50 Craft Gift Ideas for Mother’s Day
Here 50 craft gift ideas you can help your child make for Mother’s Day.
- Handprint flowers – Use paint to create flower petals using the child’s handprint as the base, then add a stem and leaves.
- Painted rocks – Use paint or markers to create colourful designs or inspirational messages on smooth rocks.
- Clay handprint bowl – Use air-dry clay to make a bowl in the shape of the child’s handprint. Let it dry and then paint it.
- Tissue paper flowers – Use colourful tissue paper to make a bouquet of flowers by folding and cutting the paper into petal shapes, and then attaching them to stems.
- Paper plate flowers – Cut and decorate paper plates to make flower shapes, then attach a stem to create a bouquet.
- Painted picture frame – Decorate a wooden or cardboard picture frame with paint or markers.
- Homemade soap – Melt and pour glycerin soap base into moulds and add colour and fragrance. Let it cool and harden, then pop out the soap and wrap it in decorative paper.
- Mason jar vase – Paint a mason jar and add decorative touches like ribbon or twine to create a vase for flowers.
- DIY bath bombs – Mix together baking soda, citric acid, and essential oils, and mould the mixture into bath bombs.
- Popsicle stick picture frame – Glue popsicle sticks together to create a picture frame, then decorate with paint or markers.
- Handmade jewellery – String beads onto the elastic cord or jewellery wire to make bracelets, necklaces, or earrings.
- Painted wooden spoon – Decorate a wooden spoon with paint or markers to make a fun and decorative kitchen utensil.
- Decorated mug – Use oil-based paint markers to draw designs or write messages on a plain ceramic mug. Bake in the oven to set the design.
- Beaded keychain – String beads onto a keychain ring or cord to create a colourful keychain.
- Paper bag bouquet – Cut and decorate paper bags to create flower shapes, then attach to stems to create a bouquet.
- Personalized photo album – Decorate a plain photo album with scrapbook paper, stickers, and other embellishments to make it personalized and special.
- Button bouquets – Use buttons of different colours and sizes to make a flower bouquet by attaching them to wire or pipe cleaners.
- Homemade lip balm – Mix together beeswax, coconut oil, and essential oils to make homemade lip balm.
- Fingerprint art – Use fingerprints to create artwork by adding details with markers or paint.
- Handmade cards – Use coloured paper, markers, and other decorations to make a special card for Mum.
- Decorated candles – Use paint, markers, or ribbon to decorate a plain candle.
- Salt dough handprints – Make salt dough by mixing flour, salt, and water, then press the child’s handprint into the dough and bake it. Paint it when it cools.
- Recycled bottle vase – Decorate a recycled glass bottle with paint, markers, or ribbon to create a vase for flowers.
- Hand-stitched bookmarks – Use felt or fabric to make bookmarks and add decorative stitching or applique.
- Clay handprint jewellery dish – Use air-dry clay to make a dish in the shape of the child’s handprint. Let it dry and then paint it.
- Popsicle stick coasters – Glue popsicle sticks together to make a coaster, then decorate with paint or markers.
- Painted flower pots – Use paint or markers to decorate a clay flower pot.
- Felt flower bouquet – Use felt to create flower shapes, then attach to stems to create a bouquet.
- Paper flower wreath – Cut and glue paper flowers onto a cardboard or foam wreath to make a colourful decoration for Mum.
- Homemade bath salts – Mix together Epsom salts, sea salt, and essential oils to make homemade bath salts.
- Tissue paper butterfly – Use tissue paper to make a butterfly by folding and cutting the paper into wing shapes and attaching them to a body made of pipe cleaners.
- Yarn-wrapped letters – Use cardboard letters as a base and wrap them with colourful yarn to create a decorative monogram for Mum.
- Hand-painted garden stones – Use paint or markers to decorate garden stones with colourful designs or inspirational messages for Mum’s garden.
- Personalized oven mitts – Decorate plain oven mitts with fabric paint or markers to make them personalized and special.
- Paper flower crown – Use paper flowers and greenery to make a crown that Mum can wear on Mother’s Day.
- Photo magnet – Glue a photo of the child onto a magnet to make a special keepsake for Mum.
- Washi tape picture frame – Use washi tape to decorate a plain picture frame and make it personalized for Mum.
- Decorated wooden photo holder – Use paint or markers to decorate a wooden photo holder, and add a special photo of the child for Mum.
- Hand-painted tea towels – Decorate plain tea towels with fabric paint or markers to make them personalized and special for Mum’s kitchen.
- Finger knit scarf – Use finger knitting to create a scarf for Mum, using a soft and cozy yarn.
- Painted wooden jewellery box – Use paint or markers to decorate a wooden jewellery box, and fill it with handmade jewellery for Mum.
- Personalized mouse pad – Use fabric paint or markers to decorate a plain mouse pad with a special message or design for Mum.
- Tissue paper pom-poms – Use tissue paper to make colourful pom-poms that can be used as decorations for Mother’s Day.
- Decorated phone case – Use paint, markers, or stickers to decorate a plain phone case for Mum.
- Personalized tote bag – Use fabric paint or markers to decorate a plain tote bag with a special message or design for Mum.
- Beaded bookmark – String beads onto a cord to make a bookmark that Mum can use to mark her place in her favourite book.
- Watercolour artwork – Use watercolours to create a special piece of artwork for Mum to hang in her home.
- Tissue paper tassel garland – Use tissue paper to make a colourful tassel garland that can be used as decorations for Mother’s Day.
- Handmade soap dispenser – Use a mason jar and soap dispenser pump to make a handmade soap dispenser, decorated with paint or markers.
- Personalized calendar – Use coloured paper and markers to create a personalized calendar for Mum, featuring special family photos and important dates.