With Mother’s Day approaching, I have been thinking about things to make for my Mom and Grandmas. Each year, I like to do something new with the kids and create a unique, one-of-a-kind, gift for them. I realized that last year, I never really shared our footprint picture we made.
I love making hand and footprint art with the kids. It always seems to be a huge hit and the boys love playing with paint. Last year, I made all three of the kids do footprints as butterflies. Each one a different color.
I wish I would have painted the names on the butterfly bodies, but after I scanned the footprints (to make multiple copies), I typed them in. Unfortunately, I cannot find the original scan or picture. But I wanted to share the idea with you.
I put the picture in Mother’s Day cards, but it would be cute on the front of a homemade card or just as a framed picture.
After finally getting the prints, I let me sons play around with the finger paint for a little while. They ended up painting their whole bodies and we had a colorful bath afterwards.
Here are some other toddler activities I have do for gifts:
UPDATE: Check out the Handprint Tote Bags we made!
Happy Painting!