Is Mothers Day really this Sunday? How does it always sneak up so quickly? Here is a list of 25 great ideas for children to express love to those special mothers and grandmothers:

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Homemade Mothers Day Cards

• Mothers Day Interview Card (via Let’s Explore Play Everyday)
• “Mom I Love You to Pieces” homemade card (via Brilliant Beginnings Preschool)

• Or combine the handprint and portrait idea with these zany handprint face cards (via Willowday)
• “You are the Best Mom in the Whole Entire World” poster card free printable (via A Profitable Life)\
• Family handprints homemade card(via Little Family Fun)

• “Mom’s Gazette” free printable homemade mothers day card (via Martha Stewart)
• “Home is where your mom is . . .” printable card or poster  (via Holiday Snob)
• Portrait of mom homemade card (via Lesson Plan SOS)

Homemade Touch to Traditional Mothers Day Gifts

• Serve up breakfast in bed (or at the table) with these lovely Mother’s Day printables (via Oh Happy Day)
• Delightful printable template for a finger bouquet bookmark (via Share and Remember)
• Dress up a pretty potted plant with one of these Mothers Day tags (via Hello, Good Gravy!)

• Add this sweet label to some flowers in a vase (via My Computer Is My Canvas).
• “A Mom’s Hug . . .” printable (via Alderberry Hill)
• Use this printable tea pot template with a special tea (via Family Fun)
• Make a coupon bouquet (via I Can Teach My Child)

Other Homemade Mothers Day Gifts

• Make a hand print bouquet work of art (via The Trendy Treehouse)
• Add a special touch to outside with a homemade Garden Stepping Stone
• Photograph your children holding letters to a special word and frame (via The Inadvertent Farmer) or have them write why they love mom on a black heart (via Be Inspired Momma)
• Kids old enough to sew will enjoy making this bright Mother’s Day bouquet from felt and buttons (via American Crafts)
• Goof off in a photo booth and then make your photo strip into a special bookmark (via Parents)
• Make salt dough footprints (via The Imagination Tree)

• Buy a special children’s book that will make her smile every time she reads it aloud
• Give her a journal with a note written inside instead of a card
• Hand paint a mug at a local pottery shop
• Make a “Just for Mom” candy jar filled with her favorite treats (via Moms Everyday)

Are you new? I’m Bethany, a mom who loves adding magic to her kids’ lives through books, play, and fun. Check out some of my popular posts: Skin Therapy Play Dough, The Painting Tip that You’ve Been Waiting For, and Fireworks in a Bottle.

You may also be interested in my Mother’s Day posts: 10 Picture Books that Celebrate Mom and my tongue-in-cheek 10 Lessons that Motherhood Taught Me