Momma and Baby Elephant by Under My Umbrella

 Hey all!  It's Melinda from over at Under My Umbrella here to share what I've crafted up for April's theme. How we celebrate Mother's Day is different for all of us.  I have friends who get to go off for the day and go to a spa to relax and others who don't change their daily routine.  For me personally, mother's day is about spending time with my children, the ones who make me a mother!   This time of year in my household we are deep in school projects and I'll like to share one I did with my daughter Emma.  Her assignment was to make a circuit.  Sure we could have just grabbed a piece of wood and slapped the circuit on it but that just isn't our style.   We jumped on pinterest and found one we liked but wanted to tweak in our mother/daughter duo way :)  Here is what we came up with....

It's a cute momma and baby elephant.  When you put their trunks together you complete the circuit and the baby heart lights up.  Gosh!  This just melts my heart.

The wood part of this project was easy (the circuit part was a *little* tricky).  I saw the picture on pinterest and grabbed a piece of paper and made a pattern.  We traced it on 1/4 inch MDF.  I cut it out on my scroll saw.  Emma then sanded and painted the pieces gray.  We found some great animal print felt over at Joann's and knew it would be perfect.

Easy, fun project and I got to have some great bonding time with my daughter.  She got some one on one attention (which can be a challenge around here) in which we laughed a whole lot!  I love what this project symbolizes to me.  The love of a mother can do amazing things for our children.  Recently I've been working in the schools in my areas.  The difference in behavior and learning for children who have parents who care, love and encourage them versus those who don't is staggering.  Love your babies!  They might not appreciate it now or even notice but it makes them better little people.

Thanks to the ladies here at WYLTC for sharing their wonderful projects and keeping me inspired.  All the moms out there have a wonderful mothers day and make sure you celebrate YOU!