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A Fingerprint Tea Towel for the Mom Who Bakes {A Mother’s Day Craft and Gift}

April 28, 2015 by Bre 14 Comments

The day when we honor some of the most important women in our lives – Mother’s Day – is coming up soon!  This year my kids and I made the cutest Mother’s Day craft and gift, which we are sending to my mother-in-law as part of her gift.

Although we don’t get to see her that often, she loves to bake with my kids every time we get together. It is one of their favorite things to do with Grandma, so naturally we wanted to incorporate their special activity into their gift to her.  With a little help from me, my kids made this Mother’s Day fingerprint tea towel, using their thumbprints to make cookies all over it.  Turn kids' thumbprints into cookies on a cute tea towel. It's the perfect gift for a mom or grandma who bakes! Plus, the free downloadable quote can be used as a template for your own tea towel!

This project was really fun, inexpensive, and I think it will make a great keepsake that any mother or grandmother who likes to bake would appreciate.  Turn kids' thumbprints into cookies on a cute tea towel. It's the perfect gift for a mom or grandma who bakes! Plus, the free downloadable quote can be used as a template for your own tea towel!

Supplies Used to Make a Mother’s Day Fingerprint Tea Towel

Here are the supplies we used to make our fingerprint tea towel.  (Products marked with an asterisk are affiliate links, which means that I receive a small commission at no added cost to you if you purchase through them.  You can read my full disclosure policy here.)

  • Thin flour sack tea towels* (I got mine at Target)
  • Sharpie fabric markers*
  • Light brown fabric paint* or multi-surface acrylic paint

How To Make Your Own Fingerprint Tea Towel

Turn kids' thumbprints into cookies on a cute tea towel. It's the perfect gift for a mom or grandma who bakes! Plus, the free downloadable quote can be used as a template for your own tea towel!

First, I found a cute quote that I wanted on our tea towel.  I typed it up and printed it out.  If you would like a copy, I’m happy to share and you can download it HERE and print it out for yourself.  (NOTE: Change the year if you’d like to add that part, or just don’t trace it onto the tea towel.)  Turn kids' thumbprints into cookies on a cute tea towel. It's the perfect gift for a mom or grandma who bakes! Plus, the free downloadable quote can be used as a template for your own tea towel!

Next, I ironed the flour sack towel and figured out where I wanted the quote to go.  I placed the printed quote underneath the towel and traced the text with my Sharpie fabric markers.  It was really easy to see the text underneath and get some good penmanship on there.  I was pretty proud of myself for thinking of that.  (Hey, if I don’t pat myself on the back, who will?)  Turn kids' thumbprints into cookies on a cute tea towel. It's the perfect gift for a mom or grandma who bakes! Plus, the free downloadable quote can be used as a template for your own tea towel!

Now came the fun part . . . allowing my kids to put paint on their hands and get messy.  Awesome.  But it actually wasn’t too messy because I just put it on their tiny little thumbs and had them stamp around the quote.  Of course they loved it.  Turn kids' thumbprints into cookies on a cute tea towel. It's the perfect gift for a mom or grandma who bakes! Plus, the free downloadable quote can be used as a template for your own tea towel!

Finally, I added some black dots to their dried thumbprints to make them look like chocolate chip cookies.  So cute!  Turn kids' thumbprints into cookies on a cute tea towel. It's the perfect gift for a mom or grandma who bakes! Plus, the free downloadable quote can be used as a template for your own tea towel!

Here’s another great DIY Mother’s Day Gift Idea!

Of course this baking tea towel would make a great gift on its own, but we added some cute baking accessories and tied them all together with baker’s twine to complete the gift.  I just know my mother-in-law is going to love it as much as we loved making it.  Turn kids' thumbprints into cookies on a cute tea towel. It's the perfect gift for a mom or grandma who bakes! Plus, the free downloadable quote can be used as a template for your own tea towel!

This is a special DIY Mother’s Day gift that any baker would love to receive.

This is such a sweet DIY Mother's Day gift! Let your kids use their fingerprints to create "cookies" on this painted tea towel. Print the template for the saying on the front of the tea towel, and create a cute Mother's Day gift for any grandma or mom!

– Bre

Filed Under: Crafts, Holiday

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  1. Lou Lou Girls says

    May 4, 2015 at 1:51 pm

    Precious! Looks so good. Pinned and tweeted. I hope to see you on tonight at 7, we can’t wait to party with you! Lou Lou Girls

    Reply
    • Bre says

      May 4, 2015 at 8:21 pm

      Thanks so much, ladies!

  2. Amanda @ Dwelling in Happiness says

    May 2, 2015 at 11:07 pm

    OH this is too cute, Bre! Love those little cookies!! A great way to get the kiddos involved. 🙂

    Reply
    • Bre says

      May 4, 2015 at 8:20 pm

      Hi, Amanda! Thank you! 🙂 I wish I was a better photographer so those cookies would have shown up better in the pics, but they are pretty cute! Hope you have a great Mother’s Day! xo

  3. Kendra @ www.joyinourhome.com says

    April 30, 2015 at 11:00 pm

    Such a sweet and thoughtful gift, Bre! I know my mom would love this as a gift! Hope you have a great weekend!

    Reply
    • Bre says

      May 4, 2015 at 8:19 pm

      Thank you, Kendra! I hope you have an awesome Mother’s Day! xo

  4. Amy | Canary Street Crafts says

    April 30, 2015 at 6:53 am

    This is so cute!! I love any kind of handprint/fingerprint art from my kids. Love that you made them into little cookies too :).

    Reply
    • Bre says

      May 4, 2015 at 8:19 pm

      Thanks, Amy! Speaking of cookies . . . I could use a real one! Hope you have a wonderful Mother’s Day with your cuties!

  5. Megin says

    April 28, 2015 at 4:19 pm

    What a great idea!
    Thank you for sharing this at Brag About It Link Party on VMG206.
    ~ Megin of VMG206

    Reply
    • Lynn says

      April 29, 2015 at 9:00 am

      LOVE this idea, Bre!!! am going to have my grandchildren make it for my daughter for Mother’s Day. Can’t wait to see what else you are making!!!!

    • Bre says

      May 4, 2015 at 8:17 pm

      Hi, Lynn – thank you!! I hope your daughter loves it! I hope you have a wonderful Mother’s Day, too!

    • Lynn says

      May 5, 2015 at 7:41 am

      Bre, hope you have a wonderful Mother’s Day, too. I couldn’t find “fabric sharpie markers” Is there really such a thing??? I only looked at Target…to be honest!!!! The regular sharpie markers bled a little but keep in mind…I’m a less than average crafter!!!!!

    • Bre says

      May 5, 2015 at 7:40 pm

      Lynn you are cracking me up! Yes, I promise there are Sharpies just for fabric! You would have to find them in a craft store or on Amazon, I think. I am sure that even with a little bleeding your project turned out amazing. And remember, it’s always the thought that counts! 🙂

    • Bre says

      May 4, 2015 at 8:16 pm

      Thanks, Megin! And thanks for hosting!!

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