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Make a thoughtful, handmade gift for Mother's Day that mom will treasure for years to come with one of these Mother's Day painting ideas.
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Mother's Day Painting Ideas From Messy Little Monster
Fingerprint Flower Pot
Moms who enjoy gardening will smile every time they see these fingerprint flower pots holding their succulents, flowers, or herbs. With bright, cheery colours and adorable buttons, they'll add a whimsical touch to any windowsill, patio, or garden.
Painted Handprint Poem for Mom
Here's a classic handprint poem craft that you probably made for your own mother as a child. Colourful handprints pair perfectly with this cute poem about your children leaving fingerprints all over when they're small. Save it for your scrapbook. You'll treasure those tiny hands forever.
Watercolour Flower Pop Art
Create some flower pop art for Mom to hang on her wall. This project is inspired by pop artist Andy Warhol and is a fantastic piece to paint for spring, especially Mother's Day. Put it in a stylish frame to make it even more special.
Bubble Wrap Painted Frame
Toddlers and preschoolers can easily join in on making gifts for mom when they're as easy as this bubble wrap painted frame. Use bubble wrap dipped in paint to stamp colourful prints all over a basic wood picture frame. Add some heart or flower embellishments to one corner, and you've got a beautiful frame any mother will be proud to display.
Rainbow Footprint Butterfly Poem
Remember those tiny tootsies every time you look at this gorgeous rainbow butterfly footprint, complete with a precious poem to make Mom smile. It's the perfect way to capture tiny baby feet in celebration of that first Mother's Day together.The version below was actually made with an ink pad, but we made a really cool painted rainbow footprint butterfly too!
Clay Footprint Ring Dish
Make a personalised gift for Mom or Grandma. This clay footprint ring dish is just the right size to hold rings, bracelets, and other trinkets you take off at the end of the day. It makes a lovely piece of décor for an entry table or nightstand.If you love this painted footprint butterfly design check out our footprint butterfly clay pot craft too.
Painted Salt Dough Handprint Bowl
They say home is where the heart is, but we say Mom is where the heart is. Wherever she is, there's love, and lots of it. Remember her with a charming salt dough handprint bowl in the shape of your little one's hand. Paint it up any colour of your choice, or choose mom's favourite colour. It can be used as a ring dish, a change collection bowl for when you empty your pockets, or a spoon rest for the kitchen.
Pour Painting Flower Pot
Here's another gift for the garden-loving mom that's creative, useful, and beautiful. Plus, Pour Painting for Kids is not only super easy, it's so much fun for kids of all ages. Grab a few paint colours in any colour scheme you like—bright and bold, pastel, neutrals—your choice! Turn the pot over, and let the pouring and dripping begin. Every pot is unique.
Fingerprint Painted Flower Pot
If your wiggly kid can only spare a few minutes of sitting, this fingerprint flower pot is a terrific project for short attention spans. Grab a pretty white pot, bowl, or mug, a couple colours of paint, and get to work dabbing on those tiny fingerprints. Add some soil and a plant, and this gift is ready to give to someone special.
Canvas Painting Ideas for Mom
Want to create a wall-worthy piece of art for the special mom in your life? Below are a few fun painting ideas kids can make for their mothers.Fingerprint Heart Keepsake Poem
Some prints are made to stay. This fingerprint heart keepsake represents those fingerprints that stay with you for eternity. Dads, this is the perfect project to help the kids with this year.
Heart Mother's Day Painting Idea
This paper doily heart painting is much easier to create than it looks. Simply grab a canvas and use a paper doily as a template to create a really cool painting effect.
Heart Mother's Day Painting Idea
This heart art is super cute! Here is a really simple painting idea for younger toddlers and preschoolers. Grab a canvas or thick paper along with a heart cookie cutter and stamp away until your canvas is filled with colourful hearts.
Melted Crayon Art
Use crayons instead of paint! It doesn't get more colourful than this melted crayon art featuring a beautiful rainbow of wax dripping down the canvas. The most striking part is the picture of the child holding an umbrella. Find out how to make it at On My Kids Plate!
Mother's Day Flower Paintings
Use a canvas or construction paper to create a stunning Mother's Day flower painting for Mom inspired by famous artist Georgia O Keeffe. This idea from Lessons with Laughter is perfect for an art class.
Beautiful Painting Ideas for Mother's Day
Paint doesn't have to be on canvas. These beautiful painted projects for Mom include painted mugs, bookmarks, cards, and more that are colourful and made special just for her.
Black Glue and Watercolour Flower Paintings
Here is another Georgia O Keeffe flower painting idea. Continue with the flower theme and try your hand at creating a black glue outline to fill with watercolour paint. Use our printable or go freehand! This would look really beautiful framed or even on the front of a Mother's day card.
Mother's Day Sponge Painting
Ditch scrubbing the dishes with your kitchen sponges this Mother's Day. Instead, help the kids make these pretty sponge painted cards from The Best Ideas for Kids. Stamping is a fun art technique that makes it easy for very young children to create beautiful designs.
Stamped Rose Painting
For another super simple stamping idea, try these whirly, twirly stamped rose cards from The Craft Train. Can you believe those gorgeous roses were made using a thin, rolled-up sponge cleaning cloth? Brilliant!
Stamped Fork Flower Painting
Who knew that you could use something as simple as a fork as a stamp for painting. Fork painting is a lot of fun for kids of all ages and I think that you will agree that these fork painted flowers look great.
Galaxy Spray Paint Art
Tell Mom she's out of this world with a galaxy handprint craft. Follow the steps from The Soccer Mom Blog to learn how to spritz and spray your way to a sparkly space-themed keepsake.
Handprint Painted Flowers Art
Grab a handful of paint sticks from your local hardware store to put together this pallet-inspired handprint flower art from Homeschool Preschool. Both the flowers and grass are made using handprints, so this project is straightforward enough for the youngest crafters.
Handprint Doily Craft
Practice weaving and threading skills with this handprint doily craft from Preschool Toolkit. This inexpensive project is cutesy and charming and will look wonderful in Grandma's kitchen.
Initial Tape Resist Painting
Use the tape resist technique to create a monogram or initial art. The Soccer Mom Blog uses Kwik Stix paint markers to keep this craft mess-free and easy for kids. Add the colourful initial to a cute frame, and the kids will have a gift they're proud to give to their mama.
Handprint and Fingerprint Flower Pot
Out of the flower pot pops a bouquet of handprint and fingerprint flowers. Moms will love this sweet poem and craft from Fun Handprint Art to remind her of those small handprints in the years to come.
Mother's Day Painted Bookmark
Bookworm moms will adore these watercolour cards and bookmarks made by their children. Projects with Kids uses a resist technique that makes both the watercolours and the whitespace look more vivid. Mom will smile every time she sees these colourful bookmarks peeking out of the pages of her favourite books.
Marbled Nail Polish Mugs
Make her morning cup of Joe extra special with a mug customised especially for her. These marbled nail polish mugs from Strength and Sunshine are quick and easy, so make several to give to moms, teachers, neighbours, and friends.
Mother's Day Painted Rocks
Mom rocks, so it's time to tell her so! She can use these Mother's Day painted rocks as paperweights for her desk or as decorations for her garden. Learn how to make a few simple designs at Projects With Kids.
3D I Love You Hand Craft
Say "I love you" in sign language with this fantastic 3D hand craft from Pink Stripey Socks. The bright colours, 3D effect, and whimsical design make this craft pop off the page or canvas.
Spin Art Painted Flowers
How pretty do these spin art flowers look?! Spin art is super fun for young children and each painting created is totally unique. Glue spin art flowers to colourful cardstock to create a Mother's Day card or add a popsicle stick as a stem and give them as a special handmade gift.
Ladybird Painted Clay Pot
This ladybug clay pot from Rainy Day Mum is too cute to sit outdoors! Put it in the windowsill or use it on a desk to hold pens and pencils. Moms and grandmas alike will love this cute lil' love bug.
When it comes to Mother's Day, it really is the thought that counts. These easy Mother's Day painting ideas are the perfect way to show her that she means the world to you.
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