Kids Crafts- Paper Plate Fish

An easy to make paper plate fish is offered to you by How to be Super Mom. Our goal is to help every supermom spend the best she could with her children while creating beautiful crafts which will help every kid gain many important skills. The Internet is loaded with kids crafts, but what we create on our blog is easy, fast and creative which is suitable for busy mothers.

Supplies Needed

• 1x paper plate
• 1x googly eye
• red construction paper
• yellow construction paper
• glue
• scissors

Directions

1. Draw a triangle on the back of the plate.
2. Cut it out and glue it as the tail.
3. Tare little piece of construction paper glue them for decoration.
4. Place the googly eye in its place and your fish is done.

It's a piece of cake isn't? and it is suitable for every age, fun and you will feel good for taking some time out of your hectic super mom day to share a good moment with your child.
Kids crafts are very diversified, you can find a series of low cost crafts on our blog that you can create without having to spend a fortune.
Life is pretty so enjoy it with your children and be proud to be a super mom!

Kids Crafts: Paper Plate Lady Bug

Crafting is very important since it opens the way for our children to become creative and have a wider imagination. Cutting, gluing, coloring and using different materials to create innovative shapes help the kids master their gestures and manual skills. A super mom is always searching for new activities to help her kids improve themselves, and crafting is the best activity you and your children could enjoy together.
How to be Super Mom is constantly posting new kids crafts to help mothers around the world spend quality time with their loved ones.

Supplies Needed

• 2 paper plates
• 1 black construction paper
• Glue
• Scissors
• 2 googly eyes
• Pink paint
• Brush

Directions

• Start by painting the back side of each plate in pink, set aside to dry.
• Cut out a 5 cm diameter circle for the head, and 8 small circles for the wing dots.
• Once dried, cut one of the plates in half.
• Glue one wing towards the left, and the other toward the right.
• Glue the dots on the wings, place the head in its place.
• Add the googly eyes and your paper plate lady bug is ready; you can use it for your spring decoration.
• Enjoy!

Spring weather boosts our energy; the activities outdoor are much more enjoyable than the indoor winter activities and this kids craft is something that your loved ones will enjoy making in the backyard while surrounded with many beautiful flowers.

Salad Recipes: Waldorf Salad

A salad generated from the United States. The name is related to the world famous hotel of New-York, Waldrof- Astoria hotel. My family loves this salad, it is fresh and delicious and I am sure you all know it. What about trying How to be Super Mom's Waldorf Salad recipe?

Preparation Time: 20 minutes
Serves 4

Ingredients:

• 3 large red apples
• 1/4 cup lemon juice
• 6 trimmed celery sticks
• 150g rudely chopped walnuts

Dressing:

• 2 teaspoons lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
• 2 tablespoons  Mayonnaise
• Salt and black pepper to taste

Directions

• Core and chop apples into large cubes. 
• Combine apples with lemon juice to prevent its color from changing.
• Chop the celery roughly.
• Toss all the ingredients together and serve with the dressing.

Waldorf Salad was rapidly spread among people when it was created back in the early 20th century, and it is still one of the most classic popular salads. Walnuts and apples are known to be very healthy. They are very rich in nutrients and they have antioxidants effect that is why this easy salad could make a great choice for your family to enjoy. A super mom is always searching for the best to offer for her family; the reason why you should make sure to incorporate in your dinner recipes all the nutrients your child might need to grow into a healthy and strong young man.
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Salad Recipes: Caesar Salad

A classical traditional salad that has appealed people for generations. How to be Super Mom will offer your free recipes to help you prepare your dinner in  no time.

Preparation Time: 25 minutes
Cooking Time: 5 minutes
Serves 4

Ingredients for the Caesar Salad:

• 8 slices thick white bread
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 120g shaved parmesan cheese
• 1 large romain lettuce

For the dressing:

• 1 egg
• 1 clove garlic
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1/2 teaspoon Dijon Mustard
• 4 whole canned anchovy fillers, drained and halved
• 3/4 cup olive oil

Directions

• After cutting off the crust, cut bread into one cm cubes. Hear the oil in large pan; cook the bread until brown and crispy. Allow the croutons to drain on an absorbent paper.
• Combine shredded lettuce leaves with the crouton and the cheese, leaving a part of the crouton and the parmesan for the decoration.
• Add the dressing, mix well and decorate with the remaining croutons and parmesan.

For the Ceasar dressing: 

• Process egg, garlic, lemon , mustard and anchovies until smooth. 
• While the machine is still operating, add oil little by little until the dressing thickens.

Bon Appétit from How to be Super Mom!!
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Stay at Home Mothers and Depression- Golden Tip

Stay at home mothers and depression is a fact encountered at every home where mothers have chosen to leave everything behind and give priority to their children. Since I have been a stay at home mother from day one, I have took on my charge the mission of helping every super mom fight her depression naturally and help her find the best way to get the recognition she needs in her society. 
The most frustrating reality is that house chores and children care are both unproductive or let’s say that the results aren't clear on the short term. Every person needs to see the result of his work right after he finishes to feel satisfied but this is quite impossible when you're a super mom.

Meaning that a mother spends all her day cleaning while her kids are marching behind her to spread dirt and food all over the place so when it's time to go to bed she looks behind her to find things just the way she left them in the morning: messy and dirty. But what a mother should learn is that this exact work is very productive on the long term and she will see her work elaborated when those little demons grow up to become intelligent young ladies and gentlemen and all the sacrifices she made will be forgotten when she will enjoy the good relationship she has built all along these years.

Being a stay at home mom might be one of the hardest jobs ever, and depression does in fact lay its weight on you but you have to keep your faith and hopes up and remember that what you did is great when you decided to shut yourself inside your home and make your kids and family your priority. One day will come when you will be able to proceed with your social life. So allow me to give you one small piece of advice: make a small time during the day to place a solid foundation for your future. If you would like to carry on with your freelance writer career, per example, like I would, you could simply intensify your readings and maybe improve your language knowledge and learn new foreign languages to open new frontiers. 

Remember that this is the time for you to invest in your children, one day they will grow up and they will leave. This is the time to build some valuable memories and found a solid relationship between you two which will be the map that will bring them back home one day. A mother will be always needed, be there for them when their young so they will always have something to look up for when they grow up.

How to be Super Mom is a question asked by every mother. Learn that it is enough for you to be a devoted mother to be a super mom. 

I would love to receive your questions, read your comments, and help you if I can. Also learn that all the free recipes, crafts and guides are targeted to help you all simplify your life. Good Luck!

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Kids Crafts: How to be Super Mom Paper Plate Easter Craft

Who said that toddlers can't craft? This is a very easy project that you and your toddler can make together for Easter. You can still add few more details to make this kids craft enjoyable for older children.

Supplies Needed

• 1x small paper plate
• 1x large paper plate
• 1 googly eye
• 1x red construction paper
• 1 puncher
• glue
• Punching sponge
• Yellow paint
• Paint brush

Directions

• Start by helping your toddler paint the plates, he will learn how to hold and handle a paint brush by himself.
• Give him a hand by drawing beak and two legs and teach him how to punch them out. 
• Glue the plates like seen in the picture.
• Add the beak, legs and eye.
• Your toddler will be very proud to show his work to all the family.

Being a super mom requires a lot of strength and effort. Craft with your children to enjoy quality time with them. How to be Super Mom will always provide you with the best kids crafts there is.

How to be Super Mom Kids Crafts - Paper Plate Turkey

Feeling like a super mom is a state of mind. When a mother manages to finish all her chores and duties and still find the time and energy to enjoy her children she will definitely feel amazing. If a mother works hard it is to provide her family with the best, and your kids are what matters the most. Try offering them the chance to improve their skills and learning abilities by creating with them these beautiful and simple kids crafts provided by How to be Super Mom.

Paper plate crafts are based on affordable supplies in order to allow every super mom to craft with her children without spending a fortune. Left over paper plates from birthdays or holidays could do the trick. Whether you were looking for thanksgiving crafts or animal crafts this turkey will be convenient.

Supplies Needed

• 1x Paper plate
• 1x yellow construction paper
• 1x red construction paper
• 2x Googly eyes
• Brown paint
• Paint brush
• Glue
• Scissors

Directions

• Cut the paper plate in half.
• Draw 5 feathers on the yellow construction paper.
• Cut them out and repeat the process using the red construction paper.
• Glue the feathers making sure to alternate the colors.
• Cut out a yellow triangle for the beak.
• Cut out a red oval and glue it under the beak.
• Glue the goolgy eyes in place.

Your turkey is now ready. You can either hide it in a box reserved for your kids crafts or add it to the thanksgiving decoration. Enjoy our free paper plate crafts super moms!

Easter Crafts: Plastic Cup Easter Bunny

 

I love crafting with my children. I specialize fifteen minutes a day to craft with my beautiful daughters whom I love dearly. Easter is coming soon, and children would love to make bunnies, chicks and eggs. Easter bunny is adored by kids with all the chocolate eggs he offers so lets learn how to make beautiful kids crafts shaping like bunnies to provide our loved ones with the best time ever. 

This project is easy and very creative and most importantly How to be Super Mom never forgets to choose Easter crafts that are affordable and can be realized by a small number of simple supplies such as card boards, construction papers and plastic cups.

Supplies Needed

• 2 Plastic cups
• 2 construction papers, white and pink
• 3 cotton balls
• 2 Googly eyes
• 1 black pipe cleaners
• Ribbon
• Glue
• Scissors

Directions

• Glue together both tops of the plastic cups.
• Draw bunny ears, bunny paws shaping like ears and 2 hearts. Make sure that the templates drawn on the pink sheet are slightly smaller than those sketched on the white sheet.
• Cut the templates out, glue them together following the picture, and glue the bunny parts on the cups.
• Glue the eyes.
• Glue the 2 white cotton balls on the bottom of the eyes.
• Take a small part of the third cotton ball, color it with pink and glue it in the middle top of both glued cotton balls.
• Divide the black pipe into 6 equal parts.
• Glue three from each side of the white cotton balls.
• Glue the ribbon on the top side of the bottom plastic cup.
• Take two additional parts of the remaining cotton ball, glue them and color them in blue.
• Your Easter bunny craft is ready and your kids could show it off to their friends and relatives.

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Easter Crafts: Paper Plate Easter Bunny

Paper plate kids crafts are very easy and extremely affordable. How to be Super Mom suggests you keep all the left over paper plates from events and holidays until you get the chance to make one of our paper plate crafts.
The Easter bunny is one of the most important symbols of Easter Sunday, maybe not as popular as Santa Claus on Christmas but  kids wait for him to bring them chocolate eggs and candies.
This Easter bunny craft will look nice if hung on the fridge or the bedroom's door.
A cute character that your children will love making with you, all you need is paper plates, glue and a marker. Ready? then get your supplies ready and lets get crafting.

Supplies Needed

• 2 white paper plates, one slightly bigger than the other
• 1 pink card board
• A small quantity of cotton
• Black, pink and blue marker
• Glue
• Scissors

Directions

• Glue the large plate over the small one like seen in the picture.
• Draw two large bunny ears on the pink card board, cut them out and glue them from the back side of the small paper plate.
• Glue the cotton in the middle of the bunny ears.
• Using the markers, drew the eyes, nose and mustaches.

See how easy that was? I know that you all love to craft with your kids but you do search for quick and easy crafts since every super mom is over loaded with house chores, errands, and she still loves to spend quality time with her children. How to be Super Mom has always insisted on the importance of a mother-child time and we will always provide you with the best kids crafts to allow you to get more creative ideas along the way.

Easter is coming soon, so why not concentrate on making your own holiday decoration. Bunnies, chicks and eggs can fill your house for a remarkable low cost. Enjoy super moms and keep following our Blog for more ideas on Easter crafts.

Easter Crafts: Easter Bunny Plastic Candy Jar

I love holidays so much and Easter is coming soon. I am looking forward to the family gatherings, warm delicious Easter meals and the best of all is the entertainment we have for the kids during those family parties. We play outside, play catch but we also need to improvise something that would make them sit and slow down for a while. Kids crafts are the best solution for your kids to calm down, quit running all around and enjoy themselves by creating something interesting which they will use to decorate their room.
Easter crafts are all about bunnies, chicks and eggs. In this kids craft we have used two fundamental elements: bunnies and Easter eggs.

Supplies Needed

• 1 empty plastic bottle
• 1 cupcake liner
• 1 ribbon
• 1 A4 white sheet
• 1 bag of candy or chocolate eggs
• Knife
• Scissors
• Glue 
• Black marker

Directions

• Cut the top of the bottle with a knife.
• Glue the cupcake liner on top of the bottle.
• Glue the ribbon on the cupcake liner.
• Print out the following templates on the A4 sheet, cut them out and glue them in place.

Have a terrific Easter super moms and always remember that How to be Super Mom will always provide you with the best tips to make your life easier.

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Easter Crafts - Easter Bunny Bags

Make your own Easter bunny bags following simple steps-
Kids love candy, even though "How to be Super Mom" advice parents to discourage the daily intake of sugary foods but a holiday is sweeter with chocolates and lollipops. If you have the custom to set up an Eater tree then this kids craft is great to be hanged on the tree for decoration. In case you don't like trees, you can prepare these bags to offer them to children visiting your house on Easter Sunday.
Your children will be happy to prepare this Easter craft, and they will be thrilled to offer them to their friends and cousins. Take fifteen minutes out of your busy day and teach your child how to craft this easy bunny face, prepare them from now to be ready when the holiday comes.

Supplied Needed

• 2xA4 white card boards
• 1xA4 pink card board
• 1x A4 black paper sheet
• 1 white cotton ball
• Glue
• Scissors
• Black marker
• Ribbon
• Stapler

Directions

• Take 3 cm from each side (width wise).
• Draw a 3x 29.7 cm rectangle from each side, and fold the papers following the line you draw.
• After folding the edges, fold your paper in half.
• Glue the edges together to make the bag base.
• Draw four bunny ears on the white sheet if you decided to make a white kids craft.
• Cut them out.
• Draw two smaller bunny earlobes on the pink card board if your ears were white and vice versa.
• Glue the ear lobes on the front side bunny ears.
• Glue the ears in place as shown in the picture.
• Cut out two black circles from the black paper for the eyes or use googly eyes.
• Glue the cotton ball for the nose, and draw the mouth with a black marker.
• To hang your bag on a tree, staple a ribbon on both sides of the bunny bag.

Easter crafts are fun if the whole family contributes in the making. Consider inviting your husband to join in, your children will be thrilled and he will learn that spending additional time with his loved ones is a blessing.
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