Happy Mothers' Day!

Here's dedicating a lovely quotation to all mothers out there:
O ye loving mothers, know ye that in God's sight, the best of all ways to worship Him is to educate the children and train them in all the perfections of humankind; and no nobler deed than this can be imagined.
(Abdu'l-Baha, Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Baha, p. 138)

Here's a picture of the art and craft we did.

Here's how:

DRIED FLOWER/LEAVES
If you have time you can pluck some flowers and leaves and put them in a book for about 1 week until the flowers/leaves dries. But I doubt we have so much time to prepare in our busy life. So here's a short cut I learnt from one of those Art n Craft TV shows.
What you need: 2 pieces of tiles, kitchen paper towel, assorted leaves and flowers, microwave
Here's how:
1. Arrange the fresh flowers/leaves on the paper towel, do not overlap as they will stick together.
2. Place the paper towel and flowers/leaves in between the 2 tiles-sandwich them together and put on 1 min high.
3. Take it out to check if flowers/leaves are dried up, they should be dried just nice. Some flowers have more moisture you may have to heat it for another 30 seconds or so. Do not over 'cook' it as it becomes brittle and breaks into piece.
Your flowers and leaves are ready!

PAPER
What you need: A4 coloured paper, Gift Wrapper-used, Glue and Scissors
Here's how:
Paper 1) Cut a A4 coloured paper into 2
Paper 2) Cut a used gift wrapper into size 12 cm by 17cm
Paper 3) Cut another A4 paper into 4
Paste the above together

I printed Happy Mother's Day word and a poem prayer (not a Baha'i Prayer but it has wonderful meaning, you can replace this by choosing other quotations. I found from this website call Danielle's Place Crafts and Activities. It is a great resource for crafts too.)

Our thanks, O God, for our mothers,
Help them to follow thee.
And give them glad and trusting hearts.
May they find strength in thee.
By Joanna McKinney

Note - The poem can also be song to the tune of Amazing Grace.