What Can the Kids Make for Mother’s Day?
Are you looking for some fun ideas for Mother’s Day? It is just around the proverbial corner, coming up Sunday, May 13th. You can help the kids create something for Grandma, or make sure Dad sees this to help them surprise you. There are many ways to keep the cost down and accommodate any age. Here are just a few.
Start with a card 
Keep them busy coloring. Print out the perfect picture (here) made specifically for this occasion from Kaboose. Any age child can have fun coloring one, and even decorating with stickers or ribbon, after it is folded into quarters. A special message or poem fits right inside.
Flowers are fun
What could be better than flowers that don’t wilt or cost too much. Again, compliments of Kaboose, the kids can make paper flowers that frame their beautiful faces. They can be so creative, using different colors of construction paper, or even coloring their own designs before cutting a variety of flower shapes. Along with the paper, all you need is some scissors, glue, tape and green chenille stems. Once the flowers have “bloomed” decorate a jar or find a simple vase to keep them in.
More decorating
White wine vinegar bottles offer a starting point for this project. The kids can add an herb, such as basil to the inside. For the exterior, get out the jewels, ribbons and flowers. These bottles can be the “canvas” for a child’s artistic talent. The kitchen counter is a wonderful place to set the new treasure. 
Very special coupons
How about some coupons to remember for years to come? Since your kids have probably learned from you how valuable coupons can be, they will have fun with this. Find or make a coupon holder. Cut heavy paper or cardboard into heart shapes big enough for messages. Put a redeemable idea on each heart that the child can fulfill when requested by mom at just the right time, things that will save her time, such as:
- Clean my room
- Wash the car
- Do the laundry
- Set the table
- An hour of quiet time
- Pull the weeds
Get creative. There are many things that mom will appreciate. Kids will come up with the best ideas!
Priceless
Gifts made from the heart will stay in the heart a lot longer that any other kind. Let the kids pick a project and learn how to give in a way that makes memories. That kind of gift really is priceless, and close to price-less.
Do you have other fun and creative crafts planned for Mother’s day? Tell us about ’em!
I LOVE the flowers! So cute!
I liked the idea of decorating vinegar bottles. They look nice and are super useful.
Awesome ideas – thanks!
I like the special coupons. My daughters gave me something like that last year. Those kinds of gifts are truly priceless. This year I think we are doing a photo collage for their Grandmothers’ scrapbooks. With so many of us using digital cameras and storing digital images instead of printed pictures the grandparents often don’t get to see as many of the captured moments. They love it when we make a new page for the scrapbooks we gave them a few years back and it doesn’t cost an bundle to do. We only make one 12″ x 12″ page then go to a copy center like Kinkos and have color copies made for each Grandmother. Doing this gives me as their mom a gift from them too. I get to enjoy some time with the kids while they are getting to be creative and we put the original page into their scrapbook. I guess you can say it turns out to be gift for everyone, even future generations.
I absolutely love the flowers with their faces in the center. Such a cute idea and a great present! I think I might have to have the niece and nephew whip some of those up for the grandmothers! 🙂
I love the great tips for Mother’s Day!!! I am going to pass this on to my husband!!
Thank you
I think I am gonna try some of these with my grandaughters
I keep leaving things like this up for my husband!
So neat
Thanks for the great ideas! 🙂
I like all these ideas will be trying them soon
Really cute ideas! TY for the post!
I love the beautiful flowers surrounding the children’s precious faces! Thanks for the creative ideas!
Thanks for the ideas. I think I’ll help my grandson make the flowers for his Mom!
Great ideas too cute 🙂
One year my cousin came up with an idea of painting flowers on a plate and put all the grandchildrens’ names on it for my grandmother. She loved it, when she passed away my dad ended up with it and still has it.
Great post! Amazing ideas! Thank you.
Mother’s Day is over, but thanks for the cute ideas!!
I love the flowers with the pictures! Thank you for sharing!
these are great and easy ideas for the kids. WOuld work for Fathers Day too!
I just love my kids being with me for thw day
Thank you for these wonderful tips!!
This may be cheating, but I helped my 3 year old make my mother’s day gifts at his Story Time at the local Library. The children’s librarian is super creative. She had the cutest, unfinished wooden tiny trays and paper boxes that we splater painted and sponged, then we simply mod podged computer printed photos onto the boxes and trays! I love them and keep my Jewelry in them.
great ideas