Mother’s Day Gift For My Daughter

While I’m sure my son-in-law made sure to get a Mother’s Day gift for my daughter from my granddaughter, I thought it would be fun to do something with her that we could give to her mother together.   Plus, I like to do at least one craft type thing with her when I babysit and this was it for last week.

I kept four tin cans out of the recycling, washed them out, and spray painted them Heirloom White ahead of time.

I picked out a selection of scrapbook papers from my supply for my granddaughter to pick from and then cut the ones she picked with decorative scissors to cover the cans.  I had her help me apply them with Mod Podge.  We are leaving a portion of the top and bottom of the can showing, hence the painting.

Once they dried, I turned them over and nailed a few holes in each one for drainage.  When I went to Lowe’s to get some plants for myself, I picked up four herb plants to put in them.

I got {front} parsley and sweet basil, {back} rosemary and oregano.  I think I will be going back to get one of the mint plants they had to put in the pot I usually keep on our little table.  They even had a Chocolate Mint! 

Back at my house, we transplanted them into the decorated cans and added plant markers, decorated with herb labels I found on Pinterest and applied with Outdoor Mod Podge.  I found the plant markers at Lowe’s, too.

A nice little Mother’s Day gift for my daughter that I know she will enjoy!

I’m sure this would make a nice gift for other occasions besides Mother’s Day, too.  Father’s Day is coming up!