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Here’s a fun DIY Mother’s Day gift idea for you today: Hand-painted flower pots…the easy way! This Mother’s Day craft is super simple to make and has the added benefit of being mess-free! You can have some fun with the kids and make something for grandma, or gather up the kids and force them to craft something for you. You gotta do what you gotta do right?
Supplies for your DIY Mother’s Day gift
These hand-painted flower pots are made easy with the use of Elmer’s Painters Paint Markers. I purchased mine at Walmart so they should be readily available. They are in the craft section and you can buy them in packs of five.
I was also happy to see that they also sell them individually which is perfect for when you have a specific project in mind and only need a color or two. Plus, at Walmart’s everyday price of $1.97 each, they don’t break the bank! Just look for the display pictured below. Look at all the color choices…
I already had a pack of primary colors at home. If y’all missed it, I let my kids play with the Elmers Painters Paint Markers before. Head on over and check out our children’s canvas art project. So if you don’t like the idea of the flower pots, turn your children loose on an art canvas.
On this trip, I picked up a pastel pack and some other individual colors that I liked, and I also stopped by the Walmart garden center to pick up the rest of our supplies. You can read about my entire shopping trip over on my google plus album.
How to make your flower pots
I got all of the markers started as per the package instructions. Simply shake well and press down until paint starts to flow. After they were ready, I let the kids loose on a covered table.
Each of the two little ones made a flower pot for grandma. I let them draw and write whatever they wanted. No rules means extra fun.
Elmers Painters Paint Markers are perfect for the budding young artist. They offer control that a paintbrush does not, and they can easily get great results without frustration. Plus, they were virtually mess-free. I covered my table just in case but there was not any mess.
The final product!
The results are oh so special and perfect to give as gifts this Mother’s Day.
While we had everything out, I tackled some more projects as well just to demonstrate that there is so much you can do with this product. We made a flower pot for Teacher Appreciation week. How special will this be for a teacher’s gift?
I couldn’t help but use the markers to make something for myself as well. I used a combo of three different colors for these pots – One in stripes and one in dots.
These two are ceramic whereas the kids were painting on terra cotta. Both surfaces worked very well. I would say grab some paint markers no matter the surface that you are working with.
After all that success, I even took my markers outside and worked on my herb garden a little bit. The pots are actually plastic.
After some quick paint marker touch-ups, the pots were looking so much better and I even planted some more seeds while I was out there. Can’t wait to start harvesting herbs…I will keep y’all posted.
If y’all are wondering my kids call my mom Mucka, that explanation would be a whole post in itself.
What a great way to celebrate Mother’s Day! I think I will plant a flower in each one before gifting it to make it even more special.
But of course, hand-painted pots are special all on their own!
Yes, our trees have yellow trunks. I got reprimanded for not buying a brown paint marker. Let this be a lesson to y’all – buy more colors than you think you will need or your kids will let you know about it.
Craft with me and Elmers
Now y’all know that I am officially hooked on Elmers Painters Paint Markers for both kid and adult crafting! Follow along at the hashtag #expressyourself on Twitter for even more ideas with paint markers. You can always follow Elmers on Twitter, or like them on Facebook to keep up too.
So are you making any Mother’s Day crafts? I want to see! Leave a comment below, or tag me on Instagram to share your special hand-painted gifts!
Mother’s Day Gift Idea — Painted Flower Pots with @Elmers
A simple DIY Mother’s Day gift idea for you today: Hand-painted flower pots…the easy way!
Supplies
- Elmer’s Painters Paint Markers Make sure you get a variety of colors!
- Flower pots My kids used terra cotta, but I also used the markers on ceramic and they worked well!
Instructions
- Get the Elmer's paint markers started as per the package instructions. Simply shake well and press down until paint starts to flow.
- Let the kids loose on those flower pots and let their creativity flow (with the added benefit of being mess-free!)
- Take some time to make something for yourself - the kids shouldn't have all the fun.
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~Angie~
I love paint markers, and I think a potted plant is a great gift for any occasion.
This is an adorable idea. I’ve never seen these markers before. I’ll have to look for them! Thanks for sharing!
Your pots turned out great!
They turned out great! I love how easy it was for the kids to use them. These seriously might be my favorite crafting supply!
I love this!!! Surely something I plan to do!
The kids ones are so sweet. My mom would love those. And love the white ones as well…the herb garden is all dressed up! These pens seem really versatile.
Cute idea! Those markers are new to me! I’ll definitely have to look for them the next time I go to Walmart!
What a great idea. I especially love the ones on white!!
So cute! I bet Grandma will love her pots!
Those markers are fabulous–some of our favorites! 🙂
SO sweet! That “tweet tweet” cracked me up.
Super cute. They are perfect for little ones!
Those are super cute 🙂 Can’t wait until my kids are as excited about crafts as I am !!
Pamela
These are just darling Angie!! What a great gift for Mother’s Day!
These are so cute! What a great idea! I love these paint markers, but I’ve only used them on glass so far. Can’t wait to decorate some flower pots of my own!
-Erin Spain
DIY On the Cheap
Those pens look awesome!
hahaha, making a mental note to get some brown if trees are involved. I would love to hear the story behind “Mucka” ! That stripey white pot is so sweet, looks like something you bought! Will have to try these out, thanks. 🙂
Super cute! Love how everything turned out. Visiting from DearCreatives.com & SF.
I love that you did a variety of different kinds of flower pots! I need to jazz up my patio like that 🙂
Now that I know the power (lol) of these paint markers, nothing is safe in my house!
Great idea to use these on pots!