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Provides instructions to children on making paper flowers for their mothers. Materials needed; Cutting and gluing.

Presents a guide for making a bee patchwork for children.

Presents a guide for making festive barrettes for children.

Presents a guide for making a leapfrog hopscotch for children.

Cites ways on how to make leafy placemats for children. Need to trace or draw a leaf onto colored felt or construction paper; Arrangement of leaves into a rectangle; Lamination for protection.

The article offers ideas to beat children in various games. In hangman, flummox the child by coming up with words that have few real vowels. Do not move to the sides of the board in checkers. According the World Rock Paper Scissors Society, rock is a primal, aggressive throw, scissors are crafty and paper is quiet power. Go first when playing tic-tac-toe. Put the X in one of the four corners.

Provides steps for making a bunny face on paper plates in celebration of Easter during the month of April for children. Use of a paper plate, bristol board, glue and scissors.

Cites ways on how to make children's clock from twigs. Use of a paper plate to trace a cardboard circle for the "face" of the clock; Need to punch out hole for the clock shaft;Use of colored paper, dried flowers and leaves.

Provides instructions to children on how to make egg-design garlands for Easter. Cutting out egg shapes from colored scrapbook paper; Decorating with glued-on paper cutouts; Glueing raffia to the back of eggs.

Describes the author's childhood jubilation in discovering flowers and tells why she's always longed to put the experience on paper. Author's desire to celebrate in words the hours she spent with her mother; Author's relationship with her mother.

Discusses the process of making a heart flower pot for children on Valentine's Day. Painting of a terra-cotta pot with a bright color; Use of a foam ball in the pot; Pushing a straw into the foam bal to make flower stem; Use of construction paper for the petals and grass.

Discusses the process of making heart pins for children for Valentine's Day. Cutting out of heart shapes from bristol board; Strips of colored tissue paper applied with Mod Podge.

Presents a tip for preventing toddlers and preschoolers from unbuckling car seat restraints. Use of duct tapes.

Focuses on how children can make a chore helper. Design of the jar to place the chores listed on paper.

Provides instructions to children on how to make bunny-design table decoration for Easter. Rolling equal lengths of colored paper; Glueing tubes together; Cutting out two matching ears.

Provides instructions to children on how to make a clip-on rabbit for Easter. Cutting a rabbit shape from colored paper; Decorating face with paint or markers; Attaching a pompom tail and fabric bow tie.

Presents three ways on how to make eating an enjoyable moment for kids. Creating a turkey made up of fruits; Having the children draw while they wait for their meal; Writing thankful notes on a paper-made ship.

Offers tips for mothers on how to deal with children's little problems. Way to keep an ice cream cone from leaking; Bubble gum in hair; Broken crayon.

Cites ways on how to make a fun foam bookmark for children. Ways on how to keep track of books read; Use of decorative scissors to add a patterned edge; Direct writing on the foam with a permanent marker or pen.