Mother's Day Video: A Life in Photos, From Girl to Mum

2026-10-152 min read

Flowers fade by the weekend. A video of her whole life, from a little girl to the woman who raised you, is the kind of Mother's Day gift people keep. A growing up video makes it simple: put the photos in order and each age flows into the next.

Who it is for

• A mother or grandmother, told through the photos she has kept.
• A gift from several children, where each one finds a photo and one person makes the video.
• A message from afar, sent by email or chat on the day.

Finding the photos

Ask relatives for old photos, or look through family albums. Printed photos can be photographed in daylight or scanned. Aim for one photo per stage: as a child, a teenager, a young woman, with her own children, and now. JPG, PNG, WebP and HEIC files all work.

Between 2 and 24 photos are possible, and each pair becomes a transition of about 5 seconds. 5 photos (Starter plan, $4.90) is enough for a short and simple gift; 12 photos gives a fuller story. If you are not sure which photos to use, read how to choose photos for a growing up video.

Keep it a surprise

Collect the photos without letting her know, then make the video a few days before. Download the MP4 and play it at lunch, or send it in the morning. Remember that photos and videos are deleted automatically after 30 days.

Make it

1. Gather 2 to 24 photos of the person.
2. Put them in order from youngest to oldest.
3. Choose a plan and pay once. No subscription and no watermark.
4. Download the MP4 and share it anywhere.

If one transition does not look right you can redo just that one (the Starter plan includes 2 redos, larger plans 3 to 5). Photos and videos are deleted automatically after 30 days, so download and keep your MP4.

Create your video before Mother's Day, or look at the plans first.