Simple Mother’s Day Craft

I love doing DIY presents for different holidays with my students. Parents always cherish something that is made by their child and they always turn out so cute! This Mother’s Day craft is super simple and won’t take much time out of your class day, plus it’s pretty cheap!

Mother’s Day Craft

My favorite Mother’s Day craft that my students made for their moms is a fingerprint heart on a canvas, complete with fingerprint poem.

What You Need

Mini Canvases

I found these mini canvases at the dollar store (not sure if they have them this year but see below for similar canvases).

Paint

Contact Paper

How to Prep the Mother’s Day Craft

To prep, cut contact paper to fit on your canvases. These need to be a little smaller than the canvas to get that border around the heart. I left about an inch around the outside.
Then, cut hearts out of the middle.
Pull off the contact paper backing and stick the heart frame in the middle of the canvas.
Optional step: Stack canvases and put something heavy on top to get the contact paper really stuck.

Students Create the Mother’s Day Craft

I gave my students a choice of 3 different paint colors. (Obviously you can decide how many your students will use.) Students then take their finger print and put dots all over the canvas. Once it dries COMPLETELY (very important) remove the contact paper.

Your students will have a wonderful gift for their moms for Mother’s Day!

Mother’s Day Craft Poem

I also attached this poem about fingerprints as an added sentimental touch!

If you have your students make these for their moms share it on Instagram and tag me @one_kreative_kindergarten or comment below!

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Danielle

Hello! My name is Danielle and I'm a kindergarten teacher. My passion is creating engaging lessons to make learning fun for my little ones. It is amazing to watch a child grow as they learn what the world has in store for them. Follow my page and teachers pay teachers store to find lessons you can use in your own classroom!