Every child loves to show their love for mom with handmade gifts! And if those gifts are made from recycled materials, Mother Earth is happy as well. We prepared a collection of 60 green Mother’s Day crafts kids can make and give to their moms to shower them with love!
Raid your recycle bin and prepare to upcycle paper rolls, old newspapers and magazines, cardboard and shoe boxes, tin cans, mason and baby jars, and so much more!
Mother’s Day Homemade Gifts
You will find here ideas for homemade Mother’s Day gifts from recycled materials like:
- photo frames
- Mother’s Day cards
- planters
- vases
- jewlery
- stationary
- and more!
Supplies for Mother’s Day Crafts
Apart from items from recycle bin, you will need some other supplies:
- markers
- paint
- glue
- cardstock (assorted colors)
- yarn
- washi tape
- tissue paper
RECYCLED MOTHER’S DAY CRAFTS FOR KIDS FROM CARDBOARD BOX
In this section, you will find ideas for Mother’s Day gifts from following items:
- cardboard box
- shoe box
- cereal box
- cardboard packaging
Bead Mosaic Frame from Cereal Box – Teach Me Mommy
Yarn Wrapped Tulips from cardboard and popsicle sticks – School Time Snippets
Cardboard Collage Frames with bits and bobs – Red Ted Art
Modern Geometric Cardboard Necklaces – Barley & Birch
Framed Flower Art for Mother’s Day – Gathered by Claire
Yarn Wrapped Cardoard Initials – Art Bar Blog
Heart Nature Weaving Craft – Little Pine Learners
Cardboard DIY Photo Frame – Let’s Do Something
PAPER ROLL MOTHER’S DAY CRAFTS FOR KIDS
Items you can use for next section of Mother’s day gifts for kids to make:
- toilet paper rolls
- wrapping paper tubes
- paper towel cardboard inserts
DIY Mother’s Day craft bracelets – Living in a Happy Place
Toilet Paper Roll Mother’s Day Flower Wreath – Woli Creations
Paper Roll Handprint Flowers – Easy Peasy and Fun
Paper Roll Flowers – The Best Ideas for Kids
Toilet Paper Roll Crown Craft – Crafty Morning
Cardboard Roll Hearts Bouquet – Our Kid Things
Paper Roll Flowers – Emma Owl
Paper Roll Heart Necklace – Filthy Wizardry
Tin Foil Bangles from Paper Rolls – Best Toys 4 Toddlers
Duck Taped Paper Roll Vase – Fun Handprint Blog
Homemade Plant Starters – Easy Crafts for Kids
Empty Paper Roll Martenitsas – Krokotak
REUSE EGG CARTONS FOR MOTHER’S DAY CRAFTS
Next, we have Mother’s day crafts primarily based on egg carton. Although cardboard egg carton is the most usual type of packing eggs, some of the crafts here use styrofoam egg crate and other use plastic egg container. Now, you can repurpose any of them with ideas found here!
Cellophane and Egg Carton Poppies – Best Toys 4 Toddlers
Easy Egg Carton Mother’s Day Card – Fun Money Mom
Egg Carton Mom’s Portrait – Non-Toy Gifts
Drink It All In with Twinings and Tea Cup Cards – In The Playroom
Egg Carton Flowers Kids Craft – I Heart Crafty Things
Bluebells Egg Carton Flower Craft for Kids – Buggy and Buddy
Egg Carton Flower Pins – Pink Stripey Socks
Egg Carton Jewlery Box – The Craft Train
REUSE OLD NEWSPAPERS OR MAGAZINES FOR MOTHER’S DAY HOMEMADE GIFTS
So many of paper products can be repurposed! You can reuse for crafts items like:
- old newspapers
- old magazines
- junk mail
- promo materials
- envelopes
- child’s artwork
- printed and not needed papers
- old book pages
Newspaper Frame – Red Ted Art
Mixed Media Market Bouquet Cards – Barley & Birch
DIY Patchwork Frame – Francine’s Place
DIY Flower Bouquet for Mother’s Day – The Educator’s Spin On It
Easy Newspaper Flowers – Red Ted Art
Painted Newspaper Puffy Heart – I Heart Crafty Things
Magazine Bead Jewelry – Free Kids Crafts
Magazine Roses – Patty Schaffer
POPSICLE STICK MOTHER’S DAY CRAFTS KIDS CAN MAKE AND GIVE
Since my kids love eating ice cream, we always have enough of popsicle sticks for crafting! But, in case you fancy one of the popsicle stick Mother’s day crafts here and would like to make it with larger group of kids (for example, in the classroom), you can order popsicle sticks in bulk.
Handprint Flower DIY Bookmarks for Kids – Darice
DIY Popsicle Stick Coasters – Busy Mom’s Helpers
DIY Chalkboard with Popsicle Sticks – Caseperlatesta
Popsicle Stick Flower Pot – Mad in Crafts
Popsicle Stick Flowers – Mom Unleashed
Mother’s Day Frame Craft Made With Popsicle Sticks – Fun Learning Life
Popsicle Stick Heart Puzzle Frame – The Active Toddler
“Home is Where Mom Is” Popsicle Stick Mother’s Day Craft – Crafty Morning
USE OLD MASON JARS OR BABY JARS FOR MOTHER’S DAY CRAFTS
We collected Mother’s day craft ideas with mason and baby jars. We always reuse all of the glass containers and never have enough for them. So handy to hold all little tidbits for crafting and small toys!
Colorful Candle Holders – Teaching 2 & 3 Year Olds
Make a “Jar of Love” for Mom! – Crafting a Green World
Handprint Mason Jar Craft – Midwestern Moms
Mother’s Day Mason Jar Votives – I Heart Arts’n’Crafts
Mason Jar Picture Frame Vase – Home Stories
Yarn Covered Vase – Kids Craft Room
Textured Jars – Crafts by Amanda
DIY Heart Leaf Lanterns – Rhytms of Play
UPCYCLE TIN CANS FOR HANDMADE MOTHER’S DAY GIFTS
So many amazing ideas for Mother’s day themed items from tin cans! From homemade vases and planters to pen holders and lanterns. Pick something according to your child’s age and enjoy crafting!
Mother’s Day Pencil Holder – Fun Money Mom
Recycled Tin Can Ladybug Plant Holder – Fun Handprint Blog
Painted Tin Cans – Crafty Chica
Personalized Tin Can Pencil Holder Craft – Buggy & Buddy
DIY Tin Can Lantern Craft – Red Ted Art
Tin Can Planters – The Best Ideas for Kids
Mother’s Day Tin Can Photo Vase – Arizona Craft Mom
Make Flower Baskets from Tin Cans – Home Talk
WHAT ELSE YOU CAN REPURPOSE?
We cooperated with many other bloggers online in junk play serial where we picked a different material from recycle bin every day for 60 days. You can find a full list and ideas for all 60 materials we used in 60 Day Junk Play Challenge. You can also join our Creative Junk Play group on Facebook! See you around!
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