Last-Minute Ideas for Mother’s Day
Caught off guard and need a last-minute idea for Mother’s Day or want to get the kids involved in making something easy? Keep reading for a few cute crafts and some beverage and food items you can pull together.
After the long months of winter that sometimes seem to drag on forever, time passes more quickly once Easter has arrived.
Spring is here and Mother’s Day is upon us.
If you haven’t quite finalized what you’ll be doing to honor your mother or other mothers in your life, then maybe you can find a few great last-minute ideas for Mother’s Day in this post.
Crafty Ideas for a Gift Mom will Cherish
Young children love to make things for their family members and mom is no exception!
Check out these great ideas for young and not-so-young children.
Pull out the finger paint and let the kids get a little messy as they create a one-of-a-kind masterpiece that captures a part of them.
You can always run to the local store and pick up a beautiful flower arrangement or plant.
Why not make it a bit more personal?
I know that I would cherish the planter for many years to come, regardless of how ‘perfect’ or ‘not so perfect’ it was.
Make this creative card for mom using celery to stamp.
Easy DIY Paper Tulip Craft For Mother's Day | Paper Tulip Bouquet
Any mom loves sentimental gifts! This gorgeous DIY tulip bouquet is a surefire way to warm her heart on Mother’s Day.
Also works perfectly as a Mother’s Day activity to do together with a small child.
I Am A Strong Woman Because A Strong Woman Raised Me Printable (FREE)
I Am A Strong Woman Because A Strong Woman Raised Me – FREE Printable for Mother’s Day!
A Mother’s Day Printable to celebrate all the strong mothers who raise strong daughters!
Grab some paint and help the kids make a Mother’s Day Handprint Flower Poem!
This Mother’s day handprint poem makes the perfect keepsake gift.
Give mom her favorite chocolate wrapped up in one of these printable adorable candy bar wrappers!
A pretty bouquet of painted pinecones makes a lovely gift for Mother's Day.
These cards to color can be printed the day before and are a meaningful gift for mom!
Mom will definitely feel loved on Mother’s Day, knowing that you took the time and effort to put together a fun scavenger hunt for her!
Time is the perfect gift because it’s creative, it’s something your mom truly needs, it’s something she’ll use, and it doesn’t take up space in the living room.
Instead of buying mom flowers why not paint her some?
This easy lavender flower painting tutorial will take you through the easy steps to recreate these flowers using Q-tips as an dotting tool.
This painting is a perfect project to get the kids to take part in too!
Tasty Last-Minute Ideas for Mother’s Day
Spoiling is something that should happen on Mother’s Day.
As much as I try to eat super healthy and keep my sweet tooth in check, I would not be one to turn down a tasty treat prepared by the boys for me.
I say bring on the chocolate and something a bit more special for brunch.
Help Mom start the day with a tasty Salted Caramel Mocha.
If the weather is especially warm, you can serve it over ice or whip it up in a blender with ice for a frozen drink (add the whipped cream at the end!
Ellen over at Confessions of an Overworked Mom has a great-looking idea for brunch ~Breakfast Bread Pudding with Praline Topping!
I can almost taste it just from reading the ingredients and would love something different for brunch.
My boys have all tried their hand at making Hashbrown Quiche or making hashbrown casserole. My youngest was quite proud of his Spam & Cheese Hashbrown Quiche.
Does your mom love coffee or maybe a great cup of tea?
Pair it with a tasty dessert whether a scone, a few cookies, or a decadent slice of cheesecake. (Okay, I go for a half slice of cheesecake to keep the calories down. But, a little does go a LONG way!)
I have a few favorite muffin recipes shared here as well. While Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins are tasty any time of the year, they do not evoke thoughts of springtime.
With fresh strawberries plentiful at this time, these Chocolate Strawberry Muffins are a perfect fit.
If you want something special, but easy to make for dinner, then try the Chicken Cordon Bleu Pasta Casserole.
Celebrating Mom in Different Languages may provide you with a few more ideas, too.
What are YOU planning to do for Mother’s Day this year?
This post was originally published on May 10, 2013, and has since been updated.
I was just looking for a recipe of a delicious drink to make my mom today and this salted caramel mocha is perfect!!! It is a pretty nice day, so I am tempted to also blend one with ice…my mom and I always go for flavored mochas when we are together. Thanks for the recipe!!!
thanks for including our post. Happy Mother’s Day!!
Such great ideas. My mom would love the bread pudding and drink.
I love the painting with a poem – all kids seem to love painting and it would be so quick and easy you could do the entire project in 15 minutes I bet. 🙂
I love these ideas! The bread pudding especially caught my attention because I am a huge bread pudding fan and like trying different recipes. The pralines are a nice touch.
I’m not a huge bread pudding fan, Daisy, but I love pralines.
These are all great last minute ideas! I think the celery art is especially cute and I wouldn’t mind if I was greeted with a salted caramel in bed tomorrow morning! Happy Mother’s Day to all you mamas out there!
I’d love for the boys to greet me in bed with a nice coffee drink, too, Layne. However, I think that’s all on me. Enjoy your Mother’s Day.
How fun, there are some really neat idea’s here. I love the Celery craft!!!
It’s a little bit of a bummer for me on Mother’s Day now because my kids are not under my roof. They’re on the other side of the country, but at least we chat on the phone. Actually we chat on the phone all the time, not just for Mother’s Day so never mind. I’m not bummed anymore! lol
Conversations are definitely important. I have a girlfriend with one child who lives elsewhere most of the year and she cherishes those phone calls.
Thanks I think i may try one of these ideas!
I love these ideas! My kids and I are doing the plantar and making a GF treat for my mom!!
Have fun helping the kids make the planter for Grandma, Jenn.
So many great ideas! I shared the quote with my mom!
Great ideas!!! Wow, I want some of that caramel mocha right now!!!
Wish I could pass you a steaming hot mug of it through the internet, Jennifer!
Well I would love the Mocha (great recipe) and the bread pudding for Mother’s day Breakfast and I would love the card made from celery
If I lived close to you, I’d gladly share some mocha and even make the bread pudding, too.
Thanks so much for sharing my posts! I’m off to check out a few of the other ideas.
You are welcome, Ellen. The bread pudding really looks great. I might need to bring it to a ladies group meeting, though, as my boys aren’t keen on the idea of bread pudding.
Thanks for sharing our (almost) Mother’s Day Planter (Fail)!!
I’m totally making that salted caramel mocha!! NO fail there for sure!
I LOVE my salted caramel mocha, Ronni! I’m getting a good handle on the hot coffee drinks, but need to work on the frozen ones now.
And, I think the planter still looks great.