DIY Mother’s Day Gift

I had planned another Authentic Me post for this evening, but it’s been a long day. Getting this house ready for market is going to keep me very busy.

***The following  post was originally posted April 22, 2009.***

If you’re anything like me, birthdays and special days seem to sneak up out of nowhere. Often, I have the best of intentions. I’ll think of a special project for someone, but I’ll fail to execute it in time. All of a sudden, the day will be upon me, and once again, I’ll regret procrastinating.

As Mother’s Day soon approaches (celebrating the most wonderful, marvelous people of all time!) I wanted to share an idea with all of you. I got the idea here, but I can’t find the original post.

If you are a mother, forward this post to the father of your children. Cross your fingers. Pray.

If you are a father (and have been forwarded this post) do this for the mother of your children, and you shall be handsomely rewarded. Well, I can’t promise that, but the odds are in your favor.

If you are neither a mother or a father, you can do this for your own parents or grandparents. Trust me, they will love it.

I had my children spell out YOU ARE LOVED, and we did it for two special birthdays – my mom’s birthday and my father in law’s birthday. Their birthdays are just two days apart, so I only had to do it once, and print two sets of photos.

You can have your children spell out anything. Some ideas are MOMMY, DADDY, GRANDMA, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, but the possibilities are limited only by your imagination.

1. Go to your local drugstore and buy posterboard. I think the measurements are 18” x 24”, or something close.
2. Sketch out the letters and cut them out. Your letters don’t have to be perfect, because the models will be contorting them in all sorts of ways, and your perfectionism will be wasted.
3. Take lots and lots (and lots) of photos. In this case, more is better.
4. Put together a small accordian book or assemble photos in a frame.

Because our phrase was rather long, I created accordian books for both my mom and father in law. If I had done a shorter word, I would have framed it. I wish I had a photo of the finished product for you but I don’t, so you’ll have to imagine it laid out.

What do you have planned for Mother’s Day?

This post has been linked with Melissa’s Inspired By series, because I am inspired by ALL moms everywhere, in every shape and form. What kind of world would it be if we didn’t have mothers?

Tagged as: crafts, DIY, kids