Mother’s Day is right around the corner! And there’s nothing more special for Mom than a handmade card with a sweet message inside. Get creative with the kiddos this year with one of these cute and easy Mother’s Day cards.
Share this list with your nanny or babysitter for a fun activity they can do together in the days leading up to Mother’s Day.
Need more gift ideas? Check out these 27 Mother’s Day Gift Ideas Kids Can Make
- 3D Flower Card
Pop up flowers create texture in this spring-themed card. There’s also plenty of space for a message inside to say something sweet to Mom.
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Silverware Flowers
Using kitchen utensils as a stamp, children can create colorful tulips to decorate a handmade card. Each card will turn out differently and they’ll love the unusual technique! - Flap Book Card
Layers of colored paper create a flap book for you to fill with fun sayings and memories. This can also be turned into a “coupon book” for Mom.
- Banner Card
Such a fun idea to celebrate your mother! Tiny triangles and string create a mini party banner when you open this card.
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5 Reasons Card
It’s hard to pick which five things you love most about your mom. Don’t worry though, you can write down all the others inside this cute handprint card. - Petal Card
You only need five materials for this craft, so it may be one of the easiest ones on the list! Use a variety of colors to create a unique design with your petals.
- Hyacinth Flower Card
Perfect for little fingers to make, this card uses blue and purple paint to create hyacinth fingerprints flowers.
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Handprint Bird Card
The handprint is so versatile! This card shows us how to create a little bird out of a painted handprint. - Hanging Handprint Flowers
All the kids can work on this card together by making handprints on paper with colorful paint and framing them inside flower cut-outs.
- Cupcake Magnet Card
This card doubles as fridge decoration after Mother’s Day. Little cupcakes with magnets on the back tell mom how sweet you think she is.
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Circle Flower Cards
Layers of craft paper cut into circles of different sizes create pretty flowers to decorate the front of a folding card. - Flower Pot Card
Show Mom how your love for her just grows and grows with this adorable flower pot card.
- Ladybug Card
The wings of this ladybug are movable and open and close like it’s flying! Kids can write a little message beneath the wings to tell mom how lucky they are to have her.
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Musical Flower Card
Perfect for musical moms, this card creates a flower out of old sheet music and adorns it with craft paper and a button. - Seed Paper Card
Have you seen this amazing technique before? Blending paper and water, then mixing in flower seeds creates a cute card that will grow into blooms when planted in the ground.
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Hugging Bird Card
This card comes with printable templates to make cutting a breeze. The directions also include modifications for less-experienced crafters. - Handprint Flower Card
This card is pretty enough to be framed on the wall. Kids of all ages can stamp their handprint to a big piece of paper in any color. Then add a stem and leaves to create flowers!
