Mother's Day Gifts!

Last year for Mother's Day, for his grandmother's, I attempted to do a flower pot craft with Seth that was very difficult and did not come out the way I wanted. However, I was able to learn from my mistakes to try and do better this year. This year I am doing another flower pot activity but with clay pots instead of plastic so they will hold the paint better. I painted Seth's hands and had him put one hand at the time around the side of the pot in order to create an image of him cupping it in his hands.

After his hand prints dried I added the words and on the bottom of the pot I used a black Sharpie to write his name and the date. Then I blasted the whole outside of the pot with a finishing spray/sealer to keep it from chipping off.
Meanwhile I also have been working on growing some forget me nots to have in the pots when they are gifted. I am not the best with growing plants, but these are pretty simple flowers so hopefully they will be okay and pretty by Mother's Day since they have time to grow and I will transplant a small amount into each pot. If I can't make the flowers work for me, I will give both his grandmother's the ingredients to try and grow the flowers themselves. :) Along with the flower and the pot they will receive a card with this inscription:

This year for Mother’s Day, I give a gift with two sides.
A flower that will grow with nourishment and care, just as I will grow over the years.
And my hands frozen small in time for you to hold and remember me as I am now.
Through every age and size I will still love you, Happy Mother’s Day!

(PS: I don’t have any pictures of Seth working on this because he did not enjoy it so my hands were busy guiding his. He is still very stubborn when it comes to crafting.)