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