Mother's Day Homemade Gifts for Kids to Make
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Ahand-painted flower pot, like these stunners fromLeafy Sustain. A great fine motor skill arts and craft idea for kids. Perfect for Valentine's Day or Mother's Day or to welcome spring flowers. Treat your mom like the queen she is with these easy DIY gemstone soaps. These lovely, unique soaps are easy to customize in any color or scent. I love the simplicity of this activity because let’s be honest, it isn’t always doing crafts with kids!
Cute bookmarks to make as gifts for a mom, grandma, aunt, sister, friend, etc. Bouquet of flowers my class made for Mother's Day with their handprints. Bath bombs at trendy soap stores can be so expensive, why not make your own?
Pasta card
This Mother’s Day craft doubles as a gift and a decoration. For this project, you’ll need red construction paper or felt to make the heart shapes, some thick twine, and clothespins. Use colorful pens to write out sweet Mother’s Day messages on the hearts. Create a lovely rustic wooden heart for your special person this Mother’s Day. Michaels sells heart-shaped wood plaques for just $4.
CreativeWant to give mom a cute way to display photos or sweet art projects? Image via WillowdayCreate these pretty custom bracelets fromWillowdaywith paint, ribbon and small wooden beads! Each bead represents a different child, so kids can personalize their bead and combine them for one great gift from everyone. Get the whole family involved with this craft and remind mom how much you all care. Everyone gets to put their handprint on this project, from largest to smallest.
Love U Handprint Frame
Take a pretty jar, canister, basket, or even slippers and fill it with all of Mom’s favorite things. Start with Mom’s favorite hobbies, treats, or activities. An old broken watch can easily be revamped into a keepsake locket bracelet using just a photo and glue gun. GET TUTORIAL HERESkip the votives altogether and just decorate the candles with your favorite photos. SOURCEYou can make a photo votive out of any glass jar or container using vellum sheets and double sided tape.
To make the flowers, punch a circle in the cardstock, and use the straight pin to poke a hole in the middle. Punch out five hearts and fold in half, lengthwise, to make the petals. Make as many flowers as you'd like, then stick them in a ribbon-covered spool that doubles as a vase. Have the kids help stick the candle flowers into the foam in a pretty arrangement. Image via While He Was NappingGive mom an upgrade with this easywashi tape phone case craftfromWhile He Was Napping. Pick out different patterns and colors, and then decorate to your heart’s content.
Mothers Day Handprint Poem from Child // DIY Handprint Art
This Mother’s Day card is perfect for a kid to make and give, and it's also a fantastic way to use up all those spare buttons you have lying around the house! You can draw a heart on a piece of cardstock and then have the kids glue a variety of colorful buttons onto it. Write a lovely message , and make sure the kids sign the card. Image via Art Is BasicThis adorablebirds and nests clay projectfromArt is Basicwill result in sighs of “Awww! Image via Leafy Sustain/InstagramWhat’s better — and more fun — than a regular flower pot?
If you really want to go all out, throw in some fuzzy slippers and a bathrobe to complete the spa day vibe. These sweet handmade cards are sure to hold a place in Mom's heart (and don't be surprised if they become a keepsake). Any mom would be thrilled to receive a hand-painted wooden ball keychain put together by her little one. All this easy craft requires is a plain white pot holder, some craft paint, and a little creativity from your little one.
Looking for more Mother’s Day Crafts? Check out this list for toddlers:
Another way we put vases, old jars, bottles, and even glass dishes to good use is by turning them into votives and candle holders. SOURCEA DIY vase is also a good way to give Mom’s bouquet longevity, she’ll enjoy it long after the flowers die. SOURCEYou can also easily make decorate wood planters of any size with pictures to add a personal touch.
Your mom already shines brighter than any diamond, but she’s still sure to love the glitz and glam of these gorgeous gemstone soaps. Not only can you customize them with her favorite colors and scents, but she will be super impressed with your DIY skills. While you’re at it, make a few extra and save them for when you need a thoughtful hostess gift. Cut circles out of patterned cardstock and attach them to a paper plate, creating a makeshift flower.
From handmade pieces to vintage treasures ready to be loved again, Etsy is the global marketplace for unique and creative goods. It’s also home to a whole host of one-of-a-kind items made with love and extraordinary care. While many of the items on Etsy are handmade, you’ll also find craft supplies, digital items, and more. Just like a rainbow can brighten a rainy day, a mom can make any day feel that much better. Convey that sentiment with this personalized rainbow craft kit.
This decorated cookie box is even sweeter than the treats you can put inside. Kids can create designs on wooden boxes using contact paper cutouts and paint. Cut the photo in half and attach it to the paper with glue dots .
From there, you can decorate it by either painting directly on the heart or attaching the perfect sentiment, like in this example. Or take this sweet gift in a funnier direction by writing a hilarious mom joke on it. This suncatcher kit will create beautiful stained-glass birds using stencils, tissue paper, and glue. This is a great Mother’s Day craft for grandmothers to do with their grandchildren, or mothers to do with their young kids. Everyone knows flowers make a terrific Mother’s Day gift, but this year, put a DIY twist on the classic present by making Mom her very own flower box.
Kids can paint fun designs, write messages or just add splashes of colors! You can adapt this idea to paint hammers for Dad or Grandpa, too. Decorating a frame with objects of your choice, such as shells and filling it will handprints, footprints or any other personalized art is such a fun option. A friend of our Mother started gifting her gorgeous items she crocheted for Mother’s Day and Christmas.
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