Are you looking for the perfect thoughtful and sweet Mother’s day crafts that you can make this year?
Here are 100 sweet Mother’s day crafts and DIY gift ideas that are perfect for kids to show their moms, grandmas and aunts how special and appreciated they are for Mother’s day.
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Sweet Mother’s Day Crafts For Kids
With Mother’s Day right around the corner we wanted to share some adorable sweet Mother’s Day crafts that you can make with kids at home or in the classroom. These sweet Mother’s day crafts are the perfect way to show the mom or grandma in a child’s life just how much they love and appreciate their mom, aunt or grandma.
These sweet Mother’s day crafts are perfect for kids of all ages. And, these Mother’s day crafts use very little in the way of supplies and materials making them an easy choice for DIY Mother’s day gifts from kids. But, most importantly they are extra sweet and thoughtful and a great way to make mom or grandma feel extra special and loved this Mother’s Day.
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Recommended Supplies
Crafting with kids is a wonderful way toencourage creativity, problem solving skills and build fine motor skills. Crafting is also a very inexpensive activity that can be incorporated into a child’s daily routine to encourage creative and independent screen free play.
Here are some of the bestcrafting supplieswe recommend. These crafting supplies create a solid crafting kit that contain a variety of different materials that make starting just about any craft project quick and easy.
Crafting Supplies We Recommended:
- 1000 piece kids crafting kit(includes a variety of materials including pipe cleaners, buttons, feathers, popsicle sticks, pom poms etc. Comes with a convenient carrying case for quick and easy clean up and storage)
- Disappearing purple craft glue(helps kids see where they’ve spread glue)
- Safety scissors(perfect for making cutting safe and easy for little fingers)
- Construction paperandplenty of white paper
- Water color paint,washable paintand apainting smock
- Washable markersandcrayons
99 Sweet Mother’s Day Crafts For Kids
1. Mother’s Day Finger Print Art: Got a kid who LOVES finger painting? Then, pull out some paint and let kids create this sweet Mother’s day craft using their fingers. (Tutorial available from Kids Activities)
2. Heart Bouquet Card: Help kids practice their cutting and gluing skills while making this adorable paper bouquet for Mother’s day which is one of our favorite sweet Mother’s day crafts. (Tutorial available from Make & Takes)
3. Scrap Book Paper Heart Wreath Craft: Let the kids use up those odds and ends of scrap book paper to make this cute and thoughtful Mother’s day wreath craft. (Visit Typically Simple for the craft tutorial)
4. Salt Dough Hand Print Candle Holders: Use either DIY salt dough or oven bake clay to make these cute and easy candle holders for mom or grandma. (Visit Easy Peasy and Fun for the tutorial)
5. Hand Print Flower Bouquet Craft: This colorful handprint flower bouquet is a great choice for even the youngest kids (good quality safety scissors recommended). This is one of those sweet Mother’s day crafts guaranteed to make the mom, aunt or grandma in a child’s life feel extra special. (Visit A Little Pinch Of Perfect for the details)
6. Painted Rock Photo Holders: Collect rocks in your neighborhood to create these adorable beaded painted rock photo holders. (Visit Buggy and Buddy for the tutorial)
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7. Love Bug Hand Print Card: This cute and easy love bug hand print card is perfect for Valentine’s day or Mother’s day. (Visit Arty Crafty Kids for the free printable needed to make this Love Bug)
8. Heart Bouquet Card: Help kids practice their cutting and gluing skills while making this adorable paper bouquet for Mother’s day. (Tutorial available from Make & Takes)
8. Mother’s Day Mason Jar Votives: Let the kids upcycle a mason jar into an adorable Mother’s day votive jar with an LED tealight. (Visit I Heart Arts n Crafts for the tutorial)
10. Thumbprint Heart Glass Magnets: Turn large glass gems into an adorable and thoughtful DIY Mother’s day gift idea. (Visit Rhythms of Play for the tutorial)
11. Cardboard Lacing Hearts: Encourage a child’s hand eye coordination by making these cardboard lacing hearts for Mother’s Day. (Visit Our Kid Things for the tutorial)
12. Mother’s Day Paper Plate Craft For Kids: Turn a simple paper plate into a “pear-fect” gift for Mom this Mother’s day. (Visit Craft Create Cook for more details)
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13. Mother’s Day Felt Flower Bouquet: What mom doesn’t love receiving flowers? Create an adorable bouquet of flowers using colored felt and craft buttons for Mother’s day. (Visit Happiness is Homemade for details)
14. Mother’s Day Coupon Book: Give mom a much needed break with a custom DIY coupon book. (Visit Diva of DIY for more details)
15. I Love You To Pieces Suncatcher Card: Help kids make a thoughtful “love you to pieces” card to let mom or grandma know how much they are loved. (Visit Learning and Exploring Through Play for the tutorial)
16. DIY Superhero Mother’s Day Gift: Let mom know she’s a superhero with this adorable chocolate superhero craft. Use moms favorite chocolate bar to make it even more special. (Visit I Heart Crafty Things for more details)
17. DIY Handprint Poem: Pull out your finger paint to make this adorable handprint poem for Mom (Visit Craft River for the full tutorial)
18. Tackle Box Emergency Candy Stash For Mom: Spoil mom with a plastic tackle box with all her favorite goodies tucked away inside. (Visit Crafty Morning for the details)
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19. Tulip In A Heart Card: practice cutting, folding and gluing with this adorable tulip in a heart card perfect for spoiling mom for Mother’s day. (Visit Easy Peasy and Fun for the tutorial)
20. Paper Roses Heart Craft For Kids: Perfect for older kids, these rolled paper roses are joined together to create a beautiful mother’s day craft idea and DIY gift. (Visit Easy Peasy and Fun for the tutorial)
21. Clay Handprint Jewelry Dish: Engage your child’s senses by making a fun clay handprint jewelry dish. This is one of those sweet Mother’s day crafts that would make a wonderful DIY gift too. (Visit Crafty Morning for more details)
22. Heart Flowers Mother’s Day Card Idea: Create a gorgeous heart shaped card for mom this Mother’s day. (Visit Easy Peasy and Fun for details)
23. Tin Can Butterfly Planters: Upcycle a tin can into a gorgeous butterfly planter for mom this Mother’s day. This is one of those sweet Mother’s day crafts Mom or grandma would love to receive. (Visit Crafty Morning for more details)
24. Fingerprint Butterfly Mug: Perfect for kids who love finger-painting and getting a little messy, this butterfly mug is a great Mother’s day craft idea for anyone looking for a unique and personalized craft to gift to Mom. (Visit The Best Ideas For Kids for details)
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25. Paint Drip Flower Pots: Paint drip flower pots are totally messy and oh so much fun to make. Create a unique masterpiece for mom this Mother’s day. (Visit Crafty Morning for all the details)
26. Paper Straw Tulips: Help kids create a gorgeous tulip bouquet using construction paper, paper straws and their folding skills. (Visit I Heart Crafty Things for the details)
27. Mother’s Day Handprint Flower Pot: Create a super sweet potted flower Mother’s day craft out of a child’s handprint. (Visit The Best Ideas For Kids for the tutorial)
28. Flower Picture Holder Mother’s Day Craft: Paint or color a flower template to make your very own flower picture holder for Mom this mother’s day. (Visit The Best Ideas For Kids to download the flower template)
29. Handprint Heart Craft: Turn a child’s handprints into an adorable and thoughtful handprint heart card using construction paper. (Visit The Best Ideas For Kids for details)
30. Flower Button Art: Turn buttons into a beautiful button art card for Mom. (Visit The Best Ideas For Kids for more details)
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31. Pom Pom Flower Craft: This pom pom flower craft is one of those sweet Mother’s day crafts mom will just love receiving. (Visit The Best Ideas For Kids for more details)
32. Thumbprint Flower Pot: Create a custom flower pot for moms favorite plant. (Visit Upstate Ramblings for more details)
33. Mason Jar Picture Frame Vase: Upcycle a glass mason jar into a thoughtful picture frame vase that mom or grandma would love receiving this Mother’s day. (Visit Home Stories A to Z for more details)
34. DIY Washi Tape Wooden Bracelets: Turn popsicle sticks into really sweet matching momma and kiddo bracelets using colorful Washi Tape. (Visit Mama Miss for the tutorial)
35. Fold Up Mother’s Day Card: Get the kids coloring with this free printable Mother’s day card template. (Visit A Girl and A Glue Gun to download the template)
36. Recycled Tin Can Windsocks: Upcycle tin cans into these gorgeous colorful Windsocks as a cute and thoughtful DIY mother’s day gift idea. (Visit Mom’s Crafty Space for more details)
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37. Flower Picture Kids Craft: This cupcake liner flower picture is perfect for even the youngest crafters this Mother’s day. (Visit Made With Happy for all the details)
38. Bright & Cheerful Kid Made Mother’s Day Card: These bright and cheery Mother’s day cards are perfect for kids as young as preschool. Get creative with the colors and create a special one of a kind Mother’s day craft. (Visit I Heart Crafty Things for the details)
39. Mother’s Day Handprint Art Flowers: This cute and easy Mother’s Day handprint is perfect for kids who like to get messy while they’re being creative. (Visit Easy Peasy & Fun for more details)
40. Tissue Paper Hyacinth Flowers: Give mom or grandma a gorgeous potted Hyacinth that lasts forever! (Visit Hello Wonderful for more details)
41. Mother’s Day Love Craft: Give mom a hug with this adorable and sweet Mother’s day love craft (Visit The Joy Sharing for all the details)
42. “I Turtley Love You Mom” Card: Use colorful cupcake liners to create an adorable turtle themed “turtley love you” card for an important mom, aunt or grandma in your life. (Visit Coffee Cups & Crayons for more details)
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43. Paper Roll Spring Flowers Craft: Save your toilet paper rolls to make these adorable paper roll spring flowers. This is one of those sweet Mother’s day crafts that can easily be personalized for the special mom, grandma or aunt in a child’s life. (Visit Things To Share and Remember for details)
44. Handprint Bouquet Craft: This colorful handprint flower bouquet is a great choice for even the youngest kids (good quality safety scissors recommended). This is one of those sweet Mother’s day crafts guaranteed to make the mom, aunt or grandma in a child’s life feel extra special. (Visit A Little Pinch Of Perfect for the details)
45. Pipe Cleaner Flower Craft: Encourage motor skill development with these adorable pipe cleaner flowers that are a great DIY Mother’s day craft idea for kids. (Visit The Resourceful Mama for more details)
46. Kid Made Jewelry Dishes: Quick, easy and low mess these kid made jewelry dishes are one of those sweet Mother’s day craft ideas that make a perfect DIY gift idea too! (Visit Projects With Kids for more details)
47. Paper Plate Mother’s Day Craft: This paper plate heart craft is the perfect craft for even the youngest crafters. All kids need is a paper plate, washable paints and a pom pom to make this cute and easy Mother’s day craft. (Visit Non Toy Gifts for more details)
48. Mother’s Day Love Canvas: This baby and toddler craft is a thoughtful keepsake any mom would be thrilled to receive. (Visit The Inspired Home for all the details)
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49. Children’s Footprint Art: These kids footprint crafts are so cute making them a perfect choice for Mother’s day. (Visit Capri + 3 for more details)
50. Handprint Heart Keepsake: Homemade colored salt dough (good quality gel food coloring to make the colors pop is a must) is shaped into an adorable handprint keepsake perfect for gifting mom or grandma for Mother’s day. (Visit Teach Me Mommy for the recipe)
51. Corkboard Handprint Art: This beautiful corkboard handprint art craft makes a gorgeous DIY Mother’s day gift idea that kids can make themselves. (Visit Buggy and Buddy for the details)
52. Marbled Clay Jewelry Dish: This unique marbled clay handprint jewelry dish is a great craft idea for kids to make for Mother’s day. (Visit Rhythms of Play for the details)
53. Adorable Fingerprint Keepsake Ornaments: Visit The Pinterested Parent for the full tutorial
54. Easy Kid Made Bath Bombs: Visit Red Ted Art for the bath bomb recipe.
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55. Magnetic Photo Frames: This Mother’s day picture frame craft is perfect for even the youngest crafters. (Visit Sand In My Toes for more a how-to)
56. DIY Heart Scribble Mug: White mugs are transformed into an adorable and thoughtful keepsake in honor of Mother’s day. (Visit Messy Little Monster for the how-to)
57. Tie Dye Kid Made Bookmark: – Sharpies and rubbing alcohol create a gorgeous marbled bookmark for mom or grandma ( Visit Happy Hooligans for details)
58. Finger Print Heart Key Ring: This adorable kid made keepsake is a great way to capture a child’s fingerprints and create a sweet memento for Mom (Visit Messy Little Monster for the tutorial)
59. Daffodil Spring Flower Craft: ‘If mothers were flowers I’d pick you” makes thisflower craftextra special and the perfect choice for Mother’s day. (Visit Messy Little Monsters for the how-to)
60. Easy Painted Clay Pots: Visit Edventures With Kids for more details
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61. Mother’s Day Crepe Paper Flower: Visit Artsy Craftsy Mom for details
62. Homemade Mother’s Day Painted Clay Pots: Visit The Seasoned Mom for details
63. Easy Straw Flowers Craft: Visit Learning 4 Kids for the tutorial
64. Fingerprint Painted Flower Cups: Visit Messy Little Monster for a how-to
65. Hand Decorated Terra Cotta Painted Pots: Visit Momma Smiles for more information
66. Easy DIY Mother’s Day Card: Visit Clare’s Little Tots for details
67. Easy Mason Jar Lid Jewelry Holder: Let the kids upcycle mason jar lids into these adorable jewelry holders. (Visit Frugal Momeh for details)
68. Adorable Button Bracelets: Create cute button bracelets for mom this mother’s day (Visit Red Ted Art for more information)
69. DIY Handprint Oven Mitt: Create a custom handprint oven mitt for Mom this mother’s day. This is one of those sweet Mother’s day crafts kids will love making. (Visit The Idea Room for more information)
70. Handprint Tulip Tea Towels: Let the kids get messy with finger and hand painting when they make this cute easy handprint tulip tea towel craft for Mother’s day. (Visit I Can Teach My Child for details)
71. Handprint Flower Pot Craft: Make a custom flower pot for Mom or grandma with this quick and easy Mother’s day craft idea for kids. (Visit Giggle Galore for more information)
72. DIY “A Sundae For Mother’s Day”: Spoil Mom with a DIY “Sundae for Mother’s Day kit” loaded with her favorite ice cream toppings. (Visit Smart School House for details)
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73. Adorable Cupcake Pop Up Mother’s Day Card: (Visit The Soccer Mom Blog for details)
74. Doily Flower Craft For Mother’s Day: (Visit The Soccer Mom Blog for details)
75. DIY Pinecone Rose Mother’s Day Card: (Visit Rhythms of Play for information)
76. Monogram Heart Card: (Visit Non Toy Gifts for a how-to)
77. Handprint Kids Craft: (Visit Red Ted Art for more information)
78. Mother’s Day Coloring Pages: (Visit Crafts On The Sea to download your coloring pages)
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79. Salt Doug Necklaces: (Visit Natural Beach Living for details)
80. Mother’s Day Bottle Cap Keychain: (Visit Artsy Fartsy Mama for information)
81. DIY Shrinky Dink Keychains: (Visit Messy Little Monster for a how-to)
82. Heart Footprint Salt Dough Keepsakes: (Visit Learning and Exploring Through Play for details)
83. Adorable Paper Plate Mother’s Day Craft: (Visit Non Toy Gifts for more information)
84. Fingerprint Salt Dough Necklace: (Visit Spaceships and Laser Beams for a how-to)
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85. Easy Pasta Necklace Craft: (Visit Pint Sized Treasures for details)
86. Handprting Paper Lily Mother’s Day Craft: (Visit The Gingerbread House for information)
87. Fingerprting Flowers Mother’s Day Craft Card: (Visit Day Out With The Kids for details)
88. DIY Pallet Picture Frame Craft: (Visit 5 Minutes For Mom for information)
89. Adorable DIY Popsicle Stick Bracelet: (Visit It’s Always Autumn for details)
90. Cute Mother’s Day Template: (Visit A Little Pinch Of Perfect for information)
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91. Easy Rainbow Mother’s Day Craft: Let the kids have fun painting with their fingers and hands while making this cute colorful rainbow craft for Mom. (Visit The Educators Spin On It for details)
92. Mother’s Day Bottle Cap Flower: Let the kids create an adorable bottle cap flower for Mother’s day. (Visit Sassy Dealz for information)
93. Glittery Mother’s Day Card: Show mom how much she means with this glittery Mother’s day card. (Visit Housing A Forest for more information)
94. Showering You With Love Mother’s Day Card: Turn a colorful cupcake liner into an adorable “Showering you with love” card for the special moms in your life. (Visit I Heart Craft Things for information)
95. Lego Printed Mother’s Day Card: Pull out some washable paint and some Lego to create one of our absolute favorite sweet Mother’s day crafts. (Visit Toddler Approved for information)
96. You Are My Sunshine Mother’s Day Card: A cupcake liner is transformed into an adorable “you are my sunshine Mother’s day card”. (Visit I Heart Crafty Things for details)
97. Firefly “You Light Up My Life” Mother’s Day Card: Have your kids make one of these sweet Mother’s day crafts to let mom know how appreciated she is. (Visit Sassy Dealz for details)
98. Adorable Cupcake Mother’s Day Card: Cute and easy, this cupcake mother’s day idea is one of those sweet Mother’s day crafts even the youngest crafters will enjoy making. (Visit I Heart Arts n Crafts for details)
99. Stamped Rose Card: This handmade stamped rose card is perfect for mom on Mother’s day. (Visit The Craft Train for details)
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