This unique trivet will remind Mom of your love every time she steps into the kitchen.

Create even more gifts for Mom, as well as crafts for your aunt or Grandmother. We also have wonderful homemade cards for Mother's Day, and great printable activities to share with Mom.

What you'll need:

How to make it:

1. Discard the metal hinges on each clothespin and glue each of the two remaining clothespin pieces together (the flat sides of the wood facing one another).
2. Let these dry thoroughly.
3. To make the base, cut a round piece of heavy cardboard (two inches in diameter).
4. Glue the assembled clothespins sticks around the circular base (equally spaced apart) to form a "starburst" trivet. (For a more permanent project, use carpenter's glue or a glue gun, but only with adult supervision.) 
5. Variation: Older children might like to stain, varnish, or paint the wood pieces before giving this gift to Mom (again, only with the supervision of an adult).