Mother’s Day Celebrations!

Boredom Busters Colouring pages, puzzles, crafts, recipes and

more for the whole family!

I Spy Spring Flowers How many of the flowers below can you find on the next page?

Recipe: Fantastic Pancakes

Serves 4

***Note- For a picture version of this recipe, visit https://accessiblechef.com/recipes/fantastic-pancakes/

Ingredients

• 225g of flour (roughly 1 cup) • 300ml of milk • 2 eggs • Little bit of butter • Optional Toppings- Fruit, jam, nut butter, Nutella,

butter, nuts, chocolate chips, whip cream, syrup

Steps

1. In a small mixing bowl, mix eggs and milk together 2. Measure flour. Pour into a separate mixing bowl and create a well (hole) in the

flour. 3. Add liquids to the well in the flour bowl. 4. Mix with a whisk. 5. Heat frying pan (low heat is best) and melt some butter. 6. Pour 1 ladle of batter onto frying pan. When you see bubbles in the batter, it is

time to flip your pancake. Cook for 1-2 minutes longer. 7. Choose your topping options. Put your topping onto the pancakes and enjoy!

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Craft: Homemade Side Walk Chalk Materials

• 1 ½ cups cornstarch • 1 ½ cups water • Food colouring • Mixing bowl • Muffin tins, ice cube trays, popsicle moulds or disposable

cups

Steps

1. Combine cornstarch and water and mix well 2. Divide mixture into desired moulds from the list above 3. Add 3-4 drops of food colouring into each cup and stir.

The colour choice is up to you! 4. Let harden. Pop chalk out of the mould and begin

creating your master piece!

The possibilities are endless!

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Fitness Blitz Start this work out by spelling your first name. If you have energy left to burn, spell your last name or day of the week!

Mindfulness Corner

Lazy 8 Breathing Technique

Deep breathing is a great tool to help calm someone down and to relax their mind and body.

So why does this work?

According to Janine Halloran, Licensed Mental Health Counselor, “When you are calm, your body is in what is known as “rest and digest” mode. Your breathing is normal, your muscles are relaxed and your heart rate is normal.

When you experience a stressful event (like a dinosaur chasing you) your body automatically goes into what is known as “flight, fight or freeze” mode. Your heart rate increases, your stomach stops digestion and your breathing becomes more shallow.

The goal of calming exercises is to get yourself from “flight, fight or freeze” mode back to “rest and digest” mode. Deep breathing helps get more oxygen into your bloodstream, opening up your capillaries. It has a physical effect on your body to help you calm down and lower stress.”

All things considered, this technique may not work for everyone! The picture on the next page allows someone to use as a visual to help slow their breathing to return to their “rest and digest” mode.

How to use the Lazy 8 Track

Place your finger on the middle of the eight. With your finger, trace the purple arrows as you take a deep breathe in and the blue arrows as you breathe out. Continue to trace the 8 until you have returned to a calm state.

Craft: Mom’s Flower Pot Materials

• Print out (next page) • Markers/crayons/pencil crayons • Scissors • Glue/tape • Optional: glitter and beads to decorate with

Steps

1. Colour the flowers, flower pot, and hand print on the print out (next page)

2. Cut out all pieces 3. Glue flowers to each finger tip 4. Glue hand print onto flower pot

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Think Outside the Box! Complete the picture below. It is NOT a circle!

Be creative! There are no wrong answers.

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Recipe: Banana Bread

Serves 6

***Note- For a picture version of this recipe, visit https://accessiblechef.com/recipes/banana-bread-2/

Ingredients

• 3 to 4 bananas • ½ cup butter • 1 cup of sugar • 1 ½ cups flour • 2 eggs • 1 tsp baking soda • ½ tsp salt • ½ tsp vanilla • Optional Add Ins- Nuts, chocolate chips

Steps

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 2. Using a mixer, cream together butter and sugar. 3. On a plate, finely crush bananas with a fork. 4. Add bananas and eggs to mixture and mix well. 5. Add flour, baking soda, and salt to bowl and mix. Add any optional add ins to the

batter and mix. 6. Grease your baking pan and dust with flour. 7. Pour batter into pan. 8. Bake for 45 to 55 minutes.

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Craft: Fingerprints for Mom Materials

• White paper • Scissors • Paper plate • Paint • Paper towel • Glue/tape • Newspaper • Poem (box below)

Steps

1. Cover work area with newspaper to protect table 2. Pour paint colours onto paper plate 3. Dip your fingers into the paint and cover the piece

of paper with your fingerprints. Get creative- the design is up to you! Use the paper towel to clean your hands.

4. Cut out the poem below. 5. Once paint is dry, glue the poem onto the page.

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My dirty little fingerprints I’ve left on every wall,

And on the drawers and table tops, I’ve really marked them all.

But here are some that won’t rub off, I made them just for you,

Because I’m thankful for a mom who loves me like you do!

Fitness Blitz Make your walk a little more interesting with a scavenger hunt! See how many items you can find.

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