Inexpensive May Day Craft for Kids

 

May Day is a great holiday for crafting with kids; these inexpensive crafts are a fun way to add spring to your home while bonding with your children. This article provides you with instructions on how to create May Day crafts with your kids without breaking your budget.

Flower Charm

This charm is fun and easy to make. For this craft you will need fake or dried flowers, ribbon, clear packing tape, ribbon, scissors or a hole puncher, pins or thumbtacks, and glitter. Start by choosing a small flower or a few tiny flowers. Then help kids arrange them in a design they like. If you are using fake flowers it is important to remove the plastic backing so you only have the flower bud itself. This can be done easily with scissors.

Then cut a large piece of tape and use the pins to secure it to a book or piece of paper. Make sure to keep the sticky side up. Then help kids lay the flowers on top of the tape in the arraignment they chose. Make sure there is excess tape left around the edges of the flowers. Add some glitter now if you like. Also cut a piece of ribbon and find the center. Place the center on the top of the tape.

Then use another large piece of tape to cover the first piece. Help kids press the pieces together to seal the flower in between. Use the scissors to cut the tape into a nice shape, but make sure there is enough tape around the edges to keep the flower and ribbon secure. Kids can add extra layers of tape to the outside of this May Day charm to make it even stronger. It can be worn as a necklace or a keychain.

Indoor Garden

Another fun May Day craft for kids is creating an indoor garden. For this craft idea you will need a large water proof container, dirt, and seeds. You can also purchase small plants if you like. Small toys, beads, knickknacks, and other items your child chooses to add detail to the craft are a good idea as well.

Start by filling the container with dirt, and add water to make the soil moist. Then help your kid plant the seeds by following the directions on the package. You can also use paint or paint markers to decorate the container beforehand if you like. Then place the unique items in the container and wait for your May Day craft to bloom.

These May Day ideas provide fun and fond memories for you and your children. Kids will be proud of their creations, and these inexpensive craft ideas barely cost a thing.

Easy Homemade May Day Decorations

 

You can make many homemade May Day decorations with these easy instructions. This holiday allows us to bring the beauty of spring into the home. This article provides you with step-by-step instructions for creating May Day decorations for your home.

Flower Ring Garland

An easy homemade decoration for this holiday is a flower garden. For this decoration you will need tissue paper in various colors, scissors, tape, glue, and construction paper. Start by cutting the construction paper into strips for a chain garland. Then cut several circles of various sizes from the tissue paper.

Then lay the strips out flat and glue a circle to each. Add more circles to create layers of lower petals. Make sure to add some glue in between each layer to secure it in place. The tear a few pieces from yellow or orange construction paper and crumble it into a tiny ball. Glue the yellow ball to the center of the flower.

When all the flowers have dried you can assemble the garland. Start by bending one strip of paper into a circle. Tape it shut and loop another strip through the first circle. Bend that strip into a circle and tape it shut. Keep adding circles to complete this easy May Day decoration.

Basket Door Hanger

For a pretty May Day door hanger you will need a paper plate, green construction paper, ribbon, scissors, fake flowers, and glue. Start by cutting the plate in half. Add glue to the curved edges of the plate and press them together. This will create the bottom of the basket. Then cut several sheets of green paper into strips.

Use the scissors to give the strips a grass like look. Do this by cutting lines vertically in the strips, but do not cut all the way through. Then glue the strips horizontally along the top edge of the basket. Add more strips overlapping the first one. Keep adding more strips until the entire basket is covered.

When the grass has dried, cut a hole in each side of the basket. Then add ribbon so you can hang your basket. Place some fake flowers inside the basket, and your May Day decoration is done.

These fun and easy crafts bring the spring spirit alive in your décor.

May Day Party Ideas on a Budget

 

May Day is a great holiday for celebrating the coming of spring, and you can share this excitement with your friends and family by throwing a May Day party on a budget. This article describes several ideas for throwing a party for May Day party without going off budget.

Invitations

Invitations are fun and easy to make by hand. For this invitation you will need index cards, spring patterned scrapbook paper, markers, glue, scissors, and some May Day inspired stickers such as flowers or butterflies.

Start by writing out the information that is important about your party on the blank side of an index card. Then measure the card against the scrapbook paper. Cut a piece slightly larger than the index card so the patterned paper creates a border. Then glue the cards together, add the stickers, and mail them to your party guests.

Games

Some fun May Day games should include spring ideas such as an outdoor scavenger hunt. Provide guests with lists and bags to place their items in. For adults you can add riddles to make the game more exciting. You can also play blindfolded game of guessing smells and tastes of spring. Try fresh fruit, scented oils, and other things that remind you of spring. Everyone who guesses right can get points or prizes. These games are great for your budget because they use things found around the home.

Food

May Day food should include fresh vegetables and fruits that become available in spring. For this May Day party it is also nice to add herbal teas and fruit punches to bring the bounty of spring to the party. Light fare is appropriate and budget friendly for your party, and inexpensive appetizers of crackers and nuts complement the fruit and vegetables of spring.

Decorations

Decorations are also easy and inexpensive for a May Day party. Gather fresh or flake flowers, pine cones, acorns, and other nature items. Make garlands, wreaths, and centerpieces using this spring treats. Fresh fruits and vegetables and herbs also add to the May Day decorations and they can also feed your guests.

Throwing a May Day party is perhaps the best way to get everyone excited about the new season. It is also a great way to have fun with the people you care about without spending a fortune.