Mother's Day Craft Projects: "MOM" Napkin Holder Craft Project

Looking for some fun and homemade gifts for Mom this Mother's Day? This Mother's Day Napkin Holder is perfect to display on your kitchen table during the holiday. It is made out of air drying clay and very durable.

To Make a Mother's Day "MOM" Napkin Holder Craft Project You Will Need:

Poster board or sturdy thick paper

Pencil

Scissors

Air Drying Clay

Butter Knife (Plastic or Metal)

Tooth Picks, pencils, wooden skewers, or clay tools

Rollin pin

Acrylic Paint

Clear Acrylic Spray Paint

To start this Mother's Day craft project first have the kids draw out a simple MOM shape on some paper. This needs to be bubble letters that connect. This MOM should be about 6 inches tall and about 4 inches wide.

Next, cut the Mother's Day "MOM" shape out with scissors.

Break off a hunk of air drying clay and roll it out to a sheet of clay that is about ½ inch thick. You can use a rolling pin to do this.

Lay the "MOM" cut out on the clay and trace around it with a toothpick. Repeat this process making two of these.

Cut the shape our with a paring knife or plastic butter knife. Next, cut out a rectangle that is as wide as the base as the "MOM" and about 3 inches deep. This will be the base of the napkin hold that allows it to stand up.

The kids can carve details in to the two shapes or even add details making three-dimensional pieces out of left over clay.

Tip: Circles, stripes, squiggle's and curly cues are all good shapes.

Once the Mother's Day napkin holder has received all they're carving a detail you need to attach them to their base. Score the edge of the base by scratching it with your toothpick. Rub some water over the marks and place the "MOM" upright. Use your finger to shape it into the clay and really connect it. Repeat this process on the other side.

I like to support the Mother's Day napkin holder while it is drying with a canned good on either side. Wrap your canned food in plastic wrap to keep it clean. You may find that you need to ball up some newspaper and put it in between the two shapes to keep them sanding up right while they dry.

Once you Mother's Day napkin holder is dried let the kids paint it any way they want with acrylic paints. They can glue beads on or paint whatever they want with pastel acrylic paints.

Once the paint has dried take the Mother's Day napkin holder outside and spray it with a thick coat of acrylic spray paint. Let this layer of paint dry and then display it on your kitchen table or counter!

You can also cut out some felt and glue it to the bottom to protect your kitchen table!

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