These homemade gift ideas for Mother’s Day make beautiful personalized presents for mom, an aunt, or a grandmother. You will find below DIY gift ideas for Mother’s Day that are easy to make with the family.
Mother’s day gift ideas kids can make
In the afternoon, children can make a present for their mother. Whether it is for Mother’s Day, Christmas, Chanukah, or a birthday, these DIY gifts show off children’s creativity and their love for their mother.
Make A Wind Chime From Recycled Items
A fun gift kids can make for their mom is a Wind Chime. Gather items for the wind chime and make sure they are the same type of material, such as metal (measuring spoons, washers, nails, forks, etc.) or wood (clothespins, chopsticks, spoons, etc.). Avoid mixing metal, wood, and plastic in the same wind chime because the sounds won’t be as musical.
Cut several pieces of string about twelve inches in length. Tie one end to the object and the other end to a sturdy twig, about twelve inches long, or a coat hanger (use a metal hanger for metal objects or a plastic hanger for plastic objects).
Tie the strings approximately two inches apart so the pieces will strike each other when they move. Before knotting the strings, listen to the sound of the objects striking one another. Move the objects around if necessary. Tie an eighteen-inch piece of string to either end of the branch (the coat hangers have hooks). Mom will be able to hang this wind chime somewhere she’ll hear the sound when a breeze blows.
Decorated Flower Vase
A decorated flower vase is always a well received gift that kids can make for their mom. Recycle a glass bottle or jar by covering it with scraps of yarn from a yarn stash. Squeeze some regular white glue onto the top part of the jar and spread it over the outside with fingertips. Wash the glue off the hands. Then, wrap the bottle around and around with yarn so that each round of yarn is pressed against the previous round. Work small sections at a time, so the glue doesn’t run down the glass. Avoid using too much glue because then the yarn will slide down the glass.
Allow the finished yarn-covered jar or bottle to dry. Mix some of the white glue with a little water. Paint the glue and water mixture over the rows of yarn. Let dry. Try this technique with a covered jar and fill with homemade bath salts.
Paper Bead Necklace
Another personalized gift kids can make for their mom is a paper bead necklace. Turn magazine or catalog pages into a paper beads. Don’t worry about what the picture is because it won’t be clear in the finished bead. Measure a two-inch base for a triangle along one side of a piece of paper and, with a ruler, draw an angled line to the opposite side of the page so to form a triangle. Cut out and continue drawing and cutting triangles until there are twenty shapes.
Don’t worry if the edges are ragged or the shapes aren’t perfectly triangular; it won’t show in the finished bead. Lay a pencil against the base of the triangle. Now, roll the triangle up to a point, adding small drops of glue along the way. Add a dot of white glue to the point and press it against the tube to hold it in place. Slide the bead off the pencil and set aside for it to dry.
Continue until all the triangles are beads. Mix regular white glue with some water and paint over the beads. Allow drying. String the dry beads onto crochet thread or beading string. Alternate the paper beads with glass, wood, or plastic beads. Tie the ends of the string together.
With a little time, patience, and creativity, children can make a wind chime from recycled wood or metal items, a vase from a bottle or jar and scraps of yarn, or a beaded necklace from magazine pages.
DIY Gift Ideas for Mother’s Day
For Mother’s day, get creative and write her a poem or make her something you know she could use like homemade gifts. Moms love homemade gifts from the heart and when you choose something useful, she’ll love it even more. These 50 ideas for Mother’s Day crafts are easy to make and will surely please mom on her special day!
- Dark Chocolate Mother’s Day Bouquet Tutorial
- DIY Mother’s Day Scented Candle
- Rose Petal Bath Bombs
- Homemade Mother’s Day Sharpie Mug
- Pressed Flower Bookmarks
- Mother’s Day Bouquet with a Cricut
- DIY Mini Watering Can Succulents Make The Perfect Mother’s Day Gift
- DIY Peppermint And Lemon Gel Air Freshener
- Fifteen Minute Hot Glue Button Brooch
- Cork Printed Flower Tot Bag for Mom
- DIY Tassel Earrings: An Easy DIY Mother’s Day Gift Idea
- Beautiful Paper Rose Craft Tutorial
- DIY Wine Dispenser
- Teacup Herb Garden – Charming DIY Mother’s Day Gift
- Pralines Roses
- Photo Holder for Mom
- DIY Charm Bracelet
- DIY Seed Bombs – Perfect Mother’s Day Gift
- Homemade Lilac Perfume
- White Chocolate Covered Strawberries
- DIY Felt Wreath
- DIY Beverage Chocolate Melts: Coffee & Hot Chocolate Toppers
- Homemade Lavender Vanilla Soap Recipe
- DIY Floral Mason Jar Vase Idea
- DIY Birdseed Ornaments
- Homemade Body Wash with Essential Oils
- Personalized Stepping Stones
- Homemade Infused Olive Oil Gifts with Free Printable Gift Tag
- Mother’s Day Button Letters Craft
- Colourful Paper Flower Wreath Craft
- Mother’s Day Biscuit Card
- Chocolate-covered Blueberries
- Easy DIY Leather Tassel Keychain
- Easy Loofah Soap for Exfoliating Skin
- DIY Macaron and Flower Gift Box
- Mother’s Day Handprint Flower Poem Printable
- Mother’s Day Pencil Holder
- Nail Polish Dipped Marbled Seashell Decor
- DIY Memory Box
- Mother’s Day Coupon Book with Free Printable
- Homemade Vanilla Extract
- Cricut DIY “Bloom” Terra Cotta Flower Pot Project
- Awakening DIY Citrus Shower Bombs
- Mother’s Day Nature Crafts
- DIY Lavender Bath Bombs
- Water Bottle Flower Craft for Kids
- Mother’s Day Breakfast Printables
- Homemade Poultry Seasoning
- Vanilla & Honey DIY Lip Scrub
- Scented Bath Salts for Mother’s Day
Hope you like the above list of DIY Gift Ideas for Mother’s Day! If you are looking for other craft inspirations, you can look at our craft section!
There are so many great ideas here, now we have to get fathers involved as with no school there will be no mother’s day crafts coming home.
Looking over these again, I realized that these are great crafts throughout the year just not Mothers Day.
Totally agree!
I want to make the wind chime from recycled items so that I can hang it up.
Lovely handmade craft ideas. I would like to make the Awakening DIY Citrus Shower Bombs.
So many super cute craft projects that can be used for all year around. I am pinning these for later.
Wonderful ideas! I would love to try making my own windchimes – Ive always loved them
OK wow!! I love this – Teacup Herb Garden – Charming DIY Mother’s Day Gift. I just got gifted a bunch of non-matching tea cups and this would be great!! I run a daycare with a bunch of small children who would love to do this!! Maybe some lavender for relaxation!
Mishelle G
I would love to make these gifts with family I will start with the windchimes They would look great hanging up
I think my granddaughter would enjoy making the decorated flower vase for her Mom.
The paper bead necklace would be fun to do and looks so easy.