My Love for You Will Always Grow- Mother’s Day Gift Idea from Kids with Free Download

It is finally May! We still have snow in the forecast and I am certainly ready for warmer weather. May is always a busy month in our house with two birthdays and Mother’s Day, so it really feels like we jump right from the snow and cold into the hectic schedule of the last few weeks of the school year.

Today’s post is short and sweet, but I wanted to give you some ideas of Mother’s Day gifts. Maybe you gift to your children’s grandmothers or great grandmothers, are a caregiver looking for a fun idea to let children gift to their mothers/mother figures, or just want a cute spring feeling activity. No matter the circumstances, this is a quick and easy way to make a gift. And I always make an extra copy or version of kid’s gifts to keep for myself, so I hope you do too!

This takes 5 minutes from start to finish and is so cute!

Here’s What You Need

• Paint- we used my beloved very washable and vivid paint. I love the variety of colors and we never have any stains on clothes or skin.

• Paint brushes- we also have this set and it has worked well for us for a year.

• Paper or canvas

• Paint palette

• Smock- Vaila actually wanted to go without a smock and I had no issues because the paint comes out of everything so well.

Set up

1 minute

1. Set out the paint and paper or canvas.

2. Have your children make handprints or footprints in the general area you want the flowers or butterflies to be.

3. Let the paint dry and add your stems and words. For gifting, you may choose to paint or draw your own stems. Vaila wanted to paint her own today and it’s very…abstract. *Note- I really do not like my own handwriting. Grab your free printable below! You could add the flowers and frame as a gift.

GET YOUR FREE TEMPLATE HERE

Mother's Day My love for you will always grow

Clean Up

1-2 minutes

1. Let the artwork dry.

2. Wash the paint palette and all the hands covered in paint.

3. Rinse the paintbrushes and you are done!

Tip- if you are using multiple paint colors, keep a bowl of warm water nearby so the kids can rinse off their hands. Dry with a towel before adding more paint.

The canvas shown below is from 3 years ago. Vaila still wanted to keep her hands closed when we tried to make any handprint crafts at that time, so a pair of footprints made the perfect butterfly. You could make a garden of flowers in different colors for one or more children and skip the butterfly. I’ve included both options in the printable, so be sure to download the free template. I like to include the year and/or the children’s ages on the back of any gift or sentimental item like this. If your paper is too thin and writing will show through, cut out a piece of paper from a new sheet and tuck it in the back of the frame or tape it to the back of the canvas. I always think I’ll remember, but as the years pass, it gets harder and harder.

When we made this in 2020, we gifted one to each grandmother and I made an extra one to keep. I hang it up every May, but now I kind of feel like I have to make another version with Ellette included. I’ll keep you posted when I decide how I’m going to do that. I cannot recommend making a version for yourself to keep though. I love all of the sweet handprints and painting crafts.

Now you have a great option for Mother’s Day gifts from the kids. This is low cost, low prep, easy to execute, and packs a good amount of sentimental value into such a quick activity.

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Here’s to hoping for warmer weather here in Michigan as we gear up for Mother’s Day.

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