Looking for the perfect Mother’s Day gift? Show your appreciation and love to mom, nana, or grandma with one of these Mother’s Day crafts, which make great homemade gift ideas!
Show Mom how much you care with these Mother’s Day crafts and gift ideas that kids from toddlers to teens or adults can make. The craft ideas for Mom below are perfect for kids or adults of all ages, from handmade Mother’s Day cards to DIY Mother’s Day gifts. You will find a craft idea for every type of Mom below.
There’s something special about receiving a homemade gift, and Mother’s Day is the ideal occasion to show your mom how much you care with a unique personalized gift just for her. Luckily, we’ve got a giant list of homemade Mother’s Day crafts that make it easy to make crafts for Mom and give her a homemade keepsake gift that she will treasure.
So, if you’re stuck on what to give your mom this Mother’s Day, look no further! We’ve gathered some of our favorite Mother’s Day gift ideas to help find the perfect gift for moms, grandmas, and nanas everywhere.
Scroll down to check out the homemade Mother’s Day craft ideas below–they’re sure to put a smile on Mom’s face on her special day! You might also enjoy these fantastic gift ideas for moms.
Best Mother’s Day Crafts and Gift Ideas
What better way to celebrate the extraordinary women in our lives than with heartfelt Mother’s Day gifts and handmade crafts? Mother’s Day is the time to show appreciation for your Mom, Grandma, Nana, or any other mother-like figure who has filled your life with love and guidance.
In other words, Mother’s Day is the perfect opportunity to show those special women in your life how much you appreciate all she does for you. However, sometimes, it’s challenging to find a thoughtful and creative gift that will make her day as special as she is. So we’ve decided to make it easier with this excellent list of homemade Mother’s Day gifts that kids from toddlers, preschoolers, and kindergarteners to tweens and teens can make at home or in the classroom.
In this post, we’ll explore several easy Mother’s Day crafts and gift ideas that kids or adults can make to put a smile on her face and warm her heart on her special day. From personalized keepsakes to custom heartfelt DIY projects that showcase your creativity, there’s something here for every maternal figure deserving of recognition this Mother’s Day. You might also enjoy these homemade gift ideas for parents and grandparents.
Handprint Mother’s Day Crafts and Gifts
Mother’s Day handprint crafts are perfect gifts for Mom, Grandma, or Nana. Most mothers love unique personalized keepsake gifts and handmade treasures from the children they care most about. Choose your favorite handprint, fingerprint, or thumbprint craft from the Mother’s Day crafts below to make for Mom! You might also enjoy these Handprint Christmas Crafts.
Keepsake handprint crafts for kids to make mom:
- Salt-Dough Heart with a Handprint and Footprint: Use this DIY salt dough craft tutorial to make a salt dough heart with a handprint and footprint stamped inside.
- Four-Seasons Handprint Tree with Fingerprint Leaves: Make a four-season handprint tree with fingerprint art leaves and snow (in seasonal colors) for Mom.
- Homemade Shell Frames (with a Handprint, Footprint, Photo, or Poem): Picture frames decorated with shells make a lovely handmade gift idea for Mother’s Day.
- DIY Handprint Ring Bowl and Jewelry Dish: Use this step-by-step tutorial to make a marbled clay handprint ring dish or jewelry bowl for Mom, Grandma, or Nana.
- Handprint Craft with Thumbprint Heart: Use cardstock, a paper plate, or a wood canvas to create gorgeous art with handprints for Mother’s Day!
DIY Fingerprint and Thumbprint Mother’s Day Crafts and Gift Ideas:
- Fingerprint Love Bug Mother’s Day Cards: Here’s a fun DIY Mother’s Day card that kids can make for Mom with a personalized message.
- Fun Fingerprint Magnet Crafts: Fingerprint magnet crafts make a great homemade gift idea for the mom who has everything.
- Thumbprint Heart Magnets: Thumbprint heart magnets are fun for kids and adults to make and make great handmade gifts for Mom, Grandma, or Nana.
- DIY Thumbprint Heart Necklaces: Make a thumbprint heart necklace for mom with this easy DIY gift idea.
- Thumbprint Heart Keychains: Keychain pendants and charms are another great personalized gift idea for Mother’s Day.
- Fingerprint Flower Magnets: Try this easy Mother’s Day craft for Moms who love flowers!
- DIY Fingerprint Flower Necklaces and Keychains: Fingerprint flower necklaces and keychains also make sweet flower gifts for Mom, Grandma, or Nana.
- Thumbprint Heart Gift Ideas: For even more ideas, look at this list with several more thumbprint heart gift ideas mom will LOVE!
Handmade Necklace and Jewelry Mother’s Day Day Gift Ideas
The ideas in this collection of homemade Mother’s Day gifts are perfect for moms who love wearing jewelry. And most moms love to receive a piece of personalized jewelry made by their kids–I sure do!
First, scroll through these gift ideas below and choose a necklace craft or two to make for Mom. Next, surprise her with a gorgeous handmade gift. For even more fun, make a homemade ring dish or jewelry bowl to go with it!
Homemade Personalized Necklaces | Jewelry-Making Crafts for Mother’s Day:
- Mother-Day Necklace Set: Make a necklace for mom and one for you with this easy beaded necklace tutorial.
- Picture Necklace Photo Jewelry: Make a photo keepsake necklace for mom, grandma, or nana with these step-by-step instructions.
- Personalized Mom Necklace: This fun gift idea for mom allows you to personalize a necklace with her name, nickname, or inspirational word.
- Fingerprint Art Necklace: Invite children from toddlers to teens to use their fingers and thumbs to make wearable art.
- Fingerprint Flower Necklace or Keychain: Here’s a cute Mother’s Day craft and gift idea perfect for little fingers.
- Felt Flower Lei Necklace: On Mother’s Day, people in the Hawaiian Islands give their Mothers, Grandmothers, and Aunties fresh flower leis. Use this craft tutorial to make a felt flower lei necklace craft for Mom to enjoy wearing for several years instead!
- Thumbprint Heart Necklace DIY: My thumbprint heart necklace is one of the best Mother’s Day gifts I have ever received–who cares that I helped my toddler make it–we had so much fun.
- Painted Wooden Spool Necklace: Here’s a simple personalized necklace idea perfect for the sewist’s mother or grandmother!
- Acorn Marble Necklace: Glue a marble into an acorn cap to make this cute necklace for Mother’s Day.
- Handprint Jewelry Bowl Ring Dish: Make Mom a handprint jewelry bowl to store all her unique treasures. I love mine!
Hand-Beaded Crafts That Make Excellent Mother’s Day Gifts:
In addition to the DIY hand-beaded necklace crafts for Mom and Grandma above, here are a few more hand-beaded craft ideas that make great DIY gift ideas for Mom on Mother’s Day.
Hand-Beaded Gift Ideas for Mom:
- DIY Sea Glass Wind Chimes: This beaded wind chime craft tutorial, which includes step-by-step instructions and photographs, teaches you how to make wind chimes for Mother’s Day with a piece of driftwood, sea glass beads, and small cowbells or another hanging pendant or charm.
- Hand-Beaded Suncatcher with Prism: Here’s a fun pony bead and prism suncatcher craft that doubles as a hand-beaded DIY gift idea kids can make for Mom!
- Rainbow Suncatcher with Prism: This hand-beaded rainbow craft and DIY gift idea is easy for kids or adults to make with pony beads in a rainbow of colors with a faceted crystal prism hanging from it.
- Hanging Heart Prism: Here’s a DIY suncatcher with a hanging heart-shaped prism that makes a great homemade gift idea for Mom or Grandma on Mother’s Day.
- Sea Glass Suncatcher Crafts: Use this simple step-by-step hand-beaded craft tutorial to make DIY sea glass suncatchers for Mom.
Picture Frame Handmade Mother’s Day Crafts and Gifts
DIY picture frames are a classic. These homemade Mother’s Day gift ideas are simple for kids of all ages to make and would be a great afternoon project at home with your children or in the classroom with students. Get the DIY details for these easy Mother’s Day crafts below.
Personalized Picture Frame Gifts for Moms:
- Shell Frame with Handprint Art Keepsake: Make a homemade frame with natural treasures, and fill it with handprint art or pictures for mom with this easy Mother’s Day craft idea.
- Upcycled Tissue Paper Heart Frame: Here’s another Mother’s Day gift she will love. Invite children to make homemade frames for mom with the shells (or other tiny natural treasures) they find on the beach. Next, add a handprint or footprint, photograph, or poem to complete the gift.
Refrigerator Magnet Homemade Mother’s Day Gifts
Many of these crafts were also listed in the necklace and fingerprint crafts for Mother’s Day. Teach children about magnetism at home or in the classroom while making a homemade gift with this list of handmade Mother’s Day gift ideas made with magnets!
Each of the fingerprint magnet crafts below would make a beautiful keepsake she will treasure for years. Magnet crafts look great and hold up everything from important notes to favorite photographs and mementos. They can also be worked on anything magnetic: refrigerators, magnetic wall calendars, whiteboards, filing cabinets, and more!
Look through the list of magnet crafts for moms below, and click on the link to see the Mother’s Day craft supply list, step-by-step instructions, and video project tutorial.
Magnet Crafts for Moms:
- Thumbprint Heart Magnets: This easy tutorial invites children to make heart-shaped prints into magnets with their fingers and thumbs.
- Fingerprint Flower Magnet Craft (VIDEO): Fingerprint flower magnets are an easy Mother’s Day gift idea that kids from toddlers to teens can make.
- Fingerprint Art Glass Magnets Craft for Kids (VIDEO): Or, make fingerprint art magnets for a personalized Mother’s Day gift idea mom and grandma will love!
- Ladybug Refridgerator Magnet Crafts: These cute little ladybugs, or ladybirds, will brighten mom’s day when she opens the refrigerator.
DIY Keychain Mother’s Day Crafts and Gift Ideas
Children from toddlers and preschoolers to teens can make these homemade Mother’s Day gifts of keychains or pendants. Put artwork, dried flowers, or photos inside each handcrafted keychain for a one-of-a-kind homemade gift kids can make that Mom will love forever! A few of these crafts are also in the fingerprint crafts for Mother’s Day.
Keychain Charms and Pendants for Mom:
- Personalized Picture Keychain Photo Charms Tutorial: Personalized picture keychains are always a hit with Mom!
- Fingerprint Flower Necklace or Keychain Pendants: This easy craft tutorial teaches children to make flower keychains and charms.
- Fingerprint Art Keychain and Backpack Charms: Fingerprint art is fun for mom or grandma to make into charms and pendants.
- Thumbprint Heart Keychain Pendants: Use these step-by-step instructions to make Thumbprint charms mom or grandma will love!
Flower Craft Gift Ideas for Mother’s Day:
Flower crafts always make a unique gift idea for Mother’s Day. You will notice a few of these flower crafts in other locations in this post, and that’s okay. We want to make sure the type of gift you want to make for Mom is easy to find.
Best Flower Crafts for Mom:
- Felt Flower Craft or Felt Flower Bouquet: With this no-sew felt flower craft tutorial, you can make Mom a single felt flower or an entire bouquet to give her on Mother’s Day.
- Rose Watercolor Painting: Follow these simple painting instructions to Paint Mom a watercolor rose that looks like faux stained glass to hang on her wall. For even more ideas, check out this list of flower art projects!
- Felt Flower Lei Necklace: Make a felt flower lei necklace for mom in her favorite colors.
- Easy Fingerprint Flower Magnets: We have also listed this simple flower craft as a refrigerator magnet Mother’s Day gift.
- Fingerprint Flower Necklaces and Keychains: Make mom a necklace with a fingerprint flower with these step-by-step instructions.
- Shell Flower Nature Craft: Make a shell daisy, sunflower, or shell flower craft for Mom with our step-by-step shell flower craft tutorials. (Click the links to see the DIY details for each flower craft project for Mom.)
- DIY Flower Crown: This step-by-step tutorial will teach you how to make a flower crown with felt flowers for Mother’s Day.
Unique Candle Holder Mother’s Day Gift Ideas:
These homemade Mother’s Day gift ideas on the list below are perfect for moms who love candles! Candles and candle holders make great gift ideas for Mom or Grandma because they can be used year-round. Moms everywhere will love these thoughtful keepsakes and Mother’s Day gifts!
Heartfelt Candle Holder Crafts for Mom:
- Mother’s Day Personalized Candle Holder Gift Idea: Write mom, grandma, nana, her name, or any inspiring word or phrase you think she’ll love.
- Faux Stained Glass Heart Candle Holder DIY: This easy DIY gift tutorial shows you how to paint a candle holder to look like it was made of stained glass.
- Hand-Painted Candle Holder Gift Ideas: Make these homemade gift ideas to let your mom or another mother-like figure in your life know how much you care.
- Fingerprint Flower Candle Holder: For this easy Mother’s Day craft tutorial, hand-paint flowers onto a candle holder with a paintbrush or fingertips.
Heart-Shaped Mother’s Day Gift Ideas Kids Can Make:
In addition to the personalized candle holder with “Mom” written inside of a heart in the photograph above, here are a few more unique arts and crafts made in the shape of a heart that would make thoughtful Mother’s Day gifts.
Heart Crafts for Mom:
- Salt Dough Handprint and Footprint Heart Craft: Salt-dough handprints and footprints are fun and easy to make for mom.
- Hanging Heart Suncatcher Prism Crafts: Mom can hang this simple beaded craft in her window and think of you whenever the sun shines.
- Best Heart Art Projects and Painting Ideas: Give your mom (or grandma) some heart art to show how much you love her.
Homemade Mother’s Day Card Ideas:
- Printable Mother’s Day Coloring Card: Invite children to color this printable Mother’s Day card and add a personalized message or slogan she will love with our list of suggestions and personalized ideas!
- Pinecone Roses Mother’s Day Cards: Here’s a unique homemade Mother’s Day card idea made with a tiny pinecone.
- Fingerprint Lovebug Cards for Mom: She will love a homemade Mother’s Day Card. Make a fingerprint lovebug card with any of our personalized greeting card ideas for Mom.
Favorite Homemade Mother’s Day Gifts Kids Can Make At Home
This list is FULL of favorite DIY and homemade Mother’s Day gift ideas that moms will love. Memorable projects like these crafts for Mom and Grandma are fun for kids or adults of all ages to make. Recruit toddlers, preschoolers, kindergarteners, elementary-aged kids, tweens, teens, and even adults to make your favorite gift ideas for mom, nana, or grandma.
I hope you’ve enjoyed these gifts for Mom, and be sure to bookmark this post to check back for more of my favorite things that make great handmade Mother’s Day gift ideas. You may also like our family gift guide with readymade and homemade ideas. Happy Mother’s Day!
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