Are you planning to mark Mother’s Day in the classroom this year? Creating Mother’s Day crafts can be exciting for kids who can’t wait to bring home something for a mother or other guardian, and creating small cards and gifts allows them to practice a whole host of skills from working those fine motor skills to letter writing.
But how do you make sure your Mother’s Day activities are fun and engaging for all students? And what crafts are the best use of your students’ time? The teachers on the Teach Starter team have pulled together some of our favorite ideas that can work in any classroom … and they’re all classroom ready to boot!
Mother’s Day Crafts for Kids
Create a Pom-Pom Cactus
Do you have a million and one pom-poms in the classroom? Grab the little fuzzy balls, and have your students get creative creating plants the mother figure in their life can admire and never has to water!
Draft Poems for Mom
Crafting Mother’s Day cards is a classic activity this time of year, but what if you just do not have time for that? Print out a special person card (students can choose from several different versions), and have them show Mom, Grandma, a foster mother, or another special person in their life how much they are learning in their ELA classes by practicing their poetry inside.
Try any of the following:
- A concrete poem in the shape of something she loves like a flower or favorite food.
- A sensory poem to describe her.
- An acrostic poem using the letters in her name — or print out this free LOVE acrostic template for each student to use as a scaffold.
Make Her an Origami Ring
We love teaching students origami because it calms the mind, helps build hand-eye coordination, and boosts their math skills. Students love origami because they can create some pretty cool things — like origami rings they can bring home as a unique gift on Mother’s Day to a mother, father, or another special person in their life. All you need to create a butterfly, cat, pig, or bunny ring with your students this holiday is some paper and our teacher team’s origami ring instructions!
Dye Paper Towel Roses
You can call making paper towel roses a Mother’s Day craft or turn it into more of a STEM activity by having students hypothesize what will happen when you try to dye paper towels, recording observations all through this fun activity. No matter what you call it, the result will be some gorgeous flowers they can take home to gift to a special person in their world on Mother’s Day weekend.
Get the flower creation instructions here!
Make an I Love You to Pieces Card
Confession time: This “Stained glass” I Love You to Pieces card was created by the Teach Starter teacher team for Valentine’s Day. But it’s a perfect tool to pull out of your teaching toolkit around Mother’s Day or Father’s Day because it’s open-ended. Students can tell any special parent figure they love them with this craft which also happens to be great for working those fine motor muscles as students have to practice using scissors, pasting, and writing.
Print out the template, and decide if you are just going to use the white background or have the students cut out the heart and ‘I love you’ words to stick on a colored piece of card. Then use tissue paper cut into squares for the ‘pieces’ of the heart. Depending on the age of your students, you may want to have these pre-cut and ready to go, or your students can practice measuring out squares with a ruler, then put their scissor skills to the test!
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Make Her Heart Bloom
Hearts and flowers are both iconic Mother’s Day symbols, so why not bring them together? This fun craft template has been designed as a flower with a twist! Students fold it up in the shape of a heart and add their messages for Mom. When she unfolds her gift, she’ll reveal the flower blossom!
Make Handy Flowers
All you need for this creative craft idea is some colored paper, some pipe cleaners, ribbon and a cute hand to trace around! Students trace around their hand (they may need help), and cut out the hands. Then, use a pencil to curl the fingers around, creating paper hand flowers.
All you need to do then is tape the rounded hand onto a pipe cleaner for a bouquet kids can take home for Mother’s Day!
Build an Exploding Gift Box
One creative craft from a member of our Teach Starter teacher team is the Mother’s Day exploding gift box idea. This craft for kids requires them to carefully put the pieces together to get the “exploding” effect, testing those engineering skills as they create something special for that special someone.
For more Mother’s Day activities and craft ideas, check out our collection of resources curated by our expert teachers.
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