"Crayon Resist" is a technique in which kids color their artwork very heavily with crayons and then watercolor over it. "The waxy crayon will 'pop' though the painted surface," and kids enjoy seeing what their picture looks like after they add the watercolor, according to Crayola.
Keepsake clay handprints require self-drying red Mexican pottery clay, several small rolling pins, a pencil, waxed paper, a butter knife and ribbon or twine. Give each child enough clay to make a 6-inch circle and have them roll it out flat to about a half inch thick. Then have the kids push one hand onto the clay and help them by pressing their hand down slightly to create a deep impression. Trim a circle around the handprint and push a pencil through the top portion of the circle for hanging. Lay the creation flat and allow it to dry overnight, and then tie some ribbon or twine through the hole for hanging on the wall.
Tissue paper flowers are an appropriate gift for a child's mom, especially on Mother's Day. Hand out four or five 6-inch squares of colored tissue paper to each child. Allow children to arrange the paper by color as they please, stacking the squares on top of each other. Help children fold the tissue paper squares accordion style. Wrap the center of the accordion stack with a green chenille pipe cleaner and twist it tightly into place. Explain to the kids how to gently pull back the outside layers, one by one, until they are happy with their flower.