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12 of the Best DIY Mothers Day Gifts

Updated on   |  By Jamie Dorobek  |  7 Comments

Mother’s Day is Sunday, May 12th! All mom’s love handmade gifts from their kiddos, but we also love sleep and spas. Here are 12 DIY Mothers Day gifts that could be paired with a 1 hour massage or breakfast in bed. I’ve also shared 2 free printable Mother’s Day cards because at the very least, mail your wonderful Mama a card!
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12 DIY Mothers Day Gifts

Mom’s make the world go round! Show the Mama in your life how much she means to you with a DIY gift she can actually use. This list includes everything from an etched flower vase to marbled mugs for her favorite hot beverage.

1. Flowers and DIY etched vase

For the flower lovin’ mama, make her a a handmade etched glass vase filled with flowers and complete with instructions to “grow”!

Handmade mothers day gift

2. Iced tea gift set

For the Southern, sweet tea drinking mama consider this iced tea pitcher gift set complete with a free printable for a “tea-riffic” mom!

DIY Mother's Day gifts

3. DIY Stepping Stones

For the sentimental gardener, craft a few DIY concrete stepping stones with the little ones in your life.

Concrete stepping stones

4. Painted flower pots

My kids made me these DIY flower pots for Mother’s day a few years ago. The smaller one is finger painted on a terracotta clay pot. My daughter made the other one with polymer clay that gets baked in the oven and then hot glued to a pot!

5. Puzzle Cube

If your mama loves puzzles, this DIY Mothers Day gift idea is sure to be ah it! Make mom a 3D puzzle cube with wooden blocks and paint. Kids will love to help paint and glue this puzzle together.
How to make a DIY puzzle

6. DIY Dinosaur Planter

For the quirky mama with a black thumb make this DIY dino planter. You can’t kill air plants!
How to make plastic animals planters

7. Tiny Polaroid Magnets

For the picture lovin’ mama, make a few tiny Polaroid magnets for the fridge.

8. DIY Marbled Coffee Mugs

For the hot beverage drinking mama that loves to craft, maker her a few of these DIY water marble mugs and pair with her favorite coffee or tea.
How to water marble mugs

 

9. DIY Paint By Number Set

For the crafty mom who loves her grand kids: A personalized paint by number, of her grand babies of course!
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10. Outdoor tic tac toe set

For the Mom that loves game night: A backyard tic tac toe set to play with the grand kids.
 
 DIY mothers day gift outdoor tic tac toe set

11. Cricut Joy

This last one is not handmade, but it can make all the handmade things. If mom loves quick, cute, crafts, but doesn’t have a dedicated craft room or lots of extra time the Cricut Joy electronic cutting machine is the best. Find more about why the Cricut Joy is my favorite cutting machine!

What is the Cricut Joy

2 Free printable Mother’s Day cards

One of the best DIY Mothers Day gifts to give is a card with a handwritten note telling Mom how much she means to you. I can assure you that this will bring a smile to any mother’s face.

12. World’s Best Mom

If your mom is the “World’s Best Mom”, this handmade Google card is perfect. It comes with a free printable too!

Google mothers day card

13. Free Printable Best Mom Card

For every mama ever: A card with a note from her babiesFree printable mothers day card
Do you have any Mother’s Day traditions in your house? Do you usually make or buy mom a present? What are your favorite DIY mothers day gift ideas? I’d love to hear…
I want everyone to feel empowered to be creative with their kids so, I’m sharing what I learned for free in a 5 day e-mail course!

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  1. Gau bong Totoro says

    I’d love to make a bag of rose for my mom, simple and vintage.
    She always loves romantic thing 😛

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  2. Jan says

    I love the tasty treat! mom will surely like it… 🙂 so excited to go home and have a late celebration… 😀

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  3. Jan says

    I love the tasty treat! mom will surely like it… 🙂

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  4. Emily says

    So clever! I’m loving the tiny polaroid magnets. CUTE!

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  5. Rachel (Lines Across) says

    So many great ideas! I especially love that draw something card. My mom would love it!

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  6. farah says

    Hi , is there some more creative ideas that are simple ? like only by using cards , glue , markers and pencil > and some stickers? i would love to know !.

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