Mother’s Day is the only day of the year that you get to celebrate your maternal role, so you should take steps to be sure that it’s a special occasion. Certainly a Mother’s Day brunch or breakfast in bed served by the kids are nice ways to commemorate the day, but one of the following activities can make this year’s Mother’s Day truly unique. Plus, engaging in such playful endeavors will help you channel your inner child, too!

Have your daughter serve as the host of a fairy princess tea. She can don a tiara, butterfly wings and tutu skirt and carry a butterfly wand that lets her give a touch of magic to the tea. She’ll be delighted to serve you real iced tea from her pint-sized tea set, along with delectable cookies, and she can regale you with the latest tales and happenings from her princess escapades.

Create a unique skit about all of the creatures in the garden. Decorate the walls of your little one’s playroom with oversized flower stickers, ladybug decorations and bumblebee decorations. Have your daughter take the lead on developing the dialogue between the bugs and butterflies and birds, and you can do the writing. Dig into the dress-up closet for costumes and props. When the skit is ready for prime time, put on a performance for the rest of the family.

Enjoy an afternoon of painting butterflies or a craft that builds on the butterfly them. You can use a nylon butterfly as a model for your art or use it as the base of a craft, adding on embellishments like stickers, glitter or scattering other butterfly decor around the room can give you further inspiration.

One of a mother’s most important duties is encouraging her children to expand their horizons and then follow wherever their imaginations lead them. There’s no better time to take on that role than Mother’s Day, and these inventive activities will help you do so.

Many little girls have a favorite dress-up outfit, a first choice that they go back to time and time again when it’s time to visit a make-believe world. Unfortunately, though, as girls grow, they have to give up those beloved clothes when they no longer fit. If you want to give your daughter an ensemble that she can wear for years, choose to pair butterfly wings with adjustable tutu skirts.

For a toddler, butterfly wings can become her very first costume and an introduction to the notion of make-believe. The wings even may be oversized for a smaller two- or three-year-old, making them even more charming. A preschool-aged girl, on the other hand, might create a fantasy persona—a butterfly fairy—when wearing her wings and tutu.

As your daughter enters her elementary school years, the butterfly wings can accompany her for special occasions. She can bring out the butterfly when it’s time for a costume party or school play.

Of course, butterfly wings and tutu skirts are appropriate attire for dress up at any age. Your daughter might join with other friends her age for regular butterfly-themed playdate gatherings.

You can even take this butterfly dress-up motif a step further, by creating a butterfly lair in a small room in your home. Hang butterfly decor on the walls, hang butterfly curtains, and place a nylon butterfly here and there on shelves and tables A room centered on butterflies will welcome your daughter for years to come.

The butterfly wings should continue to fit your child at least until she turns nine or 10 years old, and even longer if she’s a smaller girl.  However, the memories will last for decades beyond that. Eventually, your child’s butterfly wings will become a beloved keepsake that she’ll treasure into adulthood. She may no longer wear them after she’s grown, but she can bring them out of the cedar chest from time to time to reminisce about her childhood.

A pair of butterfly wings is a versatile addition to a little girl’s wardrobe. Here are some possible purposes for these fanciful accessories.

Birthday party costumes – Butterfly wings can be the basis of memorable birthday parties. The wings will designate the guest of honor, and you can complete the birthday girl’s butterfly costume with a fairy wand, tutu skirt, and matching headband. Use butterfly decor throughout the party space, and include a mini nylon butterfly in every guest’s favor to emphasize the theme.

Portrait attire – Your child’s yearly portrait should capture her nature. If she’s a fun, light-hearted child, then butterfly wings can highlight her personality in her annual photo session. Pair the wings with a leotard, tights and tutu skirt, and have the photographer snap some action shots as she dances around the set.

Creative playwear  – Butterfly wings can spark a world of fantasy during playtime. Have your child don the wings, and let her imagination take flight. She might float around an imaginary garden, chatting with other make-believe insects.  Maybe she’ll decide to add a tiara to her wings and become a butterfly princess, instead. The possibilities are endless.

Special occasions – Encourage your daughter to wear her wings for special occasions, like New Year’s Eve parties or summer pool parties. (Just be sure the wings come off before she jumps in the water!). Have a special afternoon “tea” with her every few months, complete with all the trimmings, and have her wear butterfly wings to make the event feel that much more unique.

These are just a few suggestions for butterfly wings’ potential. The wings come in a variety of colors and with assorted fun design features, like glitter or ribbons, which add to the effect. Have your child choose her favorites to ensure that she’ll treasure her wings for a long while.