Mother's Day Kindergarten Activities

Mother's Day is a time to remember the most important person in a child's life.

Mother's Day is an important holiday for children to observe, as it helps them remember to appreciate how much their mother does for them every day. Kindergarten-age children will love learning to make crafts for their mother in preparation for this celebration. These crafts serve as engaging and creative activities in the classroom and as a great way for the children to prepare gifts for their mothers. Moms will love being showered with hand-made gifts from their own biggest fans.

Message in a Bottle

Chilren can create their own personalized "message in a bottle" for their mother.

Each child will write a letter to his or her mother on a blank sheet of paper. The letter can list favorite memories, state reasons why the child loves his or her mother or explain why they are thankful to have her as a mother. After the children finish their letters, they can decorate them using stickers, crayons, markers and glitter. After decorating, the child will roll the letter up and tie a ribbon around it. Each child should then be give a small decorative bottle with a cork. They will place their letter in the bottle and place the cork in the opening. When they go home, they can give their mother a "message in a bottle" that she can keep forever.

Decorative "Mother" Banner

Use markers and crayons to make a banner showing your mother what you love about her.

Each child should choose a piece of construction paper in their mother's favorite color. Following the teacher's example, the children will write the word MOTHER in large letters vertically down the center of the paper. Next, the children will come up with words that describe their mother which contain one letter of MOTHER and write them horizontally. For example, they might write "aMazing" around the M, "lOving" around the O, and "Terrific" around the T. The teacher can help the students by writing several words for each letter that they can choose from. The vertical MOTHER should be in larger, thicker letters and in a different color than the rest. Once the children have finished their lists, the teacher will use a hot glue gun to glue a ribbon "hook" at the top of each banner. Once the hot glue has dried, each child will have a personalized banner for their mother.

"To Do" Board for Mom

Make your mom a custom "To Do" dry -rase board.

This is a creative project that any busy mom will love. Each child will receive a small, white dry erase board. Using decorative foam, the children will cut out letters to make the words "Mom's Memos" as well as shapes such as hearts, flowers and stars. With the teacher's help, the children will use a hot glue gun to glue the foam letters to the top of the board and the shapes as a border. Once the glue has dried, each child will have a memo board to give their mother's. This will help their mother's stay organized and remember how much they are appreciated.

Custom Flower Pot

A custom-made flower pot will make any mom smile.

Each student will receive a plastic flower pot. The students will then use decorative foam to cut out the letter's "Mom's Flowers" as well as several different shapes, such as hearts, flowers and suns. With the teacher's help, the students will glue the letters on the front of the flower pot and the decorate shapes around the other parts of the flower pot. When this is finished, the students will place a bag of flower seeds into the pot to give their mother as a gift.

References

• Apples 4 the Teacher: Glass Message in a Bottle Craft Kit
• Apples 4 the Teacher: Mother's Day Banner Craft Kit
• Apples 4 the Teacher: Mom Memo Board Craft Kit
• Apples 4 the Teacher: Color Your Own Flower Pot Craft Kit

Resources

• A Kid's Heart: Mother's Day Games and Activities