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YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE CRAFT

You are my sunshine craft

MATERIALS NEEDED

bulletPrinter
bulletPaper
bulletScissors
bulletSomething to colour with
bulletMagnet backing
bulletA photograph or hand drawn picture of your grandparent's face(s) and a photograph or hand drawn picture of the child's face that will fit inside the circle of the flower and the circle of the sun.
bulletTo make the craft sturdier, you can paste the paper template onto a piece of poster board or cardboard before cutting it out.  (Whenever I need poster board, I usually use the cardboard that comes out of nylon stocking packages)

INSTRUCTIONS

bulletPrint out the template of choice.  Glue the template onto poster board or cardboard if you wish to make the craft sturdier.
bulletColour (where appropriate) and cut out the template pieces.  Younger kids may need help with this.
bulletCut the picture of the grandparents and picture of child out in a circle shape to fit inside the sunflower and the sun.
bulletPaste the grandparent's picture into the sunshine and the child's picture into the sunflower.
bulletAttach the magnet to the back (most of the magnets from the craft store come with a sticky backing, but if you have one that doesn't use a glue gun to attach)
bulletWhen printing the template, make sure to set all your margins to zero so that the page prints properly.
bulletIf you are using the black and white template, print it on yellow coloured construction paper as an alternative to colouring it in.
bulletFeel free to decorate further with sparkles, sparkle glue, sequins or anything else the kids can think of.

 
bulletClose the template window after printing to return to this screen. 
bulletSometimes it may say "No pages available to print". 
bulletThis happens with some browsers and means that you've printed or print previewed once already. 
bulletIf you get this message, click RELOAD or REFRESH on your browser and try printing again.

Set page margins to zero if you have trouble fitting the template on one page (FILE, PAGE SETUP in most browsers). 

bulletClick here for instructions if you have trouble printing.  Close help window when done reading directions.

When the children give mom her gift, make sure they sing!

WORDS TO 
"YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE"

You are my sunshine
My only sunshine
You make me happy
When skies are grey
You never know dear
How much I love you
So please don't take my sunshine away!

(substitute the word GRANDPA and/or GRANDMA for the word DEAR in the third last line)

There are more words to the song, but this is a good length for younger children.
 

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