Mother's Day is a special time for children to show their appreciation for their mothers and grandmothers as well as the other special women in their lives. Older children are typically capable of designing their own Mother's Day crafts or even shopping for gifts, while younger children will likely need some help from an adult.

Youngsters may not be able to take charge of Mother's Day festivities alone, but they have the energy and enthusiasm to chip in. Handmade craft gifts are a thoughtful way for young kids to show their love for their mom. Even the youngest of children can create something special.

All that is necessary for a handprint butterfly photo card is a printed photograph of the child's face, paper, scissors, glue, and finger paints. The child should dip his or her hands into the paint and make four handprints on paper in some preferred colors. When dry, cut around the perimeter of the handprints. These will serve as the wings of the butterfly. The picture of the child's face should be glued in the middle of a piece of paper or card stock. A butterfly body should be drawn underneath it, or a stock image may be printed out and used. Antennae can then be drawn sticking out of the child's head, and the handprints can be attached around the butterfly body to make the wings.

For another craft, children can draw and color on a large sheet of construction paper or another durable paper. An adult can then use another sheet of paper to make a frame mat of sorts, cutting out a heart shape from the middle. Both pieces of paper should be trimmed to the dimensions of a photo frame. The heart matting should be placed over the artwork so that the artwork will show through the heart shape. Everything can be framed together for a lasting memento.

Kids can make their mother a bouquet of flowers that will never wilt. A photo of the child's face should be printed and attached to a piece of circular card stock that is roughly six inches in diameter. The child can paint a popsicle stick green and then attach that to the back of the round card stock. The child can then glue small, fuzzy pompoms to the card stock surrounding the picture to make a flower. If desired, a magnet can be attached to the back of the flower so it can be secured to the refrigerator.