1. Maximize love,

Manage stress

Mother’s Day is an occasion which is celebrated in various parts of the world to express respect, honor, and love towards mothers. The day is an event to honor the contribution of mothers, acknowledge the efforts of maternal bonds and the role of mothers in our society.

Around mothers’ day I like to think of the memories we built with my Mom and Grandma. My mom shared her passion of gardening with me, and my grandma shared her passion of baking. We were doing things side by side just like this Grandma shared her talent with her grandchild and daughter.

What are some things you learned from your Mother or Grandmother?

What are some talents or passions you like to share with your children?

2. Talk, sing and point Listen to some familier and some new Mothers’ Day songs:

Skidamarinka

Mommy is her name-o

I love you mommy

Mommy Takes Good Care of Me

We Love our Moms by BabyFirst

3.  Read and discuss       stories As promised here is the  “Owl Babies”  story that I wanted to share with you on Wednesday during Circle time.

 

 

 

Are you my Mother? by P. D. Eastman is another story that we like to read at Strongstart and created a playscape for it with a tree, bird, the animals and the transportation vehicles. Do you have some of these items at home to play out and retell the story?

 

4.  Explore through movement and play Here is a link for the children to create their own music as a mothers’ day gift. You can listen and dance to it together.

Song Maker is pretty easy to figure out, even for kids. The sequencer has two parts: one for melody, and a bar at the bottom for rhythm. For each one, you can select different musical options, and then draw your notes using your mouse or finger. Have fun!

 

The City of Burnaby website has great art lessons, physical activities and more for people of all ages – check out their site https://www.burnaby.ca/City-Services/Public-Safety/Novel-Coronavirus–COVID-19-/Online-Activities—Learning.html

I have also attached one of the artful ideas for you to try out with your kiddo! Family portrait

 

 

If you are looking for a short and easy

art project, check out this dandelion fingerprint.

 

5. Count, group and compare

How many fingers do you have on one hand?

How many on both hands?

How about Mommy?

How many fingers do you and Mommy has in total?

 

How many dots do you wan to put on the butterfly wings?

Here is the link for makeing this beautiful butterfly craft

 

Something special for you Moms:

Here is a funny Mothers’ day song, for you the adult, to remind us that children often mean well even when  the result of their action causes trouble.

For some self-care for Mommy, here is a calendar  from Action for happiness with ideas for each day of the month. Choose the ones that brings you serenity and joy.

Happy Mothers’ Day!