Coloring pages and printable activity sheets and crafts are an easy way to help kids celebrate their mothers on Mother's Day. Kids can use printed clip art and images to color and present directly to their mothers or they can cut out and use the images for handmade cards and collages.
Mother's Day Coloring Pages, Printable Cards, and Activity Sheets
Here are some of my favorite printable resources for Mother's Day.
- MoreColoringPages.com has a large collection of Mother's Day coloring pages, including cute mother and baby animal pairs, mothers and children, gift giving, and Mother's Day history images.
- Starfall.com has a printable card with writing prompts and images to color.
- AtoZTeacherStuff.com website provides a Mother's Day section with a Mother's Day coupon book , instructions for a special craft using a child's outgrown shoe, and other craft ideas.
- ABCTeach.com has a Mother's Day theme unit, including a variety of activity sheets and coloring pages, border paper, signs, and craft instructions.
History of Mother's Day
Countries around the world also celebrate Mother's Day; some in May, others near the Spring vernal equinox in late March. Prior to the establishment of the modern official Mother's Day holiday,
- Christians in Europe celebrated Mothering Sunday to honor mothers and motherhood.
- Ancient Greeks and Romans celebrated Hilaria, a festival for Cybele, a mother goddess.
- Ancient Romans celebrated Matronalia, a festival for Juno, the goddess of childbirth.
After a campaign by Anna Marie Jarvis, on May 8, 1914, U.S. President Woodrow Wilson signed a congressional resolution designating the second Sunday in May as Mother's Day. Anna Jarvis had already created the Mother's Day International Association and trademarked the phrases, "second Sunday in May" and "Mother's Day".
On Mother's Day, in May or March, children in countries around the world take time to honor and celebrate their mothers through gifts of crafts, cards, or other special activities. Printable coloring pages, activity sheets, and Mother's Day cards make this task quick, easy, and fun for children of all ages. Father's Day is around the corner.
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Sources:
Taylor, Louisa. "Mother's Day Creator Likely Spinning in Her Grave." Vancouver Sun, May 5, 2008.
Vanbuskirk, Cheryl. "Mother's Day And The Art of Mary Cassatt." The Bulletin, May 12, 2009.
Sara McGrath - Sara is a veteran homeschool mom of three, Usborne consultant, and the author of Unschooling: A Lifestyle of Learning.
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