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Thumbprint Tree Canvas: a DIY Mother’s Day Craft

Wednesday, April 19, 2017 by Lolli 7 Comments

I can’t believe that it’s almost time for another Mother’s Day – one of my favorite days of the year! I can usually count on being pampered and feeling appreciated on Mother’s Day, which is probably why I love the day so much. I also love receiving homemade gifts and crafts that my kids have made for me for Mother’s Day. In fact, I still have a couple of the crafts that my kids have made over the years hanging in my bedroom because I love them and the memories of when they made them so much!

DIY Thumbprint tree canvas craft for Mother's Day from Food Fun Family

I came up with the idea for this thumbprint tree from similar projects that I have seen over the years on the internet. While it is not a completely original idea, I thought it turned out quite nicely for a quick DIY gift for a mom or grandma. I’m obsessed with using blank white canvases to make DIY wall hangings and gifts. There’s just so much you can do with a blank canvas!

DIY Thumbprint tree canvas craft for Mother's Day from Food Fun Family

Because my kids are teenagers, I had them help me make this Mother’s Day craft. I was pleased that it was easy enough for just about any age kids to be involved in (with some parental supervision) but that it turned out nice enough to display or give as a gift.

Want to see how easy this thumbprint tree was to make?

Supplies Needed:

  • 1 Blank white canvas (I used an 8×10 inch canvas, but you could use any size)
  • Variety of acrylic paints
  • Paper plate (optional: thick paper towel for blotting)
  • Pencil

DIY Thumbprint tree canvas craft for Mother's Day from Food Fun Family

Instructions:

1 – Sketch a tree to cover the majority of the canvas. You can make your tree look however you’d like, but make sure you include lots of branches. I had my 16-year-old son sketch our tree, because I know he’s good at that kind of drawing.

DIY Thumbprint tree canvas craft for Mother's Day from Food Fun Family

2 – Squeeze a small amount of paint onto a paper plate.

DIY Thumbprint tree canvas craft for Mother's Day from Food Fun Family

3 – Dip a finger into the paint and blot on the plate or paper towel until there is just a small amount of paint left on your finger.

DIY Thumbprint tree canvas craft for Mother's Day from Food Fun Family

4 – Make several finger prints on the branches of the tree and some at the base of the tree, if desired.

DIY Thumbprint tree canvas craft for Mother's Day from Food Fun Family

5 – Tip: we used a different color paint for each of the kids in our family. The kids each used “their” color to cover the tree with lots of “leaves.”
6 – Allow the paint to dry and then display on the wall or wrap it up as a gift!

DIY Thumbprint tree canvas craft for Mother's Day from Food Fun Family

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About Lolli

Lolli has written 3741 post in this blog.

I became a mom in 1996, and in 2005 I had my fifth. Yes, 5 kids. In 2007, this blog was born (my 6th baby that will never grow up) and I've been sharing recipes, photography tricks, parenting tips, and everything in between. (Formerly Better in Bulk)

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Comments

  1. Tina W says

    Saturday, April 7, 2018 at 3:51 pm

    This would be such a cute idea for grandmother presents!

  2. Heather says

    Sunday, December 10, 2017 at 5:14 pm

    Seriously, I love this so much!! I would love to make one of these for myself and one for my mom with all the grand-kids’ finger prints. Adorable!!

  3. Heidi Robbins says

    Monday, October 16, 2017 at 6:33 pm

    Super cute! What a great keepsake.

  4. Janet W. says

    Monday, July 3, 2017 at 7:18 am

    This is such a sweet idea and makes a great keepsake!

  5. shelly peterson says

    Sunday, June 18, 2017 at 6:40 pm

    This is such a cute idea. I will have to remember this for next year for my grandsons to do for their moms.

  6. Julie Wood says

    Sunday, May 21, 2017 at 9:19 am

    I think your Thumbprint tree canvas for Mother’s Day is gorgeous and you really made a great one. This would be great to hang up on my wall and see it from the kids!

  7. Autumn says

    Sunday, April 30, 2017 at 10:50 pm

    I really love this! I think the idea of putting kids artwork on a canvas is great!

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