Nursery World - Mother love

Help children create a gift that will take pride of place in their mother's heart with these ideas by Hilary White Receiving a handmade card or gift from your child is one of the great pleasures of motherhood. But mothers with younger children rely on other people like nannies to organise a gift for Mothering Sunday, which this year comes on 21 March.

Receiving a handmade card or gift from your child is one of the great pleasures of motherhood. But mothers with younger children rely on other people like nannies to organise a gift for Mothering Sunday, which this year comes on 21 March.

Here are some ideas for presents you can make together that are sure to result in a special keepsake that will be treasured forever.

Heart paperweight

Go straight to the heart with this simple-to-make but stunning paperweight.

You will need:

a heart shaped biscuit cutter; Plasticene; silver foil; plaster of Paris (available from art and craft shops); glass nuggets; ready-mixed paint (choose a colour to complement the glass nuggets); felt; PVA craft glue

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