Looking for cute crafts to do with children for Mother’s Day? Want to make sure mom will actually like it? Look no further than this list of Mother’s Day Crafts for Preschoolers!
As moms, we always love anything our children make for us. Nothing is cuter than a handmade keepsake from your child. The best gifts are the ones that are also functional though!
This Mother’s Day, help the little ones make the special moms in their lives one of these cute and easy crafts. From trinket dishes to bookmarks, these crafts are thoughtful and useful for moms. She’ll think of her child each time she goes to use these handy gifts!
This blog post is all about Mother’s Day crafts for preschoolers!
Mother’s Day Crafts:
1. Handprint Flower Bouquet
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This handprint flower bouquet craft from Childhood Magic couldn’t be simpler to do with your preschool-aged child. The only supplies you’ll need are construction paper, twine, and washable paint.
The moms in your life will love this gift because it’s thoughtful and she can display it without worrying about real flowers dying. This handprint bouquet would be so cute on her desk or a shelf in the kitchen to always remind her of her child’s love.
This is the perfect Mother’s Day craft for preschoolers because it’s easy and fun!
2. Heart Fingerprint Card
This easy and handmade Mother’s Day card idea is the perfect craft to do with preschoolers this May. Simply cut a heart out of construction paper, place it on white cardstock or paper, and let your child dot fingerprints all around the heart.
When the paint dries, add a heartfelt message from your preschooler. This activity is also a great Mother’s Day card idea for teachers. You can set out many different colors of paint and let students be creative for their moms.
Any mom would love this thoughtful and homemade card for Mother’s Day.
3. Thumbprint Painted Flower Pots
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How cute are these fingerprint flower pots for Mother’s Day?! I love a practical and thoughtful gift, and this checks both of those boxes!
Using washable paint or paint markers you can help your preschooler put fingerprints around the flower pot and decorate them as ladybugs, flowers, butterflies, or any other image that mom will love. The pots linked above also come in many different colors if you don’t want to spend time painting pots before doing the craft.
This gift is as practical as it is thoughtful, especially for moms who love gardening or who just enjoy having fresh flowers in the home!
4. I Love You To The Moon Card
To recreate this DIY handmade Mother’s Day card with the little in your life, you’ll need white paper, watercolors, popsicle sticks, and a printed picture of the child.
Let your preschooler paint the night sky on white paper, then hot glue a ladder out of popsicle sticks on the card. Add a photo of the child climbing the ladder to the moon with the text “I love you to the moon!”.
This heartfelt card for moms is unique, special and adorable! She will love to keep this one displayed on her dresser or nightstand and think of her little one each night. It’s the best Mother’s Day craft for preschoolers!
5. Handprint Paper Lilies
Why waste money on flowers that will only last a week when you could make these handprint lilies that will last much longer?
All you’ll need for this Mother’s Day craft is construction paper and pipe cleaners. Simply trace your child’s hand on the paper and curl the edges of each finger to look like flower petals. Build a bouquet that mom will love!
How cute would it be to make a new handprint lily each year to add to the bouquet and compare how your child as grown? This craft will brighten mom’s day for years to come!
6. Fingerprint Heart Mug
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This is the perfect thoughtful and practical gift for mom for Mother’s Day this year! She will love the handmade design and she can use it daily to drink her favorite beverage.
Check out the link to the project for detailed instructions. All you’ll need is a mug and paint. Make sure to only use paint on the outside part of the mug.
This is the kind of Mother’s Day craft for preschoolers that is easy, fun, and useful to mom!
7. Pressed Flower Trinket Tray
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This pressed flower trinket tray is the such a beautiful gift to give mom on Mother’s Day. Plus it’s a simple, low mess activity to do with a preschool-aged child!
The air dry clay couldn’t be easier to work with. Simply warm it in your hands, roll out a flat shape, and pinch the edges into a heart shape. Then press flowers into the clay before it dries. I love these pressed flowers because they are lovely and come in a variety of colors.
This Mother’s Day craft for preschoolers is sure to impress mom. She can use the trinket tray to hold rings, chapstick, or keys.
8. Clear Frame with Handprint and Flowers
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Here’s another cute, fun craft to do with preschoolers for Mother’s Day. The clear frame is trendy and the perfect display for handprint art and pressed flowers.
The mom in your life will love to display this artwork anywhere in the home, and she’ll love that it was made by her child even more!
All you’ll need for this craft is a clear frame, paint, and pressed flowers. Let your child get to work creating beautiful art!
9. Pressed Flower Bookmark
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This is one of the simplest, and easiest crafts for moms out there! All you’ll need is pressed flowers and contact paper.
Let your child put pressed flowers on clear contact paper, cover their design with another piece of contact paper, and cut it out into your desired bookmark shape!
This no-mess craft is perfect for book-lover moms and easy for preschoolers to do! Write a little message with permanent marker on the back or add a ribbon to make it even more special.
10. Shrinky Dink Keychain
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Remember shrinky dinks? Well this shrinky dink keychain kit is the perfect fun activity to do with preschoolers for mom for Mother’s Day.
Use paint to make fingerprints, handprints, or footprints on the special paper that comes in the kit, then follow the directions to watch it shrink down to a much smaller size. Mom can carry around her little ones handprint art on her keys every day!
This sentimental gift is so fun, and your preschooler will love to watch the paper shrink!
11. Mosaic Stepping Stone
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If the mom in your life loves being outdoors or gardening then this is the craft for her. This mosaic stepping stone kit is the perfect premade craft kit to do with preschoolers.
Write their name, or put handprints or footprints in the cement for a thoughtful and gorgeous outdoor art piece!
Any mom will love how this sentimental stepping stone art will add beauty to her garden or front yard!