PRINTCRAFTMANOrder from $19.95
Child's wax crayon name drawing drawing on white paper, the kind PrintCraftMan turns into a UV-printed LED night light keepsake for mom.

Name Drawing / Mom / Mother's Day

A Night Light Made from the Name Your Kid Wrote for Mom

Your child's handwritten name, UV-printed onto acrylic and mounted on a warm wooden LED base. It's a real piece of their handwriting, glowing on Mom's nightstand every evening.

Upload the drawingBrowse gift ideas

UV printed acrylic

Wood LED base

Made in California

Ships in 3-5 business days

From a paper drawing to a nightstand keepsake.

We keep the marks that make the drawing personal, then prepare it for crisp UV printing on clear acrylic. The finished panel sits in a warm wooden LED base and arrives ready to plug in.

  1. 01 Upload a clear phone photo.
  2. 02 We prepare and proof the art.
  3. 03 The acrylic night light ships ready to gift.
Original child's drawing beside the UV-printed acrylic night light and warm wooden LED base.

Why this combination works.

Why a Name Drawing Hits Differently Than Any Other Kid Art

There's something about a child writing their own name, or a parent's name, that carries a specific kind of weight. It's usually one of the first things they learn to do on paper. The letters are uneven, the spacing is a little off, and that's exactly what makes it worth keeping.

Most Mother's Day gifts don't have that. A bouquet is gone in a week. A candle gets burned. A mug gets shoved to the back of the cabinet. But a piece of your kid's actual handwriting, preserved and lit up on a shelf, sticks around in a way those things don't.

When the theme is the name your kid wrote, whether it's your child's own name, the word 'Mom', or a whole little message they scratched out in crayon, the result is personal in a way that no product off a shelf can replicate. We just make sure it glows.

What Makes This Better Than the Usual Mother's Day Gift

We're not going to oversell this. It's a light. But it's a light made from something real, and that matters more than most people expect until they're actually holding it.

The difference between this and a generic personalized gift is that we're not filling a template with a name someone typed into a form. We're printing the actual drawing your child made, exactly as they made it. Every shaky letter, every pencil smudge, every spot where they pressed too hard, it all shows up in the UV print on the acrylic panel.

For Mother's Day specifically, that distinction is worth thinking about. Mom already knows her kid loves her. What she doesn't have is a physical object that proves her kid, at this exact age, sat down and wrote something for her. That's what this is. It's a timestamp as much as it is a gift.

Tips for Getting the Best Result from a Name Drawing

Name drawings come in a lot of forms. Some kids write big bubble letters on blank white paper. Some write tiny in a corner of a lined notebook page. Some mix upper and lowercase without thinking about it, and some throw in a drawing next to the letters. All of those work, and some of them work really well.

A few things that help us do a better job with your upload: plain white or light-colored paper gives us the cleanest contrast to work with. Pencil drawings are totally fine, though darker lines tend to reproduce more crisply. If the drawing is on lined paper, we can usually work around the lines, but it helps to let us know in the order notes so we can handle it carefully.

Natural light or a flatly-lit photo tends to give us more to work with than a flash photo taken at an angle. If the drawing is crinkled or folded, just flatten it as best you can before scanning or photographing it. If you're unsure whether your image will work, upload it anyway and our team in San Leandro, California will review it and reach out if there's an issue.

Custom Kids Drawing LED Night Light displayed in Mom's space, a personalized keepsake gift.
Gifted for Mom
Custom Kids Drawing LED Night Light as a mother's day gift for mom.
Framed for Mother's Day

What to know before ordering.

How the Product Actually Works

The process is straightforward. You upload your child's drawing at checkout. Our team prints it using UV printing directly onto a clear acrylic panel, which preserves the detail and color of the original artwork accurately. The panel sits in a slotted wooden base that has a strip of warm LED lights built into it. The light shines up through the acrylic and illuminates the design from behind.

The base connects via a USB cable, which means it works with any standard USB port or wall adapter. No proprietary chargers, no batteries to replace. You plug it in, the light comes on, and that's it.

Off, the plaque looks like a clean piece of printed acrylic sitting in a small wooden stand. On, the drawing glows with a soft warm light that's comfortable at night without being bright enough to disturb anyone. It's not a reading lamp. It's a piece of art that also happens to light up.

Ordering in Time for Mother's Day

Production at our studio takes 3 to 5 business days from the time we confirm your artwork. That's the actual make time, not counting shipping after it leaves us. So if Mother's Day is on your calendar, count backward from the date and factor in both production and transit time to wherever Mom is.

If you're shipping directly to Mom's address rather than your own, that's completely fine. Just enter her address at checkout. A lot of customers do it that way, especially when they're sending gifts across the country.

We'd suggest not cutting it too close. The 3 to 5 business day window is our standard production time, and we hold to it, but we're a small studio and we can't guarantee expedited production. If you're ordering a week or less before the date, standard shipping to most US addresses should still get it there, but you'll want to check transit estimates at checkout. When in doubt, order early.

Where This Ends Up in Mom's Space

This is a small object, roughly the size of a paperback book standing upright. That's intentional. It fits on a nightstand, a bathroom shelf, a desk at work, the little ledge above a kitchen sink where people keep things they actually like. It doesn't demand wall space or a dedicated spot. It tucks in.

Most of the time, from what customers tell us, these end up on a nightstand. That makes sense. It's soft enough to leave on as a low night light, and it's the last thing you see before you fall asleep and the first thing you see when you wake up. For a gift that's supposed to remind Mom of her kid, that placement does most of the work on its own.

Some customers order multiples, one for the nightstand and one for the office. That's entirely up to you. Each one we make is specific to the drawing you upload, so two from the same child would look like two different pieces of art.

Give Mom Something That Actually Came from Her Kid

You've got the drawing. Your child made it, and it already means something. This just makes it last, and makes it glow a little. Upload the image, place your order, and our team handles the rest. Production runs 3 to 5 business days and we ship anywhere in the US. It's a straightforward thing to do for a gift that won't end up in a closet.

Start the orderSee product details

Questions before you upload?

Will this work if my kid's name drawing is on lined paper?
Yes, it will. Lined paper is one of the more common things we see, honestly. The lines do show up in the print, which some customers like because it feels authentic to the original. If you'd prefer we try to minimize them during our artwork prep, just leave a note with your order and we'll do our best. Uploading a clean, well-lit photo of the drawing helps us work with whatever is on the page.
My kid wrote 'Mom' instead of their own name. Does that still work?
Absolutely, and it's actually one of our favorite versions of this product. Whether your child wrote their own name, the word Mom, a full phrase, or just a single letter they're proud of, we print whatever's in the drawing. The subject of the writing doesn't change the process at all.
How long does production take and when should I order for Mother's Day?
Production takes 3 to 5 business days from the point we confirm your artwork looks good. After that, standard shipping transit time applies depending on your destination. To be comfortable for Mother's Day, we'd recommend ordering at least 10 to 12 days before the date. That gives us production time plus a reasonable buffer for shipping without relying on everything going perfectly.
Can I ship this directly to Mom's address instead of mine?
Yes, just enter her shipping address at checkout. We don't include any pricing information in the package, so she won't see what you paid. If you want to include a personal message with the order, there's a note field at checkout where you can write one and we'll print it on a small card tucked inside.
What does the light look like when it's turned off?
When it's off, it looks like a clean printed acrylic panel sitting in a small wooden base. The wood has a warm natural tone and the acrylic is clear, so the artwork is visible in normal room light without needing the LEDs on. It reads as a display piece, not just a functional light.
Is there a gift wrapping option?
There is a Premium Gift Wrapping add-on available at checkout. It's an optional upgrade, not included by default, and it's worth considering if you're shipping directly to Mom and want the package to arrive ready to give rather than in plain packaging.
Where is this made and what size is the finished product?
Everything is made at our studio in San Leandro, California. The finished acrylic panel is approximately 5 by 7 inches and the wooden LED base adds about 1.5 inches of height at the bottom. The whole piece stands roughly 8.5 inches tall and fits easily on a nightstand or desk shelf without taking up much footprint.
Name Drawing for Grandma Mother's DayName Drawing for Grandpa Mother's DayName Drawing for Dad Mother's DayFamily Portrait for Mom Mother's DayPet for Mom Mother's DaySelf Portrait for Mom Mother's DayName Drawing for Mom BirthdayName Drawing for Mom Christmas