Mother's Day Pillow

Here's a simple craft for the kids to make for their mom or special grandma!  It just takes a few items...

You'll need:

• pillow batting (the stuff inside the pillow!)
• a solid colored pillow case
• needle and thread
• scicssors
• acryllic paint
• paint brush
• paper plate
• a sharpie

Cover the pillow batting with the pillow case and cut to fit, leaving about an inch to turn under, then iron.  Sew the unfinished end.  Put paint in the paper plates and let the kids place each hand in a color and stamp the pillow.  Let them think of their own message to write to mom..."I love you, Mommy" or "Happy Mother's Day to my favorite mom"!  Then with the sharpie, have them sign and date it.  Let it dry overnight.  Mom or Grandma will cherise this gift!  Thanks to Sandy Harsanyi, our graphic designer, and her sister Patti for thinking of this clever idea.  Patti took it a step farther with a sharpie and drew faces and a body with the hand stamp!  Let them be as creative as they like!  Check out the mess we made with my nieces and nephew at our family cottage!

Some of Nancy's favorite places to shop for craft and decorating ideas are Pat Catan's and Petitti Garden Centers.