Children of all ages will love being able to tear up paper and create their own masterpiece. I’ve also created a free printable best mum in the world and best mom in the world template you can download to make the craft even easier.
This is a great craft for both physical and cognitive development as it involves tearing paper, gluing and placing the pieces of paper to fill the Earth design as well as colouring in the words.
Tearing paper requires the use of small hand muscles and coordination, strengthening fine motor skills essential for activities like writing. Manipulating the torn pieces and applying glue involve precise hand movements, enhancing hand-eye coordination. Colouring the words is also a great way for children to work on their pencil grip and hand strength.
WORLD’S BEST MOM / MUM CRAFT
1. Print out the template onto a piece of white paper or cardstock. The template comes with two designs, one with US spelling of MOM and one with AU/UK spelling of MUM.
You can print as many copies as you need. The design is deliberately simple so it’s easier for younger children to fill in the Earth without too much detail.
2. Colour in the words best mum {or mom} in the world. It’s much easier for children to colour in the words before they start gluing on any of the pieces of paper.
The girls came up with their own designs, with my youngest doing the Mom version in red and blue with little white stars in the letters to symbolise the American flag. My oldest did the Mum version with a mix of pink and purple shaded together for all the words.
3. Tear green and blue paper into strips then rip them into smaller pieces. This is a great way for kids to work their fine motor skills and it doesn’t matter what size or shape they tear the pieces into. As they add pieces onto the Earth template they may have to rip them smaller or into slightly different shapes to make them fit.
4. Glue the torn pieces onto the Earth. Start with one colour first {we chose green} and complete all of those sections then allow it to dry before doing the other colour. If children aren’t sure where the green and blue should go you can glue one piece of the correct colour paper to each section as a guide to start them off.
It’s best to use a small amount of glue on each piece, but make sure that it’s spread over the whole torn piece so that it’ll stick flat. Once the Earth has been filled with torn paper, set it aside again to dry completely.
DOWNLOAD FREE PRINTABLE BEST MUM / MOM IN THE WORLD TEMPLATE
You can download the free printable best mum in the world template by clicking the download template button below. The template includes 2 x A4 size PDF files. The actual templates don’t include a watermark.
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