20 Easy and Adorable Mother’s Day Crafts For Kids
Mother’s Day is a special occasion to show love and appreciation to our wonderful moms (and grandmothers). What better way for kids to express their love than by creating DIY handmade gifts? These 20 easy and adorable Mother’s Day crafts are perfect for kids of all ages. Whether you’re a teacher, parent, or caregiver, these simple projects will make any mom smile and are great fun to make too!
1. Handprint Flower Bouquet
These adorable bouquet flowers are made with your child’s handprints as the flowers. Not only is that a super-cute idea, but it also looks fab! Draw around your child’s hand and cut out a few in different colored cards. Make some flower stems and wrap them in brown paper for a stunning bouquet!
2. Salt Dough Heart Ornaments
The best gifts are those with a personal touch—take it to the next level by adding a photo to make your gift truly one-of-a-kind! These DIY salt dough heart ornaments make the perfect gift for Mother’s Day or Valentine’s Day! They’re simple to create with just three basic ingredients—flour, salt, and water. Once shaped and baked, you can decorate them with paint and glitter for a personalized touch. Check out the link above for detailed step-by-step instructions!
3. Flower Bouquet Handprint Art Craft
This framed handprint craft is perfect for younger children who can’t participate in making a craft from scratch. It comes with a frame, a print of flowers and all the accessories you need to put it together. Using the paint that comes with it make cute handprints on the flowers.
4. Handprint/Footprint Canvas
This Mother’s Day craft is simple and easy and takes only 5 minutes to create. All you need is a bit of paint along with a cheeky toddler. The result? An adorable poster with a sweet and totally delicious message Mom will love!
5. Mother’s Day Purse Card Craft
Give your Mom a purse filled with love with these DIY purses made out of card. Decorate it with flowers, hearts and a personalized note!
6. Edible Chocolate Flower Arrangement
If you’re looking to give your Mom something more than just a card, make a flower arrangement made out of chocolates. Choose your mother’s favorite chocolate and stick them on a piece of card to create edible flowers. Place the flowers in a cute mason jar to finish the look!
7. Love You to Pieces Suncatcher Card
Be it Mother’s Day, a birthday or Valentine’s Day, treat your loved one to a gorgeous card that has a hidden heart suncatcher! Easy to make with a lot of craft materials that you will probably already have at home. It’s such a beautiful gift that’s hard not to love!
8. Flower Glitter Snow Globe
For an easy Mother’s Day gift, this DIY snow globe comes with everything you need to put together a stunning snow globe. Everything is pre-cut- all you need to do is put it together and gift it to your Mom!
9. Blowing Hearts Valentine Craft
This is another craft that’s for both Mother’s Day and Valentine’s Day, after all, both celebrate love! Easy to make, all you need to do is print a picture of your child and stick it onto a card with conversation heart beads that are all about love! It’s not only cute but original too.
10. DIY Felt Roses
Create a beautiful, handmade bouquet of roses using just felt and glue! This cute DIY craft is perfect for a Mother’s Day gift. Ideal for older kids or anyone comfortable using a glue gun, these felt roses are simple to assemble and look stunning when arranged into a bouquet. Choose Mom’s favorite colors, cut the felt into petal shapes, and glue them together to form delicate, lifelike blooms. Put your finished roses in a small vase or wrap them with ribbon!
11. Hanging Heart Prism Beaded Suncatcher
Suncatchers are already wonderful homemade gifts, but add a prism, and you’ve created something truly magical! The prism catches the light, casting beautiful rainbows that will brighten any space. This thoughtful gift is perfect for Mother’s Day—it can hang it on her ceiling, in a window, or even in her car for a dazzling touch of color wherever she goes!
12. Tulip in a Heart Card
Create a stunning 3D pop-up tulip card that’s cleverly shaped like a heart, it’s perfect for Mother’s Day, Valentine’s Day, or any special occasion! Despite its impressive look, it’s surprisingly easy and fun to make. All you need are colored cards, glue, and scissors. Cut out petals, fold them in half and stick them together to arrange them to form a beautiful pop-up tulip when the card is opened.
13. Paper Roll Mother’s Day Craft
Make a personalized eco-friendly Mother’s Day gift with a few empty toilet paper or paper towel rolls. All it takes is some paint, colored paper, and glue to turn these simple materials into a thoughtful, budget-friendly gift. Add personal touches by matching your mom’s hair color, favorite outfit style, or accessories, and use her favorite colors to “dress” the craft!
14. I Love You This Much Card
If you’re looking for a unique and original craft, this “I love you” accordion card is the perfect choice! It’s simple, quick to make, and super-cute too. You can personalize it further by adding a handwritten message, fun stickers, or cute drawings. Make it for Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, a birthday, or just to say “I love you,”! You can adapt it and turn it into a creepy craft for Halloween.
15. DIY Fingerprint Heart Mugs
For the Mother who can’t get enough hot drinks during the data, make her a DIY fingerprint heart mug. Easy to make, all you need is a white mug and some paint. To get the outlined heart shape cut out a piece of paper and tape it on. Dip your child’s finger into the paint and decorate around it. Once the paint has dried, remove the heart-shaped paper and you’ve got a beautiful gift!
16. Shrinky Dinks Flower Handprint Keychain
A Shrinky Dinks flower handprint keychain is both fun to make and meaningful to give. Start by tracing a child’s handprint onto Shrinky Dinks plastic, and add floral details like leaves. Once colored and baked, the design shrinks into a durable, miniature keychain that Mom can carry everywhere. This adorable keepsake will be in use for years to come!
17. Flower Handprint Bouquet
A flower handprint bouquet is a sweet and sentimental Mother’s Day craft that’s easy to make. Dip the hands in colorful paint to create the flowers, then add some green stems. Add a personal touch with pictures of your little one through the years. This handmade gift is a creative way for kids to show their love and create a lasting memory for Mom!
18. Pressed Flower Bookmark
A pressed flower bookmark can be made for so many occasions, be it for a birthday, Mother’s Day or for a fun crafting activity. You need some transparency film, pressed flowers and a sealer. You can use fresh flowers that you’ve pressed yourself to add an extra personal touch! Add the flowers to the film using the modge podge to stick it. once finished apply another layer of it. Follow the full tutorial in the link above.
19. Bouquet of Hearts Card
Gift your Mom this Mother’s Day with a pretty bouquet heart card. Make it even more special by cutting out hearts to create a 3D effect. Add stems and a ribbon to complete it.
20. Stained Glass Butterfly
Get this beautiful stained glass butterfly kit, uniquely designed in the shape of a heart—perfect for Mother’s Day! The kit includes all the paints and supplies needed to create a stunning stained glass masterpiece. Easy to use and fun for kids aged 5 and up, this craft is a great way for kids to express their creativity while making something truly special!
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Sarah xx
