Ward Howe first established Mother’s Day in 1870 but it didn’t really catch on. Enter Anna Jarvis and her attempt to honor her mother, and all mothers, beginning in 1908.
Anna Jarvis was born in West Virginia in 1864 to Ann Marie and Granville Jarvis. She was one of eleven children. The Jarvis family moved from Webster to Grafton when Anna was an infant. She grew up and attended Augusta Female Academy where she earned her teaching credentials.
How to Make an Always Treasured Mother’s Day Photo Flower
Most moms love flowers, and all love photos of their families. Why not combine those two ideas to give her flowers that will never die and feature cherished photos of her children? These Mother’s Day photo flowers are sure to make Mom’s big day extra special. Even small children can make them with a little help with the cutting.
Supplies
- Construction paper, colored card stock or patterned scrapbook paper
- Glue or glue stick
- Photos
- Pencil
- Scissors
- Clear tape
- Green chenille stems
Instructions
Tips to Make Your Own Birthday Banner
Every birthday party needs a banner. Just go to any party supply shop, and you’ll see all sorts of styles to choose from. But why buy the same banners everyone else is using when you can easily make a unique handmade one?
These birthday banners can showcase your kids’ budding artistic ability, or they can be the picture of elegance. It’s all up to you.
Supplies
- Different types of paper – construction paper and plain white paper work well, or you could use a patterned scrapbooking paper with a coordinating plain paper.
- Ruler
- Pencil
Five Fun Ideas for Making Home-Made Goodies for the Goody Bag
Party favors are an important part of any birthday celebration. They serve as a way to thank your guests for coming, and they give them something to remind them of the wonderful time they’ve had. If you’re on a budget, however, it may seem impossible to compete with those who put together huge goody bags for their guests.
Actually, creating great goody bags doesn’t require a great deal of expense. Making home-made fillers can help cut costs and still put a smile on your guests’ faces. Here are five great home-made goody ideas.
