βοΈ Templates
Colour-in Mother's Day cards (rosette style)
βοΈ Printable templates Β· Mum in the Madhouse
Rosette-style Mother's Day cards to colour in, plus a blank rosette, free through the site shop at $0.
Open on Mum in the Madhouse βA Sunday for saying thank you to mums and the people who look after us, with cards, flowers and treats.
Children can make a handprint flower card, a fingerprint heart balloon card, paper heart flowers or a colour-in printable card for Mothering Sunday. Toddlers can manage painted handprints with help, while older children can try pop-up cards, origami tulips and handmade bookmarks. Most ideas need only card, paint, glue and scissors.
When is Mother's Day in the UK 2027? Sunday 7 March 2027.
In the UK, Mother's Day is also known as Mothering Sunday. It falls on the fourth Sunday of Lent, three weeks before Easter Sunday, so the date moves each year. That is why the UK date is different from Mother's Day in the USA, which is always the second Sunday in May. Mothering Sunday has church roots. From around the 16th century, people would visit their 'mother' church, the main church or cathedral of their area, on this Sunday. Later it became a day when servants and apprentices were given time off to visit their mothers and families. Today it is a day to say thank you to mums, and to grandmothers, carers and other special grown-ups, with cards, flowers, breakfast in bed and homemade gifts. Many nurseries and primary schools make cards and crafts in the week before. For children aged 3 to 11, a handprint card or paper flower made at home is a lovely keepsake, and most ideas need nothing more than card, paint and glue.
In the UK, Mothering Sunday falls on Sunday 7 March 2027, two months before Mother's Day in the USA on Sunday 9 May 2027.
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βοΈ Printable templates Β· Mum in the Madhouse
Rosette-style Mother's Day cards to colour in, plus a blank rosette, free through the site shop at $0.
Open on Mum in the Madhouse ββοΈ Printable templates Β· KiddyCharts
Eight free printable card pages in both Mum (UK) and Mom versions. Print, colour, sign and give.
Open on KiddyCharts ββοΈ Printable templates Β· KiddyCharts
Free poem printable with a tulip or sunflower stem for handprint petals, with a UK version that says Mum.
Open on KiddyCharts βποΈ Colouring pages Β· KiddyCharts
A free PDF of 32 cute mother-and-baby pictures to colour, ready to turn into a card or a picture for Mum.
Open on KiddyCharts βποΈ Colouring pages Β· DLTK's Crafts for Kids
Printable Mother's Day colouring pages and posters for little ones to colour and give.
Open on DLTK's Crafts for Kids βπ¨ Crafts to make Β· NurtureStore
Ten Mother's Day makes for children, including handprint flowers, salt dough flowers and handmade cards.
Open on NurtureStore βπ¨ Crafts to make Β· Red Ted Art
Fold four paper hearts into a 3D flower with a pom-pom centre, then write messages for Mum on the petals.
Open on Red Ted Art βπ¨ Crafts to make Β· Red Ted Art
Handprint keepsakes for Mum: flower bouquets, a handprint dish, bookmarks and footprint flowers.
Open on Red Ted Art βπ¨ Crafts to make Β· Red Ted Art
Simple flower crafts, handprint and photo cards and keepsake gifts that little ones can make for Mum.
Open on Red Ted Art βπ Cards & letters Β· KiddyCharts
Fingerprint heart balloons in red washable paint make a quick, sweet card that even toddlers can help with.
Open on KiddyCharts βπ Cards & letters Β· Red Ted Art
Card ideas by theme: preschool cards, printable cards, heart cards and paper flower or origami tulip cards.
Open on Red Ted Art βπ Cards & letters Β· Red Ted Art
A round-up of printable Mother's Day cards, bookmarks and craft templates, mostly free downloads.
Open on Red Ted Art βπ Cards & letters Β· DLTK's Crafts for Kids
Print-and-make cards, from fingerprint and handprint heart cards to window and fold cards, plus poems.
Open on DLTK's Crafts for Kids βπ How-to & videos Β· A Little Pinch of Perfect
Handprint flowers on paper straw stems in a printable pot or vase; the free template comes via Gumroad.
Open on A Little Pinch of Perfect βπ The story Β· Office Holidays
When Mothering Sunday falls each year and how the 'mother church' tradition grew into today's UK Mother's Day.
Open on Office Holidays βπ« EYFS, KS1 & KS2 Β· Red Ted Art
Classroom-friendly card ideas for teachers, with a free teacup template and flower printable.
Open on Red Ted Art βπ‘οΈ Grown-up rules Β· Child Accident Prevention Trust
Handy before breakfast in bed: how to keep hot drinks, kettles and pans away from young children.
Open on Child Accident Prevention Trust βπ‘οΈ Grown-up rules Β· Child Accident Prevention Trust
Advice on keeping small objects such as buttons and beads away from young children while they craft and play.
Open on Child Accident Prevention Trust βTap the β on any template to save it here. Your plan stays on this device.
A simple make to start with. Grown-ups handle anything sharp or hot.
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Simple ways to keep Mother's Day crafts safe and fun.
Anything smaller than a 2p coin can choke a young child, so keep buttons, beads and sequins out of reach of toddlers.Child Accident Prevention Trust (CAPT)
Keep small objects and small toys out of reach of children under three during craft time.RoSPA
Put your child down before you pick up a hot drink; a hot drink can still scald a child 15 minutes after it's made.Child Accident Prevention Trust (CAPT)
If you light candles on a cake or the breakfast table, keep matches and lighters out of sight and reach of children.RoSPA
Cool any burn under cool running water for 20 minutes and don't put creams, butter or plasters on it.NHS
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Handprint and fingerprint cards are perfect for toddlers: a painted hand becomes flower petals, and fingertip prints make heart balloons. Sticking tissue paper, colouring a ready-made card and decorating a paper flower are easy too. Older children can try pop-up cards, origami tulips, paper heart flowers or a handmade bookmark as a small gift.
Card or thick paper, washable paint, glue sticks, child-safe scissors, crayons or felt tips and a few pom-poms or paper straws cover most Mother's Day makes. Tissue paper and coloured paper are great for flowers. A printer helps for card templates and colouring pages, but plenty of ideas, such as handprint cards, need no printing at all.
Yes. Handprint flowers, fingerprint cards and colour-in cards suit EYFS, while KS1 children can add a short message or poem and try simple pop-up or paper flower cards. Be sensitive to family circumstances: let children make a card for a grandparent, carer or another special grown-up if they would prefer to.
Yes. The card templates and colouring pages we link to print on standard A4, and some, like KiddyCharts' cards, come in both Mum and Mom versions, so pick the UK one. If a template from a US site looks cropped, choose 'Fit to page' in your print settings. Printing cards onto thin card helps them stand up on a shelf.
Use washable paint for handprints and wash hands afterwards. Keep buttons, beads, sequins and pom-poms away from under-threes, because the Child Accident Prevention Trust says anything smaller than a 2p coin can choke a young child. If children are making breakfast in bed, a grown-up should handle the kettle, toaster and hot drinks.