Grandparents Day Present

Here is a kid's craft.It isn't unique, but the verse that goes along with it is really cute. It
can be not only for grandparents, but for anyone.

Using an empty washed clean vegetable or fruit can, give the child a strip
of white paper that is cut the width of the can and long enough wrap around
the can and lap over some. Let the child either finger paint onto the
paper or do a drawing. Wrap the paper around the can and glue in place.

Wrap grosgrain ribbon around the top of the can and glue in place. Make a
copy of the verse and laminate the verse. This one was cut out with the
fancy edge scissors before laminating. It has a drawing - probably clip
art of school pencils around the edges that have been colored in. It is
then glued to two overlapping popsicicle sticks....long enough to fit down
into the can with the verse remaining above the can. The stick is placed
in a little puddle of that instant floral foam that hardens as it dries.
Here is the verse.

This little can, made of tin,
Was washed and saved to use again.
I added paint. I added glue,
And made a present just for you.
It's for your pencils or your pens.
And you can show it to your friends.
It's not empty, for you can see,
It's filled with love to you from me.

The childs name is signed at the bottom of the verse before it is laminated.

Grandmother Kaye H