A handprint pressed into paint is the kind of gift that gets kept for years. Most ideas here start there, with templates and keepsakes even an infant can help with, paper crafts and coloring sheets for preschool and Sunday school groups, and a set of projects for adults making something for Mom.
Behind a sunny glass storm door, a fresh evergreen wreath of mine went brown and brittle in about a week, and working out why started Nora Occasions. My pen name here is Brandon N. Lundy, and I read every holiday decorating post through myself before it's published. Read how the wreath cooked.