A Mother's Day Gift

This would be neat for children to make for mothers or your family could work together and make them for the grandmas in their lives. It is really quite simple and very inexpensive but it could be a treasure for a long time.

Flower Pot Bell

What you’ll need:
small clay pot
large wooden bead
string or twine
paint
flat wooden paddle to catch the wind

Directions:
Turn the clay pot upside down and decorate with acrylic paints. Be creative! The kids hand prints, a simple picture, fun designs, anything goes! (Hint: paint pens or markers are as easy to use) Even little your littlest scribbler can enjoy decorating his upside-down pot! (Optional: spray with craft sealant to preserve for years to come!)

To assemble: Loop the twine and make a BIG knot in it. Run the loop through the hole of the pot so that it can be used for hanging your wind bell. Run the other end of the twine through the wooden bead so that the bead will clack against the insides of the pot. Make a hole in the flat paddle and insert the end of the string and tie to keep in place. (This "paddle" can be a flat wooden shape sold at craft stores or a used lid from a canning jar—anything that will catch the wind - why not paint it, too?!) Hang your wind bell and enjoy!