How to Make a Mother's Day Flower Pot

Making a gift for mom on Mother's Day is a great way to show her how much you care. Care enough to spend the time making a present to show mom you really do love her. Add a little paint and personal touch to a flower pot for mom.

Things You'll Need

• Clay flower pot
• Pencil
• Acrylic paint
• Paint brush
• Dirt
• Flower

Instructions

1. Pick any size clay or terra-cotta flower pot. Gather supplies to decorate the flower pot such as paint, stickers, glitter or ribbon.

2. Draw a picture the pot. Use a stencil, or draw a picture on your own using pencil. Choose to add a flower, butterflies, bugs or just polka dots to the flower pot. If you're working with a small toddler, a drawing isn't necessary. Let the child paint abstract art.

3. Use acrylic paint to paint the design on the pot. Wait for the paint to completely dry before handling the pot for additional decorations.

4. Flip the pot over to paint a special message for mom on the bottom, or just paint your message on the side of the pot next to your painted design.

5. Fill the pot with dirt. Select your mom's favorite flower. Give the personalized flower pot to mom for Mother's Day.

Tips & Warnings

• To make your flower pot sparkle, try adding some craft gems or glitter to it using glue.

• Create a mini flower garden for mom by painting several very small pots and lining them up in a long, narrow container like a flower box, or fill the mini pots with different herbs and give mom her own window herb garden.

• If mom doesn't have a green thumb, flower pots can be filled with other things. Add a silk plant. Put marbles in the bottom and fill it with pens for a desk accessory. Fill to the top with candy, but make sure you cover the hole in the bottom with tape first.