Mother’s Day Flower Card

This Mother’s Day Flower Card is a sweet and simple paper craft that lets kids turn little hearts into a blooming flower for Mom. It is a lovely handmade card for Mother’s Day, and it can also be adapted for birthdays, Valentine’s Day, or anytime kids want to share a little extra love. This is one of those easy crafts for kids that feels special without needing many supplies.

Supplies

• 9 x 12 cardstock or construction paper
• White or colored paper for the flower
• Scissors
• Glue stick
• Marker or crayon for stem, leaf, and message

Instructions

1. Fold the cardstock or construction paper in half to create your card.
2. Fold the flower paper in half. Draw half of a heart along the fold line to use as a pattern, then cut it out. Use that first heart as a guide to cut several more hearts that are all the same size.
3. Fold each heart in half. Apply glue to one outside half of a folded heart and press it onto the front of the card.
4. Continue gluing the folded hearts in a circle with the points meeting in the center to form a flower. Add as many hearts as needed to make the flower look full.
5. If you want a layered look, glue the finished flower onto one color of paper, cut around it to leave a small border, and then glue it onto the front of the card.
6. Draw a stem and leaf beneath the flower. Finish by writing a sweet message inside or on the front of the card.
7. Here is a simple poem you can use:

Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
My heart is popping
With love for you.

Happy Mother’s Day

Fun Facts

• Mother’s Day became an official holiday in the United States in 1914.
• Anna Jarvis is known for helping start Mother’s Day in the United States.
• Many countries celebrate mothers with special holidays, although the dates can be different.
• Flowers and handmade cards are two of the most popular Mother’s Day gifts.

Patterns, Templates and Printables

A simple half-heart pattern can be used to make all of the flower petals the same size. Kids can also experiment with different heart sizes to create printable templates for larger or smaller flowers.