Mother's Day dilema

[tenderhearts]

What would you do in this situation, this may seem silly. I have a family of 3, depending on the "present" we give parents its seems ridiculous for each of them to do that exact same thing. I normally would have them do their own to their mom or dad but this time I don't know.
So what I wanted to do this year for Mothers Day is have the kids paint mason jars and have their picture on it then I would buy flowers to put in it. It seems silly to do 3 vases of flowers for one mom. My thought was that since one is almost 3 and the other is 5 (3rd one is a baby so obviously he wouldn't paint) I would have each of them paint 2 sides of the jar then I would put all three pictures on one vase and it would be from all of them. Then I would have them do cards of their own. Is this what you would do?

[Blackcat31]

What would you do in this situation, this may seem silly. I have a family of 3, depending on the "present" we give parents its seems ridiculous for each of them to do that exact same thing. I normally would have them do their own to their mom or dad but this time I don't know.
So what I wanted to do this year for Mothers Day is have the kids paint mason jars and have their picture on it then I would buy flowers to put in it. It seems silly to do 3 vases of flowers for one mom. My thought was that since one is almost 3 and the other is 5 (3rd one is a baby so obviously he wouldn't paint) I would have each of them paint 2 sides of the jar then I would put all three pictures on one vase and it would be from all of them. Then I would have them do cards of their own. Is this what you would do?

As a parent I wouldn't mind duplicates.

I would, however be sad if my kids had to a combined gift just because they share a mom.....kwim?

I'd just have each make one and call it good. I treat each individual space as a separate space (ie no discount in rates) so I think you should treat the crafts that way too. But that's just my opinion.

[NightOwl]

I agree. I would do a gift from each. But who says they have to be the same? Maybe a different kind of container for the second child or maybe a completely different craft? And the same for the baby. You could make one of the footprint butterflies from the baby. I think the more individual the craft is, the more personal it seems.

[Thriftylady]

I agree with BC in your case. But I understand. My newest kiddo wasn't here when we started flowers for Mother's day and we are going to pot them this afternoon since they can stay outside now. I have no clue what the new one is doing for her mom.

[Baby Beluga]

I think since each child is decorating it in their own way and will have their own picture on it, giving a jar from each child is perfect.

[Deedianne]

Dee

I like you idea of sharing the gift and I have all the children make their own card.happyface

[spud912]

I have them each do a gift unless it is meant to be shared. For example, I've done photos where each child holds a letter and I frame it. That is shared. Otherwise they each do their own. If dcm doesn't want so many she can always regift to a grandma.

[tenderhearts]

I don't have a problem with the doing their own but obviously the baby can't do one so where and which one do I put his photo, I think his should be included thats why I thought them both decorating it would be like from all of them either way I know mom will love it and wont mind any way I choose to do it.

[Controlled Chaos]

I would do hand or foot prints for the babies jar, so they still have one. As a mom of 3 (1, 3, and 5) I would love 3 vases

[finsup]

I would actually love that. I would think it was really nice they all had a part in it

[Sunchimes]

My baby paints. I help her hold the brush, point her in the right direction and let her flail her little hand around. Obviously the quality isn't great but the work is hers. When I had siblings, I had them each do the same thing most of the time. The age differences make everything look different. If the craft is too difficult for the youngest, they just do something different or I adjust.