Mother’s Day “You Are My Sunshine” Book and Picture Frame Craft

Description

This special Mother’s Day gift makes for an adorable keepsake for the mothers of your students. The kids write and illustrate a book all about their moms. It has a “You Are My Sunshine” theme.

Pages/writing prompts included in the book (see the preview for images):

-Portrait frame

Space for students to draw an illustration of mom.

-All About My Mom

Kids fill in fun facts about mom (their guesses on height/weight etc. never get old). Other prompts on this page include:

“She always says_____”

“She always forgets to _____”

“She laughs when _____”

-My Mom’s Favorites

Kids fill in bubbles of all of their mom’s favorites (favorite restaurant, favorite movie, etc.)

-Additional pages for them to respond to writing prompts about their mom and illustrate pictures for each. Prompts:

My mom looks beautiful when _________

After I go to sleep, my mom _________

Her favorite way to relax is __________

The best meal she cooks is _________

Our favorite thing to do together is ________

My mom is my sunshine and I love her because ________

To go along with the theme of the booklet, students can also make their own “You Are My Sunshine” picture frames. Take a photo of each child holding the sign that says “You Are My Sunshine” and put the photo inside the frame. The sun and cloud templates, 5 options for photo signs, and teacher instructions are included with this download.

 

If you’d like to purchase this product with inclusive pages for a stepmom, grandma, or aunt, you can bundle & save by clicking here:

Mother’s Day Gifts for Mom, Stepmom, Grandma, Aunt: “You Are My Sunshine” Bundle

 

If you’d like to purchase Stepmom, Grandma, Nana, & Aunt pages only, they are available here:

Stepmom, Grandma, & Aunt Inclusive Mother’s Day Gift: Sunshine Book and Frame

 

You might also like these similar Mother’s Day gifts with a ladybug theme. The front cover of the book and photo frame sign say, “My Mom is a Special Lady.”

Mother’s Day Ladybug Book and Picture Frame Craft

Stepmom, Grandmother, & Aunt Gift for Mother’s Day: Ladybug Book and Picture Frame

Mother’s Day Ladybug Book and Picture Frame Bundle

 

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