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Buying flowers to make my house look and smell pretty is something I love. But what I don’t love is that most flowers don’t last all that long once you get them home. This year for Valentine’s Day, my 10 year old & 4 year old decided to help me plant some potted bulbs to give to their teachers. Not only did they make a very pretty gift, they are something that will last & the kids were so proud that they got to help make something for their teachers.
The first thing I did was head to our local nursery. You can also find bulbs in grocery stores & flower shops, making it easy for anyone to plant them! My daughter came with me & we found the bulb section easily. We decided on red & pink tulips since we were doing Valentine’s Day gifts. A pack of 4 bulbs was only $2.99! Since my youngest has 5 teachers & aides in his class and my daughter has 2 teachers, we bought 2 packs. We delivered the 8th plant to the wonderful ladies in the school office. We bought some good soil for our plants & then headed to Michael’s to pick up some clay pots. We bought 8 pots and only spent $25 total (for plants, soil & pots!) Now, where can you buy 8 great gifts for that price?
The next morning, I headed outside & sprayed all 8 pots with Rust-oleum’s Primer spray paint & then their Apple Red Glossy spray paint. I love the way they turned out (my daughter said they look exactly like the red Solo cups we have). After letting them dry for about a day, we got to work planting the bulbs. With the kids help, I put the bulb in the pot & then we filled it with the soil we bought. Doing all 8 bulbs in the pots took about 15-20 minutes.
While not all the plants were fully opened yet (some weren’t opened at all), I knew that all the teachers we gave them to would appreciate them. They could even take it out of the pot & plant it in their own garden. One of Ryan’s teachers told us she has a bunch of red tulips in her garden so we made sure she got a pink one to add to her garden. It was so much fun seeing Ryan tell his teachers that he got them a gift AND he helped plant it. I know that it meant a lot to him & I am sure something like that meant a lot to them. And to think…all 8 gifts were done for $25 and a little spray paint!
Who would you give potted bulbs to?
lisa says
Wonderful gift idea. You will always remember who gave it to you when the flowers bloom.
Russell says
Now this is one creative idea i can get behind and have my kids do it with me. Not only will they learn something, but we will have great bonding moment as well.
aspectacledowl says
Absolutely, Russell! Thanks so much for stopping by!
sam dock says
This would be great for mother’s day-we have a lot of Grandmas that we give gifts to also 🙂
aspectacledowl says
Sam, these would be GREAT for Mother’s Day, you’re right <3
Marissa says
fun project. I love to work on these little arts & crafts kind of stuff :]
tiffany laventure says
that is a CUTE idea! thank you for posting this.
Rose says
It’s such a lovely idea. It’s important to get kids involved at an early age with gardening, growing, creating. How much more meaningful a gift is when it is created.
Jesi says
Love these! And the red pots are my favorite! Great idea!
rebecca shockley says
I have made these before with my daughter when she was very young, they are so fun to make and give away might I add, lol. Yours turned out wonderful and I love the RED, your kid’s look like they had a lot of fun doing this!!!
Jessica Snow says
Awe, this is such a wonderful idea, especially because it comes from the heart. It’s such a meaningful thing when something is done by hand instead of buying some flowers from the store that last a week. I know I’m going to do this project with my godchildren. Thanks for the wonderful and heartwarming idea.
Rita Wray says
What a wonderful idea. Great gift for many different occasions.
heather Swarthout says
Now that’s a creative idea! Awesome for any kind of gift, and versatile. Thank you for the idea!
Maria Iemma says
This is such a nice idea, with spring and Mother’s Day coming this is a great gift for the kids to give to grandma.
Vanessa Dalton says
a wonderful idea!! TY!
Sherryl Wilson says
What a great gift idea for kids! It is often hard for them to come up with unique gifts for those special people in their lives.
Jennifer Lachman says
I just through away the dozen roses I got for valentines day because they were dead. It would be so nice to look at potted valentines day flowers a month later and be reminded that you are loved.
Jennifer says
I’ve got to try these! What a great idea!
Susan E. says
What a great idea, those red pots look so good. I can think of several people who would love getting a gift like that!
DANIELLE WILLIAMS says
this is such an awesome gift idea! love it!!!
Maddie Klingaman says
What a fabulous idea!
Marlene V. says
I love this gift idea for teachers and it’s really affordable. I could really see my kids getting involved in this and be proud of their gift. I think this would also be a great birthday thank you/parting gift for guests.
nicole krutz says
this would be a great gift for my kids to make for my mom on mothers day!
Monique Seibel says
This is so pretty! It would definitely be a perfect gift for my grandmother.
veronica lee says
Love the idea!! It would make the receiver very happy!
Brooke says
That’s a really cute idea. I bet my grandma would love it as decoration for her store.
Wendy T says
My friend gave me a potted bulb for Christmas.
It’s now in potted bulb heaven 🙁
aspectacledowl says
Haha! Notice how I didn’t save any for myself? That would be why!
natalie andrews says
I love this idea. I had done this a very long time ago and forgot all about it. We did it in a MOPS (mothers of preschoolers) program). Thanks for sharing. Can’t wait to do this again.
Diana C says
This is a perfect Spring gift.
Diana C
Summer Davis says
That’s so much better than the nasty candy we gave to his teachers. I’m filing this idea away for next year.
aspectacledowl says
Nasty candy LOL I am terrible with giving teacher gifts, I don’t know what it is! This was an idea I really loved 🙂
Rich Hicks says
Very good idea for a gift and with a personal touch to it!
Mary W. says
Great craft for the kids. Looks super easy too.
Susan Smith says
What a wonderful idea. These would be great gifts for many different occasions.
crystal lane says
These are really cute and cheap.Wish I could come up with great ideas like this.Will try this next time I need some gifts my girls love helping out.
Katie says
How smart to spray paint the pots a bright color! I garden all the time and never would’ve thought of that!
sam dock says
Going to do this for Mother’s day, I already found some cute pots on sale over the weekend 🙂