Are you looking for a unique and thoughtful Mother’s Day gift? Why not make one yourself?
It can be fun, easy, and wallet-friendly to make handmade gifts for the special moms in your life. We love the idea of homemade gifts because they show you took the time to think about what your mom would really appreciate and crafted it with love.
Check out these 23 simple mother’s day gifts to show your mom (or wife, sister, friend, or grandma) how much you care. She deserves to be spoiled this year!
Gifts for Your Mom or Mother-in-Law
When it comes to giving gifts to your mom or mother-in-law, you want the present to be both pretty and practical. Here are several DIY Mother’s Day gifts that fall into that category.
1. DIY Apron
Turn a tea towel into a gorgeous and useful DIY apron in about 20 minutes (or less)!
Find tea towels with a cute print or design your own. Then pop it in the sewing machine to whip up an apron that Mom will love.
You don’t need to be a pro at sewing for this project from Sarah Hearts—if you can sew a long, straight line, you’re all set.
2. Lemon Mint Sugar Scrub
Pamper Mom with this lemon mint sugar scrub that smells amazing and makes your skin oh-so-soft. The scent is invigorating.
It’s easy to whip up this 5-minute DIY using sugar, coconut oil, vitamin E, and lemon and peppermint essential oils. Give the scrub as a gift in a cute, airtight jar with a ribbon.
3. Seed Packet Bouquet
What could be better for the avid gardener than this bouquet of seed packets from Down Redbud Drive? One of the fun things about this gift is that you can customize the seeds to her gardening preferences.
If she grows beautiful flowers, give flower seed packets. If her green thumb favors a vegetable garden or herbs, give her some of those seeds instead.
4. DIY Tea Towels
Stenciled tea towels, like these from Crafts by Amanda, make beautiful gifts for the woman who spends a lot of time in her kitchen. Using stencils and bright fabric paints, these towels are soft, flexible, and inexpensive to create at around $15 per set.
You can even use this idea to make cute gifts for Mom during the holiday season.
5. Nail Polish Marbled Pots
Speaking of Mom’s garden, she will love some beautifully decorated marbled flower pots for her flowers, herbs, and succulents.
The most attractive thing about these pots from Pretty Life Girls is that you don’t need to buy a lot of paint. No, these marbled pots get their color from nail polish! How cool is that?
Marbling is a super fun painting technique that even kids can do, but it looks polished and pulled together.
6. Marbled Nail Polish Mugs
If you try the marbled pots above, there’s no reason you shouldn’t make some marbled nail polish mugs for the moms in your life, too. These mugs from DIY Candy are fun, colorful, and will bring a smile to her face whenever she enjoys a cup of coffee or hot chocolate.
Gifts for Your Wife
Husbands, the most meaningful gifts in life are usually the ones you make yourself, so get your creative thinking cap on and tackle one of these simple projects. Enlist the kids to help!
7. Photo Holder for Mom
Dad and the kids can put this simple and stylish photo holder for Mom together in no time. You’ll need a wooden plaque, wooden letters, paint, and metal clips, along with a few other materials to bring this project to life. Follow the tutorial from Crafts by Amanda to get it just right.
This is also the perfect time to schedule a family photo session with a local photographer!
8. Hand Painted Glass Vases
If your budget is super tight, you’ll love this DIY project.
First, collect three similarly sized vases from your local thrift shop. Then, you’ll paint them using a mixture of paint and paint thinner so that they’re still translucent.
Finally, you’ll make a display tray and fill the vases with fresh flowers to complete the piece.
Learn how to make these hand painted vases and trays from Pillar Box Blue.
9. Photo Memory Box
Give your wife a photo memory box like this one from Crafts and Printables so she can store all her most precious memories.
A wooden trinket box will do nicely, along with some photos of her and the children. In addition, you can include other special memories like ticket stubs, pressed flowers, the key to your first house, etc.
Anything that you know is a favorite souvenir will do nicely.
10. Map Roses
Want to give an incredibly meaningful gift to your wife this Mother’s Day? Get maps of significant locations that hold a special place in her heart—your wedding location, your honeymoon destination, all the places you’ve traveled together—and turn those maps into a beautiful bouquet of map roses.
Refer to the tutorial from Pillar Box Blue to learn how.
Gifts for Your Sister or Friend
Your gal pals need to be celebrated on Mother’s Day (and every day). Pamper them with some of these DIY beauty products and other homemade Mother’s Day gifts.
They’re perfect for besties, coworkers, neighbors, and more.
11. DIY Lip Scrub
Truly, soft lips are a gift. You can make loads of batches of this homemade brown sugar lip scrub from Beauty Crafter in no time at all.
It’s a great gift idea for your bestie (and for yourself)!
12. Lavender Shower Melts
Give your friends the gift of a stress-relieving shower with these incredible-smelling lavender shower melts from Glue Sticks & Gumdrops. They’re much easier to make than you think.
You’ll need Epsom salts, lavender essential oils, dried lavender flowers (available from florists or online), baking soda, and a few other simple ingredients.
These make wonderful Mother’s Day gifts for coworkers, the ladies at church, and other acquaintances, too.
13. Lavender Vanilla Soap
Did you know that making your own soap is pretty simple? It’s true! With melt-and-pour soap bases, the process has become pretty foolproof.
For this lavender vanilla soap from Ottawa Mommy Club, you only need the soap base, dried lavender, lavender essential oil, and vanilla essential oil. Of course, you’ll need a cute soap mold, too.
These soaps will make a wonderful addition to the lavender shower melts listed above. Turn them into a gift basket!
14. Sea Salt Spray for Hair
Do you have a friend who’d live at the beach if she could—toes in the sand, listening to the waves? That gal pal needs some sea salt hair spray so she can get that beachy hairy look all year round.
It’s so easy to make, a great last minute gift, and you can customize the ingredients to suit any hair type. Get the tutorial from Beauty Crafter.
15. Homemade Bath Bombs
Learn how to make homemade bath bombs from Crafts by Amanda, and you’ll never be stumped as to what to make for your friends and family again.
These fizzy, colorful bath bombs will turn an ordinary evening bath into a luxurious spa experience right at home. It only costs about 50 cents to make each bath bomb, so they’re super affordable!
16. Fizzing Mermaid Bath Salts
Feel the mermaid vibes with these homemade bath salts from Lydi Out Loud. Nothing is better after a long day than a relaxing soak with incredible-smelling, fizzy bath salts.
Friends will love this cute gift idea.
17. DIY Agate Coasters
Grab some small ceramic tiles to make stunning DIY agate coasters following the tutorial from Rachel Teodoro.
Alcohol ink and rubbing alcohol are the secret to the swirly, gorgeous colors. Seal the tiles once the design is dry and the edges are filled in using a gold Sharpie.
These coasters make beautiful gifts for coworkers.
Gifts Kids Can Make for Mom or Grandma
Kids want to get in on the fun with celebrating Mom on her special day. These projects are easy for kids of all ages to complete (with a bit of help) and are thoughtful gifts for either Mom or Nana.
18. Mother’s Day Coupon Book
Children will have a blast putting this Mother’s Day coupon book together for Mom. This project is quick and easy because of the done-for-you templates.
The coupons include things like wash and fold laundry service, sleeping in until noon, breakfast in bed, or a spa day at home. The PDF also includes blank coupons that older kids can customize and personalize any way they’d like.
19. Thumbprint Flower Candle Holder
Help the younger kids turn an ordinary mason jar into a cute thumbprint flower candle holder for Grandma. Tie with a piece of twine or a pretty ribbon to finish this project from The Craft at Home Family.
She’ll love seeing their darling fingerprints on each of the flowers every time she lights a candle.
20. Mother’s Day Treasure Box
This Mother’s Day treasure box is a great idea that’s a slightly different take on the photo memory box above, but it’s more kid friendly.
It’s easy to create a beautiful design like this one from Hello, Wonderful using masking tape to create clean lines and geometric shapes. You can’t go wrong! Then, just decide on a color scheme, and start painting.
She’ll love keeping her jewelry and mementos in this pretty box.
21. Shrinky Dink Footprint Key Chain
This footprint Shrinky Dink key chain is the perfect gift from baby to the new mom. Those adorable baby footprints are turned into a cute butterfly key ring Mom can use for her car keys or clip onto the diaper bag.
Learn how to make one at The Best Ideas for Kids.
22. Clay Footprint Ring Dish
Here’s another easy Mother’s Day craft to celebrate mom and baby’s first year together: a footprint ring dish from Messy Little Mom. Those little footprints are definitely the way to mom’s heart.
It’ll become her favorite place to put her jewelry at the end of the day.
23. Best Mom Fingerprint Art
Looking for something the kids can make all by themselves for Mom or Grandma? These Best Mom awards from Handmade Charlotte are super cute and simple.
Use upcycled cardboard circles, Kraft paper, paint, and those darling fingerprints to make an award any mom would be proud of.
We hope you find this list of simple Mother’s Day gift ideas helpful. These DIY gifts are perfect not only for celebration the special mom on this day, but for birthdays, holidays, and other special occasions.
Don’t forget to pin this post of DIY gift ideas so you can come back later. Happy Mother’s Day!
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