o/t need some Mother's day help suggestions

[BitsnBearsMom]

I have a home daycare and my wee ones always make something for mom and dad for mother's day/father's day.

this year I've come up with the idea of a shoe box of surprises for mom and doing something similar for dad when the time comes but need some more suggestions on surprises I can add for mom......

what I have so far is:
1. tissue paper flower and a toilet paper roll holder for the brekie in bed tray - along with a 'coupon' for breakfast in bed.
2. Tea bag with a poem I found to go with it
3. magnet for the fridge - an angel with child's face as the angel's face
4. home made chocolate chip cookies for afternoon snack for the family (I bake with the kids all the time)

Not sure what else to put into it and would really appreciate some help. Needs to be cheap and cheerful as I have 6 families to do this for. Don't like to spend more then $5 per child on the whole craft - ages of kids range from 2yrs old to 7 yrs old - all the younger 2yo's have older sibs and will do just one for mom together.

 

[cajunpeach]

I love anything w/ handprints, fingerprints, footprints on it. One year, dd3 preschool class took a ceramic tile and used their fingerprints and made "flowers" in mulitple colors all over the tile. Then took a fork, dipped it in green paint to make the stems. I'm sure this would be a very inexpensive gift but i still treasure mine to this day. It is displayed in our family room and dd is now 11.

 

[punksmom]

One year when my daughter was in daycare she gave me, for Mother's Day, a little plaque with her handprints. It was just a unused stryrofoam meat tray with her painted hand prints and the poem noted below. There was a little ribbon attached to the top for hanging. I cried when she gave it to me.

Here is a poem to go with the hand prints...

Sometimes you get discouraged
Because I am so small
I always leave my handprints
On the furniture and walls
But everyday I'm growing big
And soon I'll be very tall
Then all my little handprints
Will be so hard to recall
So here's a special gift
Just so that you can say
This is how my hands looked
When I placed them here today

 

[bababear_50]

Hi
Here a few web sites that we (school) use
www.abcteach.com ,,, www.enchantedlearning.com and www.dlkkids.com
hope these help
Hugs Mel

 

[BitsnBearsMom]

Thanks - that did help!