Have the mothers come in and let the children have a snack time with their mothers.  Let the children help their mothers.  You know the children like to help do things.  Let them help set the table and give out things.  You could let the children give a card or small gift to their mothers.  For those children who have no mother at home, let them invite a friend.  (Optional) Let the children even make a special invitation the Sunday prior to give to their mothers.  (Credit: Zippy)

 Mother's Day Craft Idea by Debbie Loveland

 Mother and Me Booklet by Lacey Lopez

I adapted a Father's Day poem to Mother's Day.

Mommy,
If all these kisses aren't enough,
There's two hands to help with garden stuff.
If all these hugs don't work their charm,
There's two arms to help keep you warm.
If this gift doesn't show how much I care,
I have REAL hugs & kisses to share!

I put 15 or so hug and kiss candies in a Ziploc baggy. Then, I printed off the poem, cut it out, and will paste it onto some pastel paper that is cut larger. I will wait until the children have time to stamp or color anything they want onto the colored papered and then help them paste the poem over it. Last, I'll staple it to the Ziploc bag for the children to give to their moms. It took only 20 minutes to gather everything together and only cost about $3 for 12 Nursery kids. (Idea by Jenny Kilstrom)

 Handout by Amy Busch / ga01152008 - I printed this off, and then had them put their handprints on the opposite side.

Mother's Day Pop-Up Card

  Dome Garden: You'll need a baby food jar (with a lid) for each child, small dried flowers or silk flowers, Glue (craft or hot glue), Playdough.  Roll out the playdough. Use the mouth of the jar as a cookie cutter and cut a circle out of the playdough.  Glue the playdough into the lid and wait at least 10-15 seconds.  Stick flowers into the dough and leave out to dry overnight.  After the playdough is dry, carefully screw the lid on.

An idea that I had was little flowers made out of the children's hand print. You trace and then cut out their hand and then use a pencil to curl the fingers back.  Then you roll the bottom of the hand print and tape it with the fingers curled out.  Then you stick a green pipe cleaner up the hole in the bottom and make a little knot inside the flower to hold it in place.  They are very simple and cute and each Mom gets a flower to take home. (Idea by Amy Marshall)

Stuff you'll need: clear 35 mm film canister for each child (available from photo processors), 1-inch-wide ribbon or fabric strips, narrow ribbon or rickrack, fabric paints, yarn, sequins or beads, tacky glue, scissors, paintbrush, egg carton, poster board, and a bag of small candies. (Credit: Children's Ministry)

• Work with the open end of the canister up. Glue the wide ribbon or fabric strip around the bottom half of the film canister. Then glue narrow ribbon or rickrack along the top edge of the wide ribbon.

• Remove the canister's cap and set it aside. Paint a face on the canister with fabric paint. Cut and unravel yarn pieces and glue them around the back and sides of the canister for hair. Add sequins or beads for earrings.

• Cut and paint an egg carton section to make a hat. When the paint is dry, bend up a brim around the edge and add ribbons or sequins to decorate it.

• Cut a 3-inch-diameter circle from poster board. Print "God fills Moms with LOVE!" around the outside edge of the circle. Glue the film canister to the middle of the circle. Fill the canister with small candies and replace the cap. Put the hat on and give it to Mom!

Noodle Necklaces:  It won't matter if a younger child adds two or three noodles or an older child adds a whole necklace full ... it will be up to them. (Idea by Catherine Gauvreau)

Muffin Cup Flowers - Use pipe cleaners for the stems and paper muffin cups for the flowers. Glue the pipe cleaners onto cardstock, and then glue on the bottom of a muffin cup for the flower. You can press the muffin cup flat, or leave it "3-D" for a daffodil.

Poem by Suzanne Stein

All I know of giving I have learned from you.
You've shown me what it means to love, just by the things you do.
You've taught me what it means to serve, without asking why or who.
These things are just a tiny part of why I love you.