[Mother’s Day & Father’s Day] A collection of Family Day gift-making ideas

stained glass-style photo hanger

Make a stained-glass-style photo frame! A how-to guide for a Mother’s Day gift

Express beautiful stained glass using a clear file and aluminum foil! You can slip photos or letters into the back, so it’s a great idea for a gift.

First, draw a stained-glass outline on thick paper, then sandwich it with a clear file of the same size and trace the lines with a permanent marker to transfer the design.

Once transferred, color it in from the back with a permanent marker.

Glue crumpled aluminum foil (to create wrinkles) onto the front of the thick paper, and attach colored construction paper of your choice to the back.

Sandwich this in the clear file and secure it to finish.

Punch a hole at the top, thread a ribbon through, and make it ready to hang on the wall.

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tile coaster

Let’s customize a portrait illustration and make it into tile coasters! Here are some ideas.

Coasters are small mats for placing drinks, and they come in various materials like wood, plastic, glass, paper, and felt.

This time, we’ll use cork coasters—also available at 100-yen shops—to create handmade tile coasters.

What you’ll need: cork coasters or cork sheets, drawing paper with a portrait illustration, colored construction paper, glass tiles, self-adhesive laminating sheets, and craft glue.

Put your gratitude into it and give it as a gift.

A telegram-like letter holder

[Kindergarten/Daycare] Mother's Day Craft Part 2 / Just like a telegram ♡ / How to make a letter holder ♡

Telegrams are an easy way to send a congratulatory message, and these days there are lots of cute ones, like those that come with stuffed animals.

This idea is about making a handmade version of such a telegram.

Cut construction paper into the shape of a bear and cover the entire surface with crumpled tissues.

Then attach face parts made from construction paper on top, and finish by having the bear hold a tube made by wrapping decorative washi paper around a toilet paper roll core.

Slip a heartfelt letter into the tube and give it as a gift.

It’s a lovely idea that can be made with many different motifs besides a bear.

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A flower card that even 2-year-olds can make!

[Fold, Paste, and Draw] From around age 2! Mother's Day Craft | #childcareideas #craft #diy #mothersdaygift

Here’s a craft idea where you can fold, paste, and enjoy some drawing too.

All you need is construction paper cut into teardrop shapes.

First, paste one piece flat onto a backing sheet.

Then fold the remaining two pieces in half and paste them on the left and right to complete a spring-like tulip.

Draw in the stem and leaves with crayons.

If the child is too young to use scissors, an adult should prepare the teardrop-shaped pieces in advance.

Prepare a variety of colors—red, blue, yellow, and more—and you’ll have a gorgeous flower field.

It also makes a great gift from children to their parents or guardians.

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For Mother’s Day crafts! A bouquet of carnations

[Craft Idea] Carnation Bouquet (Mother’s Day in May) (Wall Decorations, Activities for the Elderly, Occupational Therapy OT, Day Service, Childcare) (Origami DIY, Original Creation)

Here’s how to make a carnation using origami.

Prepare two 15 cm sheets of red origami paper and crumple each into a ball once to add texture.

After the wrinkles form, open them up and fold both sheets into quarters (twice into a square).

With the corner that will be the center of the flower positioned at the top left, roundly cut the edge from the bottom right toward the top left.

Use pinking shears to make a zigzag edge.

Once cut, pleat the side opposite the zigzag edge, and stack three layers to complete the flower! Combine it with a stem and leaves made from construction paper to finish the carnation.

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tie rack

For Father’s Day crafts! A tie hanger gift explained by a preschool teacher (for 5-year-olds)

Let’s make a stylish tie hanger to neatly store the ties you use every day.

First, as preparation, use a utility knife to cut a hole at the bottom of a paper plate for the tie to go through.

Next, draw a circle on light orange origami paper with a compass and trace it with a permanent marker.

Children should first cut the origami along the line into a circle and glue it onto the paper plate.

Then let them draw any face they like on the pasted origami.

Drawing favorite patterns or pictures around the edge of the paper plate will give it a bright, festive finish.

Make a tie out of origami, attach it through the hole, and decorate with a ribbon to complete the project! It makes a practical and cute gift.

Easy and cute! Carnation wreath

[Origami] Easy yet cute ♡ Mother’s Day gift ♡ Carnation | Carnation Mother’s Day Gift #shorts

This is an easy wreath you can make with origami.

You’ll need to make many identical parts, but the steps are simple, so give it a try.

Prepare 7.5 cm origami paper.

Fold each of the four corners inward by about 1 cm, flip it over, and fold it into a triangle.

Then fold the triangle in half three more times.

Open what you folded, push down the center, and raise the sides.

Treat this as a single petal, and layer multiple pieces to create a carnation.

Folding one sheet at a time takes a while, so it’s best to stack several sheets and fold them together.

Once the carnations are done, glue them closely over the base, add a ribbon, and you’re finished.

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