Here is a thoughtful Mother’s Day craft that gives kids plenty of room for creativity and self-expression: Design a personal Mother’s Day shaker card!
This DIY Mother’s Day card is both a creative activity and a unique handmade gift. The free printable template includes everything you need for a beautiful Mother’s Day card, plus various decorations to cut and glue. Kids can choose different decorative elements and create their own unique designs. The result is a heart-warming gift for Mom and an impressive, sparkly, personalized shaker card!
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Mother’s Day Shaker Card Craft to Print and Make
Below you’ll find the step-by-step guide for crafting a gorgeous Mother’s Day shaker card using the free printable template. The template comes with everything you need: A stencil for the card cover, sweet messages to choose from, a spot for sparkly sequins, lovely cut-and-paste illustrations for endless decoration varieties, and space to write or draw. It’s the perfect handmade Mother’s Day gift for kids to make at home or in the classroom.
The greatest part of this shaker card craft is that it lets kids create endless designs. They can choose different colors of cardstock, switch up the decorations each time, and mix and match the printable elements. No shaker card will be the same!
✂️ What You’ll Need*:
- Some sparkly sequins
- Optional: White cardstock for printers (like this one)
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Transparency sheet (clear plastic sheet)
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Double-sided tape (adhesive foam tape)
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Scissors
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Coloring supplies (optional)
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Steps:
1. Print out the template and cut out all the parts. For best results, print on white cardstock instead of plain paper.
A small white border around the shapes looks cute, so don’t worry about cutting exactly on the line!
2. Trace the card’s base onto colorful cardstock and cut it out.
3. Trace the window’s frame onto colorful cardstock and cut it out.
4. Trace the transparency sheet stencil onto the transparency sheet and cut it out. Use a thin marker or a ballpoint pen for this one.
5. Glue the card’s interior to the card’s base (this will be the inside of the card).
6. Fold the card in half, with the interior part on the inside.
7. Glue the window’s background to the front of the card, centered as best you can.
8. Pick a message to go in the window and glue it onto the Window’s background. (Double-check that the card is facing the right way up before you glue!)
9. Glue the circle of transparency sheet to the back of the window frame.
10. Add small pieces of double-sided tape behind the window frame, all around the edges. Keep the tape within the borders of the frame so it doesn’t peek through the window later.
11. Sprinkle in some colorful sequins (or confetti!) onto the window’s background.
12. Stick the window frame over the sequins to close the shaker window.
13. Add the card’s title with the text “Happy Mother’s Day” wherever you like on the front.
14. Decorate! Use the cut-and-paste decorations to make the card look exactly how you want it.
Try adding some with foam tape to make them pop! Feel free to draw your own details, too.
15. Write a loving message inside. That’s what will mean the most to Mom 💕
More Mother’s Day Craft Time
Up for another sweet and unique Mother’s Day craft for kids? Check out my other printable craft: Jump to Mom Over the Rainbow!
In this magical activity, kids build a card where a bear actually jumps into his mom’s arms – using a split pin! It’s bright, playful, and full of motion. The printable template has all the needed parts to cut and glue (except from the pin), and the post has step-by-step instructions with pictures. It’s one of my favorites, and moms love it too!
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