Kids Craft – Mother’s Day Tea Gift

This craft project shows you how to make a quirky craft gift for loved ones. It would make a great Mother’s Or Father’s day craft project for kids. You can swap the tea bag for a coffee bag for a different variation.

old photo frame, relatively small
1 tea bag preferably not pyramid shaped
string or ribbon
old tea spoon
colored paper

step 1: remove the cardboard that is usually found inside the old photo frame and cut the colored paper the same size as the cardboard then stick it down.

step 2: place the tea bag where desired and then glue down the cardboard tag. It has it to stop it from moving when the glass is on.

step 3: write around the tea bag “in case of tea shortage break glass” then carefully place the glass on top of it then put it into the frame.

step 4: tie the ribbon/string around the spoon then attach the string to the back using glue or cellotape or just tie it.

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One of the hardest things about winter for me is the lack of color. It’s like the whole world ran out of toner, and often our clothes reflect the muted landscape outside, which just makes everything more drab.

This year I’m trying to use and wear all the fun colors of yarn I have in my stash, and I think the Minas Sweater from Cecilia Lalanne & Gabriella Calderini for Manos del Uruguay would be a great way to use a lot of colorful yarn on a sweet sweater.

This cropped sweater uses 1×1 stranded colorwork where the colors change as you work the pattern, which makes it look more complex than it is. The project calls for five colors of worsted weight yarn, but you could probably even use more (or use a multicolored yarn as one or some of your options) to bring even more color to the party.

It’s a simple drop shoulder crewneck with straight sleeves, so pretty much all you have to focus on is changing your colors when you need to.

There are seven size options in the pattern, ranging from a bust circumference (on the sweater, not the wearer) from 42.75 to 69.25 inches, or 108.5 to 176 cm. It’s intended to be worn with around 8 inches or 20 cm of positive ease for a casual, oversized look.

You can go bold with the color choices like the sample shown here, or pick a couple of more neutral colors to combine with some brighter shades if that’s more your style. Either way this project should be as easy to knit as it is fun to wear. And of course those bright colors make me think a teenager in your life might love it, but of course there’s no rule that says you have to stop wearing fun colors at a certain age. Thank goodness.

The pattern is free to download from Ravelry and is available in both English and Spanish.

[Photo: Cecilia Lalanne & Gabriella Calderini]

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