30 Cute & Creative Mother’s Day Cards Every Child Can Make!

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Mother’s Day is a special day for mommies! And, we here at Momjunction have all the more reason to celebrate and congratulate all the lovely Mamas out there. In most parts of the world, the second Sunday in either March or May is typically dedicated to mothers.

If you are planning something special for your beloved mom on Mother’s day, and can’t think of any ideas, why don’t you personalize a Mother’s Day greeting card for her? While it is rather easy to go out and buy a greeting card, remember that a personal message is more memorable than any fancy card you will ever buy. And, Momjunction is here to offer you a helping hand in your endeavor. Read on for our compilation of 30 ideas for Mother’s day cards for kids.

1. Happy Mother’s Day Card With Flowers:

You Will Need:

  • White card paper
  • Color pens in green and other colors
  • A pair of scissors

How To:

  1. Help your kid fold the card paper in the shape of the card. Now ask her to cut around the edges in a simple pattern form.
  2. Let your kid write the message on the front part of the card using the color pens.
  3. Ask her to match the color on the pen with the color of the flowers that she wants to share along with the card. For instance, in this particular picture, the lavender and the green of the tulips match the green and lavender color pens on the card.

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2. Flowers In The Frame Card:

You Will Need:

  • Card paper in a color of choice
  • Picture of a bouquet of flowers
  • Pair of scissors
  • Glue
  • White paint
  • Paint brush
  • A ruler
  • Pencil

How To:

  1. Help your kid fold the card paper to form the shape of a card.
  2. Ask her to cut out the picture of a bouquet of flowers that can fit on the top of the card.
  3. Help her make a frame in the center of the card using the white paint.
  4. Now ask her to glue on the flowers in the center of the frame. She can paint over the stems of the flowers to give the illusion that the flowers are both inside and outside the frame.
  5. Let it dry completely before using. It is one of the simple and easy Mother’s day cards for children to make and present to your mom.

3. Happy Mother’s Day Floral Card:

You Will Need:

  • White card paper
  • Paints in different colors
  • Paint brushes
  • Color pens in different colors
  • Pencil

How To:

  1. Help your kid fold the card paper in the form of a card and trace out beautiful floral patterns on the top portion in the front.
  2. Let her use her paints to fill in the colors as best as she can.
  3. Once the paint is dry, you can ask your kid to trace out the words Happy Mother’s Day on the front of the card in the lower part, or write it in her own handwriting.
  4. She can then fill in the letters with the different colored pens.

4. Happy Mother’s Day Heart Sketch:

You Will Need:

  • Card paper in plain or printed form
  • Color pen in the shade pink or red

How To:

  1. Ask your kid to fold up the card paper in the shape of a card.
  2. Now let her draw a heart on the front of the card. Ask her to keep drawing over it over and over again. It will give a sketch effect to the card.
  3. Now ask her to write the message Happy Mother’s Day in the center of the heart.

[ Read: Mother’s Day Craft Ideas For Kids ]

5. Two Hearts Embedded Card:

You Will Need:

  • Card paper in a color of choice
  • Colored paper in red and pink
  • Glue
  • A pair of scissors

How To:

  1. Help your kid fold up the card paper in the shape of a card.
  2. Now ask her to make two slits on the top part.
  3. Ask your kid to cut out two heart shapes from the red and pink paper. She has to make one heart shape bigger than the other.
  4. Once done, ask her to glue the big heart under the slit, in such a way that it peeks out from behind the paper. Ask her to glue the smaller heart on the top of the bigger one.
  5. Now let her write her card message inside. This is an easy Mother’s day card for kids to make.

6. Floral Pattern Mom:

You Will Need:

  • Old magazine papers with different floral pattern or any feminine pattern or color
  • A pair of scissors
  • White card paper
  • Glue

How To:

  1. Ask your kid to fold the card paper in the shape of a card.
  2. Now ask her to cut out the letters M O M from the floral papers of the magazine. She can also cut out the words Happy Mother’s Day from the old papers in a different pattern or using the same one.
  3. Now let your kid glue the letters of the word MOM on the top of the card. She can make a cute heart shape cutout in the middle of the letter O to give it an added design.
  4. Ask her to paste the words Happy Mother’s Day below the MOM print.

7. Hanging Heart Card:

You Will Need:

  • Card paper in a color of choice
  • Card paper in the shade black or any other dark contrasting color
  • A piece of string
  • A pair of scissors
  • Glue
  • Pink satin ribbon
  • Old magazine paper or colored paper in lighter shade
  • Colored pens

How To:

  1. Help your kid fold up the black or dark shade of paper and cut it in the shape of a heart, to make a heart shaped card.
  2. Ask her to paste it in the middle of the card paper.
  3. Now ask your kid to cut out the words Happy Mother’s Day from the light shaded paper and paste it on the top of the heart card. She can also write a cute Mother’s Day message inside using the colored pens.
  4. Once done, help your kid make a bow using the pink satin ribbon and tie it to the card with the string.

8. I Love Mom Blocks Card:

You Will Need:

  • Thick card paper in a color of choice
  • Cut outs of flowers and leaves
  • Cut outs of block images or real small plastic blocks
  • Cut outs of the letters I M O M
  • Heart cut out from red or maroon paper
  • Glue

How To:

  1. Ask your kid to fold the card paper in the shape of a card.
  2. Let her decorate the borders of the card by pasting the flower and leaves cut outs.
  3. If your kid is using the real blocks, ask her to glue the letters I M O M on each of the block. Now ask her to paste the blocks on the card to form the message I heart MOM.
  4. If your kid is using the cutouts of the block images, ask her to glue the letters I M O M on each of the image. Now ask her to paste the block images on the card to form the message I heart MOM.
  5. She can fill the inside of the card with more messages.

9. Recycled Paper Heart Card:

You Will Need:

  • Any used colored paper, preferably crumpled – try and get them in three different shades
  • Card paper in any color
  • Strips of old magazine papers or newspapers
  • Glue
  • A pair of scissors

How To:

  1. Ask your kid to first fold the card paper in the shape of a card.
  2. Now let her glue the used paper on the front of the card and make sure it is completely covered.
  3. Let her cut out one-half of a heart shape from each of the two remaining used colored papers.
  4. Now help her glue the two parts of the heart shape together on the front of the card.
  5. Ask her to use the strips from the old papers to make radiance beams around the heart.

[ Read: Beautiful Mother’s Day Quotes ]

10. Ribbon And Heart Card:

You Will Need:

  • Card paper in a color of choice
  • Red decorative ribbon or lace
  • Red felt sheet
  • Pink or peach felt sheet
  • A pair of scissors
  • Glue

How To:

  1. Ask your kid to first fold the card paper in the shape of a card.
  2. Now help her cut out a big heart shape from the red felt sheet and a smaller one from the pink or peach felt sheet.
  3. Let her glue the decorative ribbon or lace on the front of the card and glue the big heart over it on one side. Ask her to glue the smaller heart over the bigger one to make them both stay together.

11. Twine Heart Card:

You Will Need:

  • A piece of thick card paper
  • A twine
  • Glue

How To:

  1. Ask your kid to first fold the card paper in the shape of a card.
  2. Now ask her to make two knots at each end of the twine.
  3. Your kid will then place the twine on the card in such a way that it forms the shape of a heart. Ask her to glue it in place. This is one of the best Mother’s day card ideas for kids to make and gift to their beloved mom!

12. Colorful Happy Mother’s Day Cutout Card:

You Will Need:

  • Old magazines
  • A pair of scissors
  • Glue
  • Card paper in the choice of color

How To:

  1. Ask your kid to find out the letters in the magazine that spell out the words HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY.
  2. Make sure that she cuts them out in such a way that they have a whitish border outline around them.
  3. Now ask her to fold the card paper in the shape of a card. Once done, let her glue the letters on the top of the card to form the message HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY in a colorful patchwork design.

13. Stitched Heart Mother’s Day Card:

You Will Need:

  • Card paper in the shade red
  • Red felt sheet
  • Red wool
  • Thick needle
  • A pair of scissors
  • Glue
  • Black marker pen

How To:

  1. Ask your kid to first fold the card paper in the shape of a card.
  2. Now ask her to fold the felt sheet and cut out two heart shapes in the same size.
  3. Depending on her age, ask her to or help her sew the two hearts together with simple stitches.
  4. Now let her make two slits on the top of the card with the help of the scissors.
  5. Ask your kid to slid the heart through the slit and glue it in place.

14. Kid Hands Holding Mother Card:

You Will Need:

  • Card paper in a color of choice
  • 6 photo print outs of your kid’s hand
  • A pair of scissors
  • Glue
  • Felt sheets in different colors

How To:

  1. Ask your kid to first fold the card paper in the shape of a card.
  2. Now ask her to cut out the pictures of the hands and glue them all on the front part of the card.
  3. Once that is done, ask her to cut out the letters M O T H E R from the different colored sheets of felt.
  4. Your kid will have to glue on each letter on the top of each hand, to make it seem as if the hands are holding each letter.

15. I Love Mom Cut Out With Flowers Card:

You Will Need:

  • Card paper in a color of choice
  • Different shades of colored paper and a red colored paper
  • A pair of scissors
  • Glue
  • Crayons in matching shades to that of the colored paper

How To:

  1. Ask your kid to first fold the card paper in the shape of a card.
  2. Now ask her to cut out the letters I M O M from the different colored sheets of paper. Also, ask her to cut out a big heart shape from the red colored paper.
  3. Next, ask your kid to cut out different flower patterns using the remaining bits of colored papers.
  4. Once it is all done, ask your kid to decorate the letters by coloring on them with the crayons and gluing the flowers on top.
  5. Now glue it all on the front of the card to write the message I heart MOM.

16. Paper Tearing Heart Card:

You Will Need:

  • Card paper in a color of choice
  • A sheet of red marble paper
  • Colored pen
  • Glue

How To:

  1. Ask your kid to fold the card paper in the shape of a card.
  2. Now ask her to tear up the marble paper in small bits.
  3. Let her write the message I MOM on the front of the card and leave a space in between to make a heart.
  4. Glue the torn pieces of red paper in the middle of the heart to fill it up.

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17. I Love You Hearts Card:

You Will Need:

  • Card paper in color of choice
  • Card paper or felt sheet in pink
  • Marker pen
  • Glue
  • Pair of scissors
  • Red ribbon

How To:

  1. Help your kid cut out multiple heart shapes from the felt or paper sheet.
  2. Ask her to fold up the card paper in the shape of a card.
  3. Now let her glue the hearts one on top of the other all over the card.
  4. Write the message I LOVE YOU MOM on one of the hearts and tie a ribbon bow on one of the other heart shapes. This is one of the best handmade Mother’s day cards for kids to make and present to their mom on the every special day.

18. Lace Stripes Card:

You Will Need:

  • A light colored card paper
  • A dark colored ribbon
  • Decorative lace
  • A pair of scissors
  • Glue

How To:

  1. Ask your kid to first fold the card paper in the shape of a card.
  2. Now let her cut out the ribbon glue it on the card to give it a contrasting striped look.
  3. Glue the lace on the top to decorate the middle part of the card.
  4. Tie the ribbon into a bow shape and let her glue it on one side of the card.
  5. Your kid can finish off the look by looping the ribbon on top of the card. It is one of the easy and simple Mother’s day card ideas for children.

19. I Love You To The Moon And Back Card:

You Will Need:

  • Card paper in a color of choice
  • Cut outs of moon and star shapes
  • Black and pink colored pens
  • Strings
  • White card paper
  • Glue
  • A pair of scissors

How To:

  1. Ask your kid to first fold the card paper in the shape of a card.
  2. Now ask her to glue the moon and star shapes on the top of the card.
  3. Ask her to cut out a cloud shape from the white paper and glue it to the bottom.
  4. Now let her decorate the star and moon shapes by making cute eyes and rosy cheeks. Ask her to write out a cute I LOVE YOU TO THE MOON AND BACK message on the cloud.
  5. Your kid can add the strings around the moon and stars to make it seem as if they are hanging down from the sky.

20. Punched Out Confetti Card:

You Will Need:

  • Lots of colored paper or old magazine papers
  • Hole punching machine
  • Card paper in a choice of color
  • Glue

How To:

  1. Ask your kid to punch out lots of holes in all the different colored papers or old magazine papers.
  2. Now let her fold the card paper in the shape of a card and make a heart shape on top by using the glue.
  3. Your kid can now add the punched out papers on the glue so that it forms a confetti-like heart shape on the card.

21. Recycled MOM Text Card:

You Will Need:

  • Brown cardboard
  • A pair of scissors
  • Red and white colored paper
  • Glue

How To:

  1. Help your kid cut out the letters M O M from the brown cardboard.
  2. Ask her to cut out small heart shapes from the red and white papers and glue them on each letter.
  3. Your kid can write a cute message behind each of the letters or glue them on a card paper to give it a 3D effect.

22. Golden Leaves Heart Card:

You Will Need:

  • Lots of leaves
  • Gold paint in metallic finish
  • Paint brush
  • Glue

How To:

  1. Ask your kid to collect lots of leaves.
  2. Let her paint them all in the metallic gold shade and set them aside to dry.
  3. Once they are all dry, ask her to glue them on the card in the shape of a heart.

23. I Love You Clothes Line Card:

You Will Need:

  • Used pieces of paper
  • Colored pen
  • Red colored paper
  • A pair of scissors
  • Wooden pegs

How To:

  1. Ask your kid to tear out two square or rectangular pieces from the used pieces of paper.
  2. Now ask her to write the letter I and U on the papers.
  3. Let her cut out a heart shape from the red paper.
  4. Now peg them up on the clothesline with the wooden pegs to make a different type of card.

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24. Hearts Inside The Hearts Card:

You Will Need:

  • Card paper in two different shades
  • A pair of scissors
  • Glue

How To:

  1. Ask your kid to cut out multiple hearts from the different papers, one heart smaller than the other.
  2. Once done, ask your kid to glue the hearts one on top of the other in such a way that the biggest heart shape will be at the bottom and the smallest on top.

25. Lace Paper Heart Card:

You Will Need:

  • Lace paper in white
  • Card paper in red
  • A pair of scissors
  • Glue

How To:

  1. Ask your kid to cut out a heart shape from the lace paper.
  2. Now ask her to fold it and cut out another shape in the middle.
  3. Glue it on the card paper to make a lace heart card.

26. Wooden Peg Hearts Card:

You Will Need:

  • Card paper
  • Colored papers and matching paints
  • Paint brush
  • Wooden pegs
  • Pair of scissors
  • Glue

How To:

  1. Ask your kid to cut out heart shapes from the colored papers and color the pegs in matching colors.
  2. Glue each heart to the matching peg.
  3. Write a message inside the card and close it with the pegs at the end.

27. 2D Flower Cut Heart:

You Will Need:

  • Colored paper in two different shades
  • Pair of scissors
  • Glue

How To:

  1. Ask your kid to cut out flower shapes from the cards, one smaller than the other.
  2. Let her glue the smaller one inside the bigger one.
  3. Write a message inside and turn it into a pretty card.

28. Hearts From A Branch Card:

You Will Need:

Red felt sheets
Pair of scissors
Thick twig
Strings

How To:

  1. Ask your kid to cut out heart shapes from the felt and attach the strings to each.
  2. Let her write a cute message on each and tie it to the twig.

29. Cute Button Card:

You Will Need:

  • Lots of buttons
  • Card paper
  • Glue
  • String

How To:

  1. Ask your kid to loop the buttons through the string and glue them on the card to make a heart shape.

30. Ribbon Rose Heart Card:

You Will Need:

  • Red ribbons
  • Glue

How To:

  1. Help your kid make rose shapes by twirling the ribbons and gluing them in place.
  2. Ask her to make many roses and glue them all on the card in the shape of a heart.

Try these beautiful and easy card ideas to make some lovely Mother’s Day cards at home.

Moms, do tell us which of the above ideas did your kids try to make at home.

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