Mother's Day Fingerprint Flowers w/Poem

I never got a chance to update yesterday. We took a day off from dragons to make a Mother's Day gift. I downloaded a free template from Teachers Pay Teachers that includes an outline for flowers, a cute poem and a space to put a picture. I had each kid make theirs (with some help), and then added a picture. When they were dry I laminated them so they would last.

Fingerprint dandelions

Today's craft was a fast one because we were expecting a visit from some of my former daycare kids. We made these easy  fingerprint dandelions from Crafty Morning.

First, I cut half sheets of a dark blue paper, so the white paint would show up well. Then, I used my own fingerprint for the brown since the kids have such tiny fingers. I used the smallest brush I had to make simple stems and let them dry. 

When they were dry the kids took turns making finger "dots" with the white paint to create a dandelion look. 

Fingerprint hyacinths

I've seen many different versions of fingerprint hyacinths over the years, but never pinned one. This is how ours turned out.

On half sheets of paper I made lines (stems) with the corner of a sponge. Next time I may just use a marker. Lucian and I experimented with sponges to create the leaves.

When we had enough made for everyone we lightly swirled blue and purple paint together. Then the kids took turns dipping two fingers at a time in the swirled paint and placed them on either side of the stem.