May Baskets

We finally finished our May baskets for family. We've had the supplies since Monday but its taken us this long to make them. We had planned to deliver them secretly but the kids REALLY want to hand deliver them. They want to personally hand them to grandparents and cousins and see their surprise. I figure its still a surprise since they don't know they're receiving anything. We've never made these before and we plan to do them annually, but hopefully we'll be on time next year. The girls picked out their own paper and flowers. Here are the results:

UPDATE: I first learned about making May Baskets from Cottage Blessings. I don't think its strictly a Marian idea. Louisa May Alcott made these as a little girl. For ours we used scrap booking paper, fake flowers, stickers, ribbon, and tissue paper. To be honest, I don't know the history of May Baskets. But it was so much fun making and delivering. We delivered them to grandparents in person and to cousins secretly. My kids REALLY enjoyed sneaking up to the door and hanging them on doorknobs. They went in pairs while the rest of us waited in the van. We weren't sure if we were supposed to say who they were from so we opted to be anonymous. But this morning I called my cousin and she said they called everyone trying to figure out who they were from. They enjoyed not knowing.

Anna's

Sophia's

Isabelle's
(who's personality shows in her paper choice!!)

Kolbe's

We decorated this table for the month of May. It's going to look so plain after we give away our baskets. We'll need to make more for us!!