MOTHER’S DAY EGG BOX FLOWERS!
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Made from an orange carton, an egg box, inner tubes and large straws.
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Mothers and Flowers!
Mother’s Day has come around again and it is time to honour our mothers and show them how much we love, adore and appreciate them for being who they are and what they do for us daily.
YOU CAN RELY ON MUM!
Mums are always there when we need them, to take care of us, cook, clean, shop and feed us and that sometimes be taken for granted, but there is more…
A SUPER MUM!
A listening ear, a carer, a supporter, a keen helper and how about home learning, yes a teacher! and sometimes when things get rough we take it out on our mums, just because they are there and what we always get back is unconditional love.
SHOW OUR LOVE!
So it’s only right that we should celebrate, and show our mums how amazing they are, no matter how small our expressions are that display this!
We should be showing how grateful we are by giving thanks regularly, and we have a national day for expressing this!
WHAT MESSAGES?
This brings us to what kind of messages you would write, that are dedicated to our mums. Simple is the best, two or three words, and later elaborate with more detail.
LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT SOME OF THEM!
What I have come across are simple tag lines like ‘ Best mum’, ‘The bestest mum’, ‘What a wonderful mum’, ‘Mum we love you’ ‘Lovely mummy’, ‘Supermum’, and ‘adorable mummy’ and there are so much more variations of love tokens, but at the end of the day that’s entirely down to you, what you say to your mum that comes from the ♥ heart.♥
MOTHER’S GIFTS!
What about gifts, mother’s Day gifts have become a massive industry now where it could be flowers, cards, chocolates, a favourite drink, jewellery, clothing, make-up, skincare, special perfume, vouchers, gift cards, I mean the list is endless.
As a mummy, I have received such thoughtful gifts, which I know can be costly.
HAND-CRAFTED IS PERSONAL!
This is a chance for kids to make something for their mums, by hand which would be very precious as mums would know their child took time to make it, no matter how it looked, what it was made from, but that it was personal and made with loving care.
To see our kids’ faces when receiving their little gifts speaks a thousand words.
MY INTENTION!
So what I visualise are 3-dimensional flowers in a box, ‘Mother’s Day egg box flowers’.
MATERIALS WE SHALL USE!
We will be working with recycled material and for this project, we will be using an egg box, inner tubes an orange carton and large straws.
Before we move on to our project here is a short video on how Mother’s Day originated, leaping back in time and see how mums were celebrated.
LET’S RECAP!
We nearly never had a chance to celebrate Mother’s Day, because Anna Jarvis ( the founder of Mother’s Day in the US) disapproved of people buying cards and gifts for mothers, instead, she felt it more appropriate to write letters and offer flowers that have true meaning and not having it turned into something so cosmopolitan and because of this, she tried to petition against this for a very long time.
MOTHER’S DAY WON!
Unfortunately, she lost her fight to ban this kind of celebration and to this day we still celebrate Mothering Sunday, although on different dates around the world.
DATES VARY.
In the United States it’s celebrated on the second Sunday in May, this year it will be 9th May 2021.
WHICH COUNTRIES?
Other countries including some European countries are Australia, Canada, New Zealand, India, Japan, Philippines, South Africa, Denmark, Finland, Italy, Switchland, Belgium and Turkey.
WHEN IN THE UK?
In the United Kingdom, it falls on the fourth Sunday of Lent. This year it will be 14th March 2021.
As the dates of Lent and Easter change each year based on the lunar calendar, the date of Mother’s Day changes too.
SHALL WE BEGIN!
RESOURCES.
1 egg box.
1 juice or milk carton.
3 or 4 tubes small and large. White paper.
3 large straws. Blu tack
A selection of acrylic paints. ( White, orange, blue, make green yellow)
Glue gun/glue stick.
Large/small scissors. Stanley knife.
Brushes. Black/red felt tip pens/pencil.
HOW TO MAKE!
There are 4 parts to this project, the box (carton) the flowers (egg box) flowing leaves (tubes) and the stems (straws).
So I will show stage by stage.
SOME TIPS!
ALL ABOUT CARTONS.
- You can decorate the box with patterns or more wording.
- Some cartons like the soya, oat or almond type are lined in silver and have a nicer finish.
- When cutting the carton it gets weak as you rotate it so, you need to hold it fast.
BLU TACK
- I found blu tack a useful tool to help stand the straws in for painting.
HANDLING EGG BOXES.
- The large egg box trays that don’t have lids have more defined egg cups and are easier to cut out, although you can still remove decent round shapes from the newer-style egg boxes.
TEAR INSTEAD.
- I found tearing out the egg cup was a bit easier to handle, than trying to cut it with a pair of scissors.
WHEN PAINTING.
- The egg box itself is not an easy material to paint on, so you may need to apply paint a few times to get a good colour, it seems to repel paint, but keep going with it.
- Alternatively, you can use canned spray paint, like silver, bronze or gold.
HOT WAX.
- When using hot wax to glue, you may need to hold the flowers or curly leaves in place until they stick fast and be careful as the glue is quite hot. ( adults working with children may need to oversee this.)
USE DISPOSABLE GLOVES.
- Painting the leaves can get quite messy, as you have to stretch each leaf to allow it to be painted from top to bottom, so you may want to wear disposable gloves, or enjoy with your kids getting mucky and very colourful.
GLITTERING.
- As an added touch, you might like to dab a bit of glitter around the edges of the flowers, paint a line of PVA glue and sprinkle some glitter onto it.
PRACTICE.
- When it is time to add your message, first practice writing on a separate piece of paper, rather than writing directly on the box, as you may mess it up. that way you can change your mind as many times as possible.
ADD A NICE AROMA.
- You may like to lightly spray the floral arrangement with a nice scent giving the gift box a nice aroma.
INCLUDE SOME TREATS.
- How about popping in some of Mum’s favourite chocolates, as a surprise, the wrapped-up type?
- Or check-out the Chocolate Trading Company! (see below)
Hey there, when you click on links in this post and you make a purchase, I may earn a small commission that l can use towards resources (other than throw-outs) for project making within my website😀
YOU CAN ADD A TOUCH OF SOPHISTICATION FROM THE CHOCOLATE TRADING COMPANY THAT WILL GO DOWN A TREAT!
CHECK THEM OUT!
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To complement your Mothers Day flowers, you could accompany it with a box of beautiful luxury chocolates from the Chocolate Trading company.
Additionally, they offer a Personalize message that is added to your choice of chocolates.
Create your personalized gift, in 3 steps,
1) Choose a design.
2) Choose a chocolate gift box.
3) Add your personalized message!
The Trading Chocolate Company offer an array of beautifully made selections, that are hard to resist.
Discover a journey of memorable flavours, that are unbeatable, and will always be the ones to go to!
Don’t forget, there is a great range of these superior chocolates for dads on Father’s Day!
TO CONCLUDE!
I have shown you how to use your recycled materials, to create a unique Mother’s Day gift.
Cartons, egg boxes, straws, and inner tubes can all be transformed into beautiful egg box flowers or gifts.
Although supervision may be necessary, kids will find these projects satisfying.
Instead of fleeting flowers, give a lasting keepsake.
Follow my step-by-step guide to create beautiful eggbox flowers.
Hi Julia,
how beautiful artical! You are so creative and talented! The idea for the box is phenomenal. It is easy to make and leaves a much bigger impression than a purchased gift. I think that what is made by hand from the heart has a greater effect on a loved one. It shows how much person is loved and special. Especially when it comes to the mother. We all love original gifts and are a little fed up with the usual gifts. I often give loved ones something I have done with my own hands. Most often it is a letter full of love or e.g. picture frame with shells. Your idea is very original and lovely that I will definitely make something like this for Mother’s Day. I like how you got the idea to make a flower out of straw and cardboard. It’s beautiful! A letter or chocolates can be placed in that box. Also, I like that these are all materials that can be reused. By the way, the whole site and the idea itself is wonderful and I will come more often to see which next idea you suggest to us.
Keep doing such a wonderful job!
Greetings and all the best,
Danijela
Thank so much Danijela for enjoying the article and also the concept behind the project. This is just one way to make a gift like this, of course you can adjust it
by doing your own thing and it would come from the heart. I have sack loads of junk (throw outs) which I have in storage, as my main theme of my website is about
re-using, recycling or upcycling what someone might call rubbiah, into some fun kids crafts and all done by hand!
I also appreciate your praises and please do dive in now and again as my aim is to prompt, inspire, or give you some simple ideas in kids crafts.
So, if you ever get a chance to work with kids, check out your junk, gather your resources and get cracking and have lots of fun in the process!
Let’s bring back to life our rubbish into something cool!
Julia.