We made trophies for our favorite people in art class a few weeks back. I’ve been waiting to post about them because I thought they’d make great Mother’s Day Trophies.
You can use the materials listed or improvise with recycled materials, like the one below, and then spray paint.
Supplies
You’ll need…
a wood or cardboard base
a large wood ball (you can order these on amazon here
glitter
tempera paint in squeeze bottles. I love Mala paints from ikea.
a shallow tub
oil pastels
Steps
First talk about what a trophy is and why you think your mom deserves a trophy. She’s the best! Duh.
Then, decorate your wood base with oil pastels and liquid watercolors.
Next, time for some super fun. In a shallow tub place a large sheet of paper. It really doesn’t matter what kind.
Invite your child to squeeze these awesome mala paints all over the paper.
Drop the wood ball into the tub and move it all around by holding the sides of the tub and rocking it in different directions.
Do it over and over again as long as everyone is having fun. Get that wood ball nice and painted. 
Next, you’re going to glue the wet paint ball onto the base. This part can be a little slippery and slimy but you want your ball to be wet so you can add tons of glitter on top. Shake, shake, shake your glitter all over the trophy ball.
Now is a really great time to discuss why your mom is so awesome and why you’re giving her this trophy. We actually made these trophies for our moms and ourselves. The kids got to choose who they were making the trophy for. We wrote who the trophy was for on a little piece of wood and glued it to the front of the trophy. We also wrote a quote to the trophy recipient on the bottom of the wood base once it dried.
They all came out super sweet. I don’t know about you, but I’d love to get a Mother’s Day trophy for being an awesome mom.
If you like this idea, you might like some other Mother’s Day ideas we’ve done over the years. Check out…
20 Handmade Mother’s Day Ideas
Happy Mother’s Day to all the mamas, caregivers, and educators out there. Sending you a virtual trophy for being awesome! xo, Meri
First HAPPY MOTHERS DAY Mrs Cherry!!!
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This looks like so much fun! I love the idea of doing the painting inside of the tub—what a great way for the children to be creative and messy, but their clothes and the floor stay paint-free. I hadn’t thought of doing that before!