Get ready for Mother’s Day 2021 on Sunday 14th March! Everybody loves a homemade card with a heartfelt personalised message and a chance to show our Mums how much they are appreciated! Here are 5 sweet and simple ideas to use, adapt or add to as you like.
1. Paper Heart
You will need:
- A piece of card folded in half
- Washi/craft tape
- Brown paper
- Glue stick
- Scissors
- Pen
How to:
- Simply cut strips of your favourite craft tape and stick down in lines to the front of your card
- Cut a heart shape from brown paper, write your message and stick it to the tape.
Top tip: Practice writing your message before sticking the brown paper down to get the spacing and letters just right!
Fabric craft tape – Printed craft tape
2. Umbrella
You will need:
- A piece of card folded in half
- Cupcake cases
- Glittery paper or similar for the small hearts
- Pens
- Glue stick
How to:
- Cut a cupcake case in half. Stick the first half down flat and glue only the edges of the second half, so that it has a 3D effect.
- Draw a brolly stick underneath.
- Cut out small hearts from a paper of your choice. Stick them around the umbrella, like rain falling.
- Finally, write the caption.
3. Printed look
You will need:
- A piece of card folded in half
- Craft tape or tape that can be peeled back
- Paints
- Scissors
How to:
- Make this card landscape to give more room for the word ‘mum’.
- Cut strips of tape and arrange on your card to make the word and the hearts (or whatever decorations you would like).
- Leave the tape in place and paint a background with watercolours or thin poster paint.
- Wait until the paint is dry and carefully peel away the tape.
4. Mosaic-style heart
You will need:
- A piece of card, shaped into a heart
- Pieces of craft paper, or sticky gems etc. as the mosaic pieces
- A piece of ribbon
- Scissors
- Glue stick
How to:
- This card makes a wonderful hanging decoration/memento. It does not open, but the message is written on the reverse.
- Use pieces of craft paper, stickers or gems to create a mosaic pattern.
- Make a hole, thread the ribbon and tie.
Top tip: Write the message on a separate piece of paper and stick to the reverse side when happy with it.
5. Cute deer
You will need:
- A piece of card folded in half
- Brown paint
- Wiggly eyes
- Paper
- Pens
- Scissors
- Glue stick
How to:
- Cover your child’s palm in brown paint and print it onto the card.
- Add wiggly eyes and a nose.
- Write and add the caption.
Messages
Perhaps you could write an acrostic poem for the inside?
Mum, you are so wonderful, Or simply: To my Mum,
Only you will do, I love you because:
The greatest in the world for ____________________
Hugs and kisses too, _____________________
Everybody thinks their mum is best, but you From _________________ (Age __ )
Really are!
