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Mother's Day crafts for kids

10 things to make for Mother's Day, most searched first. Every one shows the level, the time and the cost before you start.

Air-dry clay pinch pots
Clay and dough

Air-dry clay pinch pots

Push your thumb into a ball of clay, pinch the sides into a little pot, and paint it once it dries.

Beginner45 minutes plus 1 to 2 days drying$6 to $12
Pop-up heart card
Paper

Pop-up heart card

A Valentine's card with a paper heart that jumps up when you open it, made with 2 cuts and a fold.

Intermediate30 minutes$0 to $4
Yarn wrapped cardboard hearts
Yarn

Yarn wrapped cardboard hearts

Cut a heart from a cereal box and wrap it in yarn until it's soft and fuzzy, for a door hanger or gift tag.

Intermediate45 minutes$2 to $6
Painted flower pot with seeds
Garden

Painted flower pot with seeds

A clay pot painted by your kid, planted with a few seeds, and handed over as a gift that keeps growing.

Intermediate1 hour plus drying$5 to $12
Homemade coupon book
Paper

Homemade coupon book

A little stapled book of coupons good for hugs, breakfast in bed, or 1 free car wash from your kid.

Beginner30 minutes$0 to $3
Popsicle stick photo frame
Wood

Popsicle stick photo frame

A craft stick frame painted and decorated by your kid, with a photo of the two of you inside.

Beginner45 minutes plus drying$2 to $6
Pressed flower bookmarks
Nature

Pressed flower bookmarks

Press real flowers in a heavy book for a week, then seal them into a bookmark that keeps spring all year.

Intermediate30 minutes plus 1 to 2 weeks pressing$2 to $8
Salt dough handprint keepsake
Clay and dough

Salt dough handprint keepsake

Press your kid's hand into salt dough, bake it, and paint it into a keepsake that shows how small they were.

Intermediate30 minutes plus about 3 hours baking and cooling$2 to $8
Magazine paper beads
Recycled

Magazine paper beads

Roll triangles of old magazine pages into shiny beads and string them into necklaces and bracelets.

Intermediate1 hour 15 minutes plus drying$0 to $5
Tissue paper flower bouquet
Paper

Tissue paper flower bouquet

Big fluffy tissue paper flowers on pipe cleaner stems, a bouquet that never wilts.

Intermediate45 minutes$3 to $6

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