Creative Mother’s Day Toy Flowers on CBS Connecticut

By Charlene DeLoach, Chief Play Officer, Playroom Chronicles

 TV APPEARANCE DISCLOSURE: I am not compensated for TV appearances. My time is my own, and products featured are purchased by myself or provided for demonstration and donation.

Toy and play expert Charlene DeLoach appeared in Great Day Connecticut on CBS Connecticut (WFSB Channel 3) to share creative toy flowers for Mother’s Day, with a focus on gifts that kids can help make instead of simply handing over a traditional bouquet.

The TV segment looked at flower-themed toys as a practical, playful gift category for families. These are not just “flower toys.” They are activities that let kids participate in the giving, whether through crafting, building, folding, or arranging. As they are doing so, they are off the screens and building fine motor skills, patience, planning, sequencing, and patterning.

The core takeaway: Mother’s Day flowers do not have to be limited to fresh bouquets. Toy flowers can create a memory, an activity, a new skill, and sometimes a keepsake.

What Charlene Shared on Great Day Connecticut

On CBS Connecticut, she talked about how Mother’s Day gifts can feel more meaningful when kids are part of the process.

A toy flower kit gives children something to do, not just something to give. Younger kids may enjoy sensory or no-mess crafting options, while older kids can try more detailed projects that involve structure, design, or step-by-step making.

That is what makes this idea practical for families. It still connects to the classic Mother’s Day flower tradition, but it turns the gift into a creative experience.