but the fact that the kids 'participated' by picking the fabric makes them special, right?
Really?
I'm missing a lot here.
I don't understand why a scribble from a child would not be wonderful to the mom and why the ones that are good at drawing won't 'feel like it' for a gift for their mom. I would not care about a gift made by someone and given to my child to give me as a gift from him/her. I have saved every Mother's Day gift made by my kids when in school from ugly to cute to wonderful but my kids made it themselves.
It's hard to understand this boss in the school and teacher of the art class don't understand the whole point of the child's efforts in the gift is what means so much to a mom.