handprint flower

We’ve got a few more Mother’s Day gift ideas up our sleeve before the big day this weekend, and this one is a classic: the handprint flower! We love fresh flowers, but these will last a lot longer and will always be a reminder of your kids each year. Make a whole bouquet for a print or card and you’ve got yourself a beautiful, thoughtful and easy gift.

No surprise here, but kids love to make these prints! First, cover their little hands with paint:

Create the flower by spreading out each finger:

Clean hands and add stems:

And leaves:

Let it dry:

And hang it up!

Update: for those who asked about where to find the toys on the shelves, we included links after the jump!

Let Them Be Little Print via Hello Maypole

Rainbow Stacker and Wood Sailboat blocks via Clifford & Sons MFG.

Pirate doll via Green Stitches.

This is Paris, This Is New York, and This is London books by Miroslav Sasek.

Uncle Goose Classic Alphabet Blocks 

Monster & Superheroes OlliBlocks via Caravan Shoppe

Black and White prints via Skoope Home

Triangle garland via Land of Nod