Mom is Berry Special

Materials Needed:
Construction paper
Sponge
Paint (red and green)
Strawberry plastic container/basket
Glue
Copy paper

What to Do:
Fold piece of construction paper in half to form a card.
Cut strawberry shape out of sponge.
Cut copy paper to fit inside card.
Instruct children to:

- Dip strawberry shape sponge into red paint and make prints on the front of the card, leaving room for basket print underneath the strawberry stampings. Let dry before proceeding to next step.
- Dip one side of strawberry basket into green paint.  Make one basket print on bottom of the paper, making sure that it is on some of the strawberries. Let dry before proceeding to next step.
- Paint green leaves/stems on top of each strawberry.
- Use a black marker to place dots on strawberries.

While front of card is drying invite children to write/dictate/draw on copy paper what they think makes their mom “berry special”.
After front is dry, open card and instruct children to glue  the insert onto the right hand side of the card.