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Easy-to-Make Mother’s Day Cards and Mother’s Day Card Ideas
Browse our Mother’s Day card ideas for lots of creative ways to make Mom’s day a memorable one.
What’s cuter than homemade Mother’s Day cards? Those tiny handprints, adorable spelling mistakes, and well-intentioned portraits that totally look JUST like Mom are made with so much love. Find some inspiration for this year’s Mother’s Day cards with our list of sweet and simple Mother’s Day card ideas that will make the kids beam with pride as Mom wipes her eyes.
For more ways to make Mom’s day, check out our top 50 Mother’s Day gifts that moms actually want, or make her something delish from our favorite kid-friendly Mother’s Day brunch recipes. Don’t forget to check your local Mommy Poppins site for all the awesome Mother’s Day things to do.
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This Mother's Day card really pops! Photo courtesy of Liz Baill, @creativishmom
Easy-to-Make Mother's Day Cards
1. DIY Pop-up Card
Surprise Mom with a simple pop-up card. Follow our video to learn an easy technique to make your Mother's Day cards 3-D.
2. Thumbprint Cards
Transform tiny thumbprints into balloons, flowers, or tree leaves.
Who knew celery hearts could make such beautiful flowers? Photo courtesy of Liz Baill, @creativishmom
3. Celery Heart Roses
Use those left-over celery hearts to print a rose bouquet on the front of Mom's card.
4. Giant Mother's Day Card
Fold a piece of poster board in half to make a massive Mother's Day card that everyone can add a message to.
What will Mom find inside each envelope? Photo courtesy of Liz Baill, @creativishmom
5. Envelope Accordion Card
Grab a stack of envelopes. Glue the inside of the fold of one envelope to the back of another envelope. Repeat to make a chain. When they're dry, fold the envelopes together into an accordion. Put messages for Mom in each envelope, such as notes, pictures, or even homemade coupons for her to redeem.
6. Marbled Mother's Day Cards
Use our shaving cream art tutorial to make the front of your card into a marbleized Mother's Day masterpiece.
7. Flower Pom-Pom Painting
Clip a clothespin to a pom-pom for the perfect paintbrush. Dip the pompom in mom's favorite color and start dotting petals for a beautiful bouquet.
Make a pretty wreath out of tissue paper.
8. Tissue-Paper Wreath
Draw a circle on the front of your card to use as a guide and invite your little artist to crumple and glue tissue-paper pieces around the circle to make a Mother's Day wreath.
9. Cupcake-Liner Flowers
Extra cupcake liners are the perfect palette for making these adorable flower cards. Add some buttons for the center of the flowers.
10. Handprint Mother's Day Cards
Document those little hands with a handprint. Bonus if you make your handprint into a flower or cute creature. We recommend painting your kiddo’s hand with a paintbrush rather than dipping those grabby fingers into a plate of paint—trust us.
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We guarantee you Mom has never seen such a beautiful garden. Photo courtesy of Liz Baill, @creativishmom
11. Footprint Cards
Paint those toesies and make your kiddo's footprints into butterflies. Add a handprint flower to make it into a full garden.
12. Tape Resist Mother's Day Cards
Spell out "Mom" in painter's tape, then paint over the entire paper with watercolors or whatever you have on hand. When the paint is dry, carefully remove the tape to reveal your design.
13. Contact-Paper Heart Card
Cut a heart shape in the center of your card and attach a piece of contact paper to the cut-out. Invite your child to rip up colorful paper and arrange the pieces on to the sticky side of the contact paper. Use another piece of contact paper to seal everything in place. Write “I Love You to Pieces” for extra adorableness.
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Wow—looks just like Mom!
14. Handprint Portraits
Transform a handprint into a portrait of Mom.
15. Fork-Flower Cards
Dip a fork in some paint to make a pretty tulip shape on the front of your Mother's Day cards.
16. String-Art Hearts
Use a hole punch and some yarn for this great intro-to-sewing activity that doubles as a cute card.
Care for a spot of tea?
17. Teatime Mother's Day Cards
Cut out one section of an egg carton and slice it in half to create a teacup. Attach the cup to the front of your card and add a pipe cleaner for the handle. Slide Mom's favorite flavor of tea into the cup and cozy up!
Additional reporting by Liz Baill
