You want to make a Mother's Day gift for your mom, but you're still looking for inspiration? Here you will find many DIY projects that your mom will be happy about.
It doesn't have to be expensive or big, it has to come from the heart. And fit your mom.
If you don't feel like giving perfume, a bath set or a flower for the hundredth time, here are a few inspirations.
If you want to craft a Mother's Day gift that is meaningful and that your mom will definitely be happy about, you've come to the right place.
We show you the best DIY Mother's Day gifts to make yourself. Uncomplicated, simple and suitable for every mom.
Table of contents
- Build a DIY strawberry tower
- Face moisturizer
- Make a mouth guard as a Mother's Day gift
- Craft bath chocolates as a Mother's Day gift
- For true coffee fans
- Body butter as mother's day gift idea
- Making a herb bed as a Mother's Day gift
- Solid hair shampoo for mother day gift idea
- Lip gloss for soft lips
- Flower bombs as a gift for mom
- Foot scrub as mother's day gift idea
- Dry shampoo as mother's day gift idea
- Craft lavender soap for Mother's Day gift
- Bath salts for the stressed mother
- Herbal salt as mother's day idea
- Craft bath bombs as a Mother's Day gift
- Chili oil for Mother's Day
- DIY jam for Mother's Day gift
- Delicious rolls for Mother's Day breakfast
- A healthy cake
Build a DIY strawberry tower
Your mom loves strawberries and has a small garden? Then you can make her a surprise Mother's Day gift that will last her a long time.
From three pipes, a piece of iron, potting soil and strawberry plants you build a DIY strawberry column within 15 minutes.
Very simple without screwing, drilling and nailing. Simply plug together and ready. Also works wonderfully for all who are rather untalented in craftsmanship :)
How to build a strawberry column in just 4 steps!
Face moisturizer
Just recently your mother complained to you that her skin is so dry again? You should keep such things in mind. Because that's exactly what you can mix a cream for.
Quite simply without many ingredients. Check out our DIY moisturizer for the face.
Here you come to the tutorial for the DIY moisturizer!
The gift 2020 par excellence: a face mask.
You can make them all by yourself. Buy a nice colorful fabric and get to work. As an inexperienced seamstress, it will take you about 30-40 minutes.
If you sew regularly, you will be ready in 10 minutes.
Sew a mouthguard yourself + free pattern!
By the way, you have several options for this. Either you sew the mouthguard with a sewing machine. Or you can check out our post for the DIY mouth mask without a sewing machine.
Just give it a try. It's not that difficult!
How to sew a mouth guard without a sewing machine!
Is your mom under a lot of stress? Then she deserves a portion of relaxation.
So how about homemade bath chocolates? You can choose the scent and color yourself.
If your mom loves roses, she's sure to love pink bath chocolates with a rose scent. Or rather purple? Then lavender comes just right.
Make your own bath chocolates is so easy!
For true coffee fans
Your mom is a real coffee aunt and loves the smell? Then you can make her a scrub as a Mother's Day gift.
With coffee grounds, honey and olive oil, the skin becomes wonderfully soft and smells mega delicious coffee.
Perfect for dry skin that wants to be made to glow again. And on top of that mega simple.
So easy to make coffee scrub itself!
Dry shins and arms? Body butter helps! You don't have to buy it, but can easily mix it yourself.
And in the process make it in your mother's favorite colors. Our body butter has become pink and white and reminds a little of a creamy soft ice cream.
As with all DIY cosmetic gifts, you can of course specify the scent yourself. Beautifully packaged you have a sweet Mother's Day gift that comes from the heart and fights dry skin.
This DIY body butter your mom will love!
Your mom is a huge herb fan but didn't have time for it this year? Then sow her a small herb bed for the windowsill. You don't need anything except seeds, soil and a pot.
Maybe you already have everything at home. Basil, cress and parsley you can sow together in a larger planter.
Alternatively, you can propagate your purchased basil via cuttings. Because honestly, you can never have enough basil. This is also very easy and guaranteed to be ready by Mother's Day so that you can use the plants.
How to do it and what to look out for is in our basil guide :)
Propagate basil through cuttings!
For those who are not so familiar with the subject themselves, take a look at our article "These herbs also grow in the apartment" over.
Have you ever tried making solid shampoo? It sounds much more difficult than it is. From Cocoa butter*, Cornstarch* and SLSA Surfactant* Mixed with essential oils, homemade hair shampoo is created in less than 10 minutes.
Super handy as a shampoo bar can take him diene mother with you on trips. Or simply use at home and save a lot of plastic waste.
This DIY hair soap is ready in 10 minutes!
Lip gloss for soft lips
Your mom will get velvety soft lips with our DIY Lipglos. In an extra post, we present two very simple instructions that are guaranteed to succeed.
Personalize the lipgloss with Food coloring* and vanilla or rose scent. I'm sure your mother has never had such good lip care.
Make lipglos yourself very easily!
Flower bombs as a gift for mom
I love flowers. So does my mom. Is it the same for you? Then you can easily make DIY flower bombs from potting soil, kitty litter and flower seeds.
By the way, this is not only a great idea for Mother's Day, but many other special days as well. Like birthdays, Christmas, garden parties, weddings and more.
The Seedbombs are simply put into the soil and watered. And your mom can already enjoy a mixture of flowers that you have chosen.
Click here for DIY instructions for flower bombs!
Open shoes are in season again. Your mother's feet will certainly appreciate a foot scrub. You can make your own scrub from just a few ingredients.
With Food coloring* and fragrances, you can create beautiful scrubs that are unique.
And on top of that, of course, they provide velvety soft feet. Perfect after the cold winter months.
Finally soft feet with this DIY foot scrub!
Anyone who has discovered dry shampoo for themselves knows that you can never have enough at home. However, filled in spray cans, it is anything but environmentally friendly.
It is so easy to make dry shampoo yourself. Just convince your mom of the DIY trend. She's guaranteed to love it.
For this dry shampoo you need only two ingredients!
If you've already done a little DIY gifting, you can try your hand at DIY lavender soap with three coats of paint.
However, this experiment is a little too difficult for beginners. If you do want to try it, plan enough time for it.
Lavender soap is the perfect Mother's Day gift for stressed moms. There is no more relaxing scent than lavender.
This lavender soap your mom will love!
Bath salts for the stressed mother
This DIY bath salt also provides a portion of relaxation and anti-stress. All you need is salt from the Dead Sea. You can get it at the drugstore.
Dye it with Food coloring* and give it a nice scent with essential oils. If you like, you can also add flowers or herbs to the bath salt to make it really beautiful.
With this tutorial you mix colorful and fragrant bath salts yourself!
Salt should never be missing in the kitchen. With a delicious DIY herbal salt you bring a lot of flavor to the plate.
Whether in a salad, with pasta, potatoes or on meat and fish. Making a DIY herbal salt as a Mother's Day gift is quite simple.
Tip: Be sure to add rosemary to the salt. This tastes mega delicious and smells pleasantly spicy. Also Lavender flowers* do well in the mix.
Making your own herbal salt has never been so easy!
Here we are again on the subject of relaxation. Pastel bath bombs not only look beautiful, they are sure to bring your mom a lot of joy.
Finally, thanks to your Mother's Day gift idea, she has time for herself.
And for you, the bubbling bath bombs are also stirred together in a few minutes. Works wonderfully even for beginners!
Here you come directly to the bath bombs tutorial!
Chili oil for Mother's Day
Your mom loves it spicy? Then simply make a DIY chili oil. If you choose chili oil for your Mother's Day gift, your mom will enjoy it for a long time.
All you need is olive oil, chilies and a nice bottle. Tie a nice bow around the bottle and attach a label.
Goes quite simple, but brings your mother a lot of joy.
This fiery hot chili oil your mom will love!
In May you can buy the first fresh strawberries in the supermarket. And rhubarb is also in season. So why not make a rhubarb jam with strawberries and vanilla?
Sweet strawberries meet slightly tart rhubarb - a combination you'll love!
This makes the Mother's Day gift crafting also a culinary highlight. The kitchen smells mega delicious and you can have breakfast together.
With every bite of jam, your mom will think of you. Sounds good and delicious, right? :)
Here are the instructions for the DIY jam!
Fluffy, crispy and healthy at the same time are these DIY oatmeal rolls. With spelt and buckwheat flour you conjure up a delicious breakfast in minutes.
And best of all, this recipe is perfect even for beginners. The buns don't need time to rise and you can't go wrong, guaranteed.
Made from the heart and very easy for you to implement. Great, isn't it?
Bake these oatmeal rolls without yeast!
A healthy cake
There's nothing like a piece of cake for a Mother's Day idea. Try this delicious banana bread without sugar and flour. And best of all, no food processor or mixer required.
Simply mix the ingredients with a whisk or fork.
We have given this banana bread with Cocoa powder* with a delicious chocolate flavor.
What goes perfectly with it: A big cup of coffee :)
Bake this juicy banana bread without sugar!
Our conclusion
If you want to make a Mother's Day gift, you don't have to spend a lot of money to do it. Often 2-3 ingredients are enough to make a great DIY gift. Surprise your mom this year with something homemade! She's sure to love it!
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