With Mother’s Day just around the corner, it’s the perfect time to plan some special surprises with your students to celebrate the amazing moms or guardians in their lives. If you’re looking for Mother’s Day activities or some Mother’s Day crafts for kids in your classroom to create, you’re in the right place.
As teachers, we know how much effort and love our students put into making these Mother’s Day gifts, so I’m sharing three simple yet thoughtful Mother’s Day gift ideas that your students can make this Mother’s Day.
1. Handmade Cards Bursting with Love:
One of the simplest yet most heartfelt gifts your students can create is a handmade card. Encourage them to let their creativity flow! Provide them with colorful construction paper, markers, stickers, and any other craft supplies you have on hand.
Guide them to write a sweet message inside, expressing their love and gratitude for their moms. It could be as simple as “Mom, you’re the best because…” or “Thank you for always being there for me when…”
Encourage them to draw pictures or add little designs that represent their bond with their moms. It could be a drawing of them together, a heart filled with reasons why they love their mom, or even a collage of happy memories.
2. Personalized Photo Frames:
Another wonderful idea is to help your students create personalized photo frames for their moms. You can start with simple cardboard or wooden frames, which you can easily find at any craft store or even make yourself!
Let your students decorate the frames using paint, glitter, buttons, ribbons, or anything else you have available in your classroom. Encourage them to get creative and make each frame as unique as their relationship with their mom.
Once the frames are decorated and dried, help your students print out a special photo of them with their mom. It could be a recent one or a cherished memory from the past. Insert the photo into the frame, and voila! They’ve got a lovely keepsake that their moms will treasure forever.
3. Coupon Book of Acts of Kindness:
For something a bit different, why not have your students create a coupon book filled with acts of kindness that they can do for their moms? This is a thoughtful way for them to show their appreciation and give back to their moms.
Provide them with strips of paper or pre-made templates where they can write down different acts of kindness, such as “Breakfast in bed,” “One free hug,” “Help with chores,” “Movie night of your choice,” or “A day of pampering.”
Encourage your students to think about what their moms would truly appreciate and enjoy. Once they’ve written down their coupons, they can decorate the booklet and present it to their moms on Mother’s Day. It’s a gift that keeps on giving, as their moms can redeem the coupons whenever they need a little extra love and help.
Remember, the most important thing is not the intricacy of the gift, but the love and effort that goes into making it.
Looking for some ready-made Mother’s Day craft ideas that your students can make? I have you covered! Check out these Mother’s Day resources.
Mother’s Day Flower Card Craft
Are you looking for a way to show moms how much you love them? Try these printables to create 3D flowers as a card, craft, or wall display to accompany opinion writing! They make great art centers, small group activities, and bulletin boards!
Mother’s Day Tea Lapbook Craft
Looking for something fun and original to do with your students for Mother’s Day? I always like to have a Mother’s Day Tea, but you can do this just as a great gift to send home also. This lap book is sure to make mom feel special!
Digital Mother’s Day Cards
Are you looking for some easy-to-create digital Mother’s Day cards for your students to do at a distance? I have you covered with these 10 Google slides! Just use the edit boxes to add your own text, add an image of mom, and print to give to mom or a caregiver.
These simple yet thoughtful gifts will surely bring smiles to the faces of your students’ moms and warm their hearts on Mother’s Day. So let’s get crafting and celebrate the incredible moms in our lives!
Happy Mother’s Day! 🌸💖
Looking for more Mother’s Day crafts? Check out my post here!