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Mother's Day Frame

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WHAT YOU NEED

• Caps from NESTLÉ JUICY JUICE 48 oz. or 64 oz. plastic bottles (1 cap for each child's picture)
• 1 small picture of each child in the family
• 1 5 x 7 picture of the children together
• 1 sheet of 6mm purple craft foam
• 2 sheets of 6mm blue craft foam
• 1 sheet each of 2mm craft foam: green, yellow, red, white
• Craft glue gun
• Black permanent marker
• 1/2 inch wide roll of magnet

HOW TO DO IT

• Wash and dry each NESTLÉ JUICY JUICE bottle cap.
• Print out the templates. Template 1. Template 2. Template 3.
• Cut out the flower, frog and frame pieces from appropriate colors of craft foam as indicated on templates.
• Assemble the pieces to make the flower and frog.
• With a craft glue gun, glue the NESTLÉ JUICY JUICE cap to the center of the flower and frog, with the inside of the cap facing out (see diagram).
• To assemble the frame: Use the templates to cut out all of the frame pieces from the indicated colors of craft foam.
• Place the back layer of the frame on a flat work surface. The 8 1/2 inch sides will be the top and bottom of the frame.
• Glue the second layer of the frame directly on top of the back layer.
• Glue the 8 1/2 inch middle frame strip across the bottom edge of the second layer and one 5 1/2 inch strip on either side, leaving the top edge open.
• Glue the top layer of the frame directly over these middle strips.
• Once this is completed, you will be able to insert your picture through the opening left at the top of the frame.
• Cut two strips of magnet to measure 5 inches in length. Use a craft glue gun to glue them to the back of the frame.
• Glue the flower to the top left corner of the frame and the frog to the lower left corner of the frame.
• Select a 5 x 7 photo of siblings together for the center and insert it into the frame.
• Select photos of the kids and cut them out in 1.5-inch circles. Insert them into the juice caps, securing them with two-sided tape.

TIPS

• Are there more than two children participating in this Mother's Day Frame? Just add more flowers and frogs around the frame!
• Is there just one child in the family? Find a snapshot of Mother and son or daughter together for the 5 x 7 photo.

FOLLOW UP FUN

• The flower and frog make cute little magnets all by themselves! Assemble them following the directions above and add a magnet to the back of each. They are ready to post a Mother's Day, or "any-day" greeting.

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