Can a child recognise their mother simply through touch and scent? In a heart-warming video that will have you reaching for the tissues, six real-life women and their children are gathered to find out the answer. The sweet youngsters are blindfolded and asked to pick their mum out of the group, while their mothers can be seen waiting anxiously to see whether their child would recognise them. A unique connection: A heart-warming new video poses the question - can children recognise their mothers without seeing them? Mummy, is that you? Six children were blindfolded and asked to pick out their mother from a group of six women just by touch and scent . Found her! The task was designed to understand the special bond between mother and child . Touchingly, the women become quite emotional as they children move tentatively along the group one by one, taking the women's hands, touching their hair and faces. Each child eventually locates their own, throwing their arms around them in recognition. The video, called The Unique Connection, was created by Pandora to celebrate Mother's Day and the special bond between mother and child. Trust your instincts: The sweet youngsters were blindfolded in turn . Anxious: The six mothers line up in a row, and can be seen becoming emotional as they wait to see whether their child will be able to recognise them . Now you see me: The children move tentatively along the row, taking hands and touching hair and faces until their recognise their own . Touching: The video was released to celebrate Australian and US Mother's Day on May 10 . It has so far been viewed 2.8 million times, and has even attracted the attention of celebrities. Ashton Kutcher shared the video on his Facebook page, and wrote: 'I could watch this all day.' Mother's Day 2015 is celebrated in Australia and the US on May 10. The UK already celebrated their holiday, also called Mothering Sunday, in March. Viral: The heart-warming video has so far been viewed 2.8 million times .
Video shows six children asked to pick out their mother while blindfolded .
Mums become emotional waiting to see if their child will recognise them .
Pandora created 'The Unique Connection' for Mother's Day .
The video has so far been viewed 2.8 million times on YouTube .