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[Childcare] A collection of craft ideas to make for Mother's Day

Are you a teacher wondering what to make for Mother’s Day? Here are handmade gift ideas that children from infant (0 years) to 4-year-old classes can enjoy.

From stamped flower bouquets to practical coasters and display-worthy photo frames, each project lets children’s individuality shine.

Gifts packed with gratitude are sure to bring a smile to whoever receives them.

We hope you find these ideas helpful! Note: In this article, we use the term “seisaku” (制作) to refer to children’s creations as “works.”

[Childcare] A Collection of Craft Ideas to Make for Mother's Day (31–40)

Flower message card

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Flower message card

With a feeling of “thank you as always,” let’s try making a floral message card! Fold origami as if you were making a crane, and cut it partway through.

From there, create pleated petals and open up folded sections to form the inside of the flower.

Use green origami to make the stem, write your message on the white part of the flower, and you’re done! If you use scissors that cut a zigzag edge, it might make the flower look even more realistic.

It’s also fun to choose which patterns of origami paper to use!

Cute Bouquet Card

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Cute Bouquet Card

This is a message card shaped like a bouquet of carnations, perfect for Mother’s Day.

First, fold construction paper and form it into a bouquet shape.

Make the petals using red origami paper; you can adjust the difficulty based on the child’s age, so tailor it to the grade or class.

Trace the child’s hand on construction paper, cut it out, and attach it to the card so parents can also feel their child’s growth.

Finally, write a message on the card to complete a wonderful Mother’s Day gift.

Popup card

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Popup card

A heartfelt message is always a delight, no matter what it is.

If it’s handmade with care and filled with gratitude, the joy of receiving it is all the greater.

There are many occasions for sending cards.

In spring, we have Mother’s Day.

Let’s make a glamorous pop-up card for Mother’s Day that bursts into full-bloom cherry blossoms the moment it’s opened.

To make it easy for young children, have teachers or adults prepare the flowers in advance.

Also, starch glue is easier to handle for sticking the pieces together.

The layered cherry blossoms expanding in three dimensions look wonderfully luxurious.

Heart card made with yarn

A heart-shaped yarn card as a Mother's Day gift.
Heart card made with yarn

Let’s handcraft a heart-shaped card made with yarn that’s soft to the touch and cozy—perfect for Mother’s Day.

Draw a heart shape on a piece of cardstock in your favorite color.

Along this outline, use an awl or similar tool to punch several holes.

Thread yarn in the color of your choice through the holes.

The direction you thread through the holes can be random—that actually gives it a relaxed, charming look.

You’ll end up with a stylish card that’s fluffy and a bit three-dimensional.

Add a message around the heart to make it feel even more special.

Pen holder made from paper clay

[Creative Play] Easy with Paper Clay! Gift Craft: Stylish Pen Holder
Pen holder made from paper clay

If you’re going to give a gift, you want it to be something they’ll use every day, right? Here’s a pen holder you can make using paper clay.

Prepare a jar that’s the right size and wrap jute twine around it to secure it.

Then apply paper clay over the twine.

Wrapping the twine helps the paper clay stay in place.

Finally, embed pieces like marbles or pretty stones into the clay for decoration, and once it’s dry and hardened, it’s finished.

Your mom is sure to be delighted with such a heartfelt gift!