I am excited for my first #WWNPD post! If you have no clue what I am talking about, see my last blog post for all the details.
After last week, I’ve had tons of people message me with questions about designing rooms in their homes, how I manage my time, my favorite things, but one of my most requested question was Mother’s Day ideas. Mother’s Day is coming up quick and so I thought it would be the perfect post for this week.
A few years ago, I decided to do something special for our neighbors who didn’t have children living in their home. My boys loved the two older ladies who lived next door. This idea was a gift that brought out a lot of emotion for our neighbors and it was so special for my boys to see their reactions to the gift. I recreated this idea today but used my generalized tag for the photos (you’ll see the printable files towards the end of this post).
Here’s what you’ll need:
- A clay pot
- Craft Paint
- Potting Soil
- Small Sponge Brush
- Flowers of your choice
- Watercolors
- Paper
- A small wooden dowel or straw
It’s pretty simple really. You just use the sponge brush to lightly brush craft paint on your child’s hand. Have them gently press their hand on the pot making sure all their fingers get pressed against it. Lift straight up and you’ll have a cute little handprint. You can choose to do just one handprint per pot or paint all of your kids hands on one pot (depending on how many kids you have). When I did this project the first time, I had all my boys paint their hand on the pot and then they wrote their name in permanent marker beside their handprint.
After the paint on the pot dries, plant whatever flowers you choose in your pot. I let my boys pick out the flowers themselves to make it a little more personal.
You can print your own card/tag or use one of the designs below. Just simply right click on the image and save it to your computer. I had my boys sign the card and also decorate it however they wanted to. For this project, my son was dying to use watercolors and so that’s what we used. He was so excited to get to paint!
These can be used for Mother’s, neighbors, or even a gift for your child’s teacher. Cohen and Owen made these today for their preschool teacher. I designed the general tag below.
As a side note, the clay pots will go dark from watering the flowers. Once the water dries, the pot will go back to its original color. You could also choose to paint your pot first and then do the handprints if that bothers you at all.
If you have any questions, leave me a comment below and I’ll do my best to answer it. Thanks for stopping by and I hope this post inspires you to create one of these with your kids! It’s something my boys still remember doing!
Happy Wednesday everyone! See you next week for another #WWNPD
