Mother’s Day Breakfast-in-Bed Tray with Decoupaged Kids’ Art

Breakfast in bed on Mother’s Day made special with a decoupaged tray your kids can make.

Mother's Day breakfast-in-bed tray with decoupaged kids' art tray on the white bedspread.

Nothing is better than breakfast-in-bed. It rarely happens when you have kids, that’s why it’s a luxury on Mother’s Day.

I had an old breakfast-in-bed tray that I decoupaged with some scrapbook paper two years ago but I thought of this idea much later and have always wanted to do it and I finally did.

Nothing like tackling your to do list and giving yourself a Mother’s Day gift at the same time!

I used artwork from last year’s Mother’s Day to make this tray memorable as I had an amazing day last year.

This is such a great gift idea for any mom so I’m excited to share with you how you can make your very own Mother’s Day tray with decoupaged kids’ art.

 Tray on bed with flowers tea and croissant.

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Here is what you’ll need for this project.

Supplies:

A wooden tray on the floor.

Directions:

1. To keep this DIY project nice and easy, we’re not painting the legs on the tray. To do a good job with the paint job, the legs would have to be taken off and that seemed like too much work for me (since it’s Mother’s Day). Also, I liked the contrast of the white with wood. If your tray has a lip all around like mine, put painter’s tape just under it. This will match the unpainted legs.

Wooden tray being taped up for decopage.

2. Paint the top part of the tray concentrating on the edges and handles as you will be putting scrapbook paper and art on the main part of the tray. Let dry about one hour. You can finish with clear furniture wax to give it a smooth durable finish.

The wooden tray painted white on the floor.

3. Measure out your scrapbook paper and cut. Have the paper overlap about half an inch.

Cutting the scapbook paper down to size.

4. Brush Mod Podge on half the tray in a good amount spreading evenly. Place down first piece of scrapbook paper. Repeat for the other half. Mod Podge dries quickly so it’s best to work in small sections. Apply Mod Podge over the top and allow to dry. If you need to you can smooth out with something like a spatula making sure not to push too hard or the paper will rip. Sometimes bumps disappear after it dries. If there are bumps after it’s dried, you can poke holes with a pin on the hole and apply more Mod Podge with a brush. Let dry.

Using Mod Podge to glue the scapbook paper onto the tray.

5. Place your children’s artwork and/or letters on top and apply Mod Podge again. Because there was a piece with construction paper, I applied Mod Podge, let dry, and repeated a couple of times until it was all flat.

Kids art on the decopaged tray.

It’s now ready for breakfast-in-bed with Mom!

Childrens drawings on the tray with floral decoupage on tray.

I’m so happy with the results! I know this is something that I will cherish for years to come.

Paris book on bed with the tray above it.

Nothing better than a chocolate croissant, cup of tea and a book about Paris to stay in bed with!

Mother's Day breakfast-in-bed tray with decoupaged kids' art / teacup and chocolate croissant - So Much Better With Age
A cup of tea on the tray with a teabag in the cup.

I love the contrast of the white wood and wooden legs.

A small white pitcher with green florals in it.

Make sure to add a little vase with some beautiful flowers like these mini green hydrangeas.

Up close picture of the florals in the white vase.

I love my son’s phonetically spelled letter he wrote to me last year when he was in grade 1:

My mom is the best because she cuddles me to sleep and she bakes cakes for me and for my birthday. She takes me to the aquarium. She is awesome.

My daughter loves to draw. She drew this last year when she was 4.

Why my Mom is the greatest Mom written by Jamie's daughter.
There is a small French inspired chair at the foot of the bed.

Only a couple of weeks until Mother’s Day. This is one present I know any mom will love and cherish every year.

And those are the best types of gifts.

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