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10 Mother’s Day Craft Ideas

by Rachel Withers
February 22, 2024

This May we’ve compiled a list of creative Mother’s Day craft ideas for mom that kids can make themselves. Try one of these sweet crafts to make mom feel as special as can be!

Updated March 2024

Are you looking for some creative handmade gift ideas for Mom? We’ve compiled a great list of ideas for kids to craft this week that are sure to become treasured gifts.

This round up of beautiful ideas comes from some of our favorite accounts on Instagram, some of whom have written guest posts for the blog!

Mother’s Day Craft Ideas

Photo by Samara Caughey

1. Giant Fabric Flowers from Purple Twig Studio

These fabric flowers are made similarly to papier mâché. We offer the children many different varieties of fabric, pre-cut into gigantic petal shapes. Then we dip them into fabric stiffener (you can also use diluted Mod Podge) and lay onto balloons to get the rounded shape.

To make the stigma of the plant, you can use chopsticks wrapped with wire and black paper to make the stamen. Find out more from Make-It-Your-Own-Blog. These big, beautiful blooms make a lovely Mother’s Day bouquet!

Photo by Riverside Art Studio

2. Rainbow Bouquets in Colorful Jars for Mom from Riverside Art Studio

Use tissue paper, Mod Podge, and recycled mason jars to make sweet decoupaged jars. It’s such a fun way to brighten & decorate items from the recycling bin. And those coffee filter flowers are beautiful additions that create such a colorful gift for mom.

Kids Queen Mom Mother's Day Portraits Featured Image
Photo by Bar Rucci

3. Queen Mom Portraits from Art Bar

These Mother’s Day portraits make wonderful kid-made gifts, especially with the added touch of the crown! A fun idea for preschoolers through grade school!

tissue paper flowers
Photo by Andrea Martelle

4. Paper Flowers with Tissue Paper

We love making these tissue paper flowers! All you need is a recycled egg carton, watercolors, pipe cleaners and tissue paper. The best thing about these flowers? They last forever!

Dried flowers pressed into air dry clay for wall hangings.
Photo by Rachel Withers

5. Pressed Flowers in Air Dry Clay

My kids & I made our own versions of this beautiful project but be sure to check out the version where you use flowers to make prints in air dry clay for lovely pendants. This is a simple, delicate wall hanging for mom that kids love making.

felt succulents
Photo by Anna Harpe

6. Felt Succulent Garden from Purple Twig Studio

These little succulent gardens are so sweet! Simply cut and roll pieces of green felt to turn them into cute little succulent plants. Then arrange in a terra cotta planter for a long lasting decoration for Mom.

floral portrait of mom_hello, wonderful co
Photo by hello, Wonderful

7. LOTS of Mother’s Day ideas from hello, Wonderful

Any number of these ideas would make a lovely gift for Mom! I especially think those floral portraits of mom would be really fun to make, along with some floral herb perfume!

paper plate flowers
Photo by Jean Van’t Hul

8. Giant Watercolor Flowers

This is a great open-ended art project for kids, and you end up with a giant flower for mom! Use paper plates, decorated with markers and watercolors, to make bright and beautiful flowers!

painting egg cartons
Photo by Rachel Withers

9. Recycled Egg Carton Wreath

Anna has the whole tutorial on how to make an egg carton flower wreath over at Imagination Tree. This is such a great gift idea for mom, handmade by kids and totally unique.

Painting lace with liquid watercolors
Photo by Catalina Gutierrez

10. Lace Painting from Redviolet Studio

This is a stunning process art activity & would make some beautiful wall art for mom. Catalina shares the whole tutorial here at The Artful Parent.

Which of these sweet ideas will you try with your kids?

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Want even more creative ideas?

Check out our Spring Creativity pack!

Let creativity blossom with this fun bundle of art activities perfect for Spring!! This 40-page printable eBook is full of coloring pages, drawing prompts, games, and more!

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