A professional illustrator shares how kids can create this gorgeous Mother’s Day card

A gorgeous watercolour card 

Illustrator Sarah Hankinson shares how to create this beautiful card.

Materials required include, paper, watercolour palette, a round watercolour paintbrush and a container of water.

Using a large waterproof marker, write the word Mum, Mummy, Mama, Love etc in various spaces around your sheet of paper.

Then, dip your paintbrush in water, then into your watercolour paint palette. In whichever colour you like, paint over the word outline.

Keep it simple or use the watercolour to decorate around the word.

Have a go at blending colour or painting little flowers.

Cut it out, attach a ribbon and tie around a box of Cadbury Roses. Mum will love it!

Pretty pasta necklace

Nothing says you’re a mum quite like receiving your first pasta necklace. It’s quite the milestone moment!

Add some paint to the pasta pieces, allow to dry and then thread onto a string. Ta-da!

For full tutorial, click here.

Fingerprint love picture

Let Mum know how you really feel with this heartfelt piece of art.

Use painter’s tape to create a love heart shape and stick it onto a blank canvas or piece of paper.

Choose a mix of pretty colours and get finger painting. Allow to dry, remove painter’s tape heart and we guarantee Mum will love it!

Add your own sweet personalised message like this one:

My dirty little fingerprints I’ve left on every wall,

And on the drawers and table tops, I’ve really marked them all.

But here are some that won’t rub off, I made them just for you,

Because I’m thankful for a mum who loves me like you do.

For full tutorial, click here.

Wool heart wreaths

These gorgeous heart wreath decorations will make your mum’s heart full on her special day.

Simply cut heart shapes from cardboard and twist wool around the border.

For full tutorial, click here.

Handprint and footprint vase of flowers 

Fact: Mums love flowers. Ok, possibly not every single mother loves fresh ones (hello, allergies) but we’re positive every mama would love this sweet floral creation.

Best of all, these flowers will last forever.

For full tutorial, click here.

Blooming beautiful

Is this one of the cutest crafts you’ve ever seen?

Who knew that a photo of your child’s face glued inside a cupcake liner could be so effective, yet so simple.

Pop it in a frame with a pretty backdrop and a green paper stem and you’re done!

Blow kisses

Socially distanced from your mum or maybe grandma this Mother’s Day?

You can still blow her kiss! And it’s one she will treasure forever.

Cut out a photo of your child in the classic ‘blowing a kiss’ pose, glue it on the bottom corner of a canvas or card. Add some colourful cut-out hearts and your kiss creation is fin.

For full tutorial, click here.

Thumbprint pots

Does your mum have a green thumb and does she love art? If you answered yes to the above, then this DIY gift is perfect!

Use colourful thumbprints to decorate terracotta pots and then use a black marker to turn them into butterflies or ladybugs. Cute!

For full tutorial, click here.

Craft stick picture frame

A crafty frame that can display your mama’s nearest and dearest will be a hit!

Kids can paint the sticks a rainbow of colours. Once dry, glue on buttons and a butterfly clip to hold the photo.

Top tip: Glue magnets onto the back of the sticks so Mum can pop the frame on the fridge.

For full tutorial, click here.

Mum rocks!

Show mum she rocks with a self-portrait on well, a rock.

Simply add some paint and plenty of creativity onto a backyard rock to create a rock portrait your mum will love.

Once it’s dry, pop it into repurposed jewellery box for mum to open on Mother’s Day.

For full tutorial, click here.

Egg carton flower

We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again, flowers will always be well received by Mum.

And if not fresh ones, definitely arty ones!

This floral art piece can be made easy from leftover egg cartons and paint.

For full tutorial, click here.