15 Adorable Mother and Baby Animal Crafts for Mother’s Day
These adorable mother and baby animal crafts are just what you need to have fun with your little ones this Mother’s Day! Lots of cuteness ahead!
Watching animal mothers with their babies is adorable, isn’t? The Mama snuggles close to her baby, protecting it from the world. However, I personally love watching animal Moms discipline their babies – it’s extremely entertaining!
Look at cats, for instance. The Mama cat doesn’t take any nonsense from her kittens; if they misbehave, they’ll immediately get a bop on the head or be removed from the area. The message is clear – play fair or face the music! Looks like even we could learn a lesson or two from animal Moms!
Cute Kids Books about Animal Mothers and Babies
- Are You My Mommy? by Mary Murphy
- I Love You Sleepyhead by Claire Freedman
- Time for Bed by Mem Fox and Jane Dyer
- Does a Kangaroo Have a Mother, Too? by Eric Carle
- Are You My Mother? by P.D. Eastman
With Mother’s Day coming up this week, it seems like the perfect time to have some fun with mother and baby animal crafts! These are fun to make and just too cute for words!
15 Adorable Mother and Baby Animal Crafts
1. Adorable Mother’s Day Kangaroo Craft
You know how Mom’s face lights up when you gift her something? That’s how this kangaroo Mom looks when her little Joey gave her that balloon that says, ‘Best Mom’!
2. Mother’s Day 3D Papercraft
If you’d like mother and baby animal crafts with an extra dimension, this 3D papercraft is perfect for you! We love how cute the Mom and baby look snuggling on the branch!
3. DIY Mother’s Day Bird Card for Kids
No matter how tired Mom is at the end of the day, a hug from her little one is all she needs to feel rejuvenated, even amidst intense fatigue – exactly what this craft conveys!
4. Easy Paper Bag Kangaroo Craft
How cute is this Mama-Joey combo craft? Kids will enjoy playing with this paper bag puppet, and you can make it a character in any show featuring other paper bag puppets.
5. Mother’s Day Koala Bookmark
Have you seen Moms go about their day with a little one attached to her in some form? Whether it’s on her hip, in a baby carrier or stuck to her leg, Moms do it all, even koala Moms like this one here!
6. Mother’s Day Animal Coloring Pages
If you’d like some mother and baby animal crafts for little ones, get them these printable coloring pages featuring animal Mamas with their little babies – we’ve even got a Mama-baby dinosaur combo!
7. Fingerprint Bird Mother’s Day Card
We love art projects that use different materials, and that’s what we’ve done in this Mother’s Day card. Branches become, well…..branches, buttons become leaves and little fingerprints become birds!
8. Cute Fox Mother’s Day Card
Have you heard the story of the vixen who rescued her cub caught in a trap? Well, that’s the power of mothers, along with their undying persistence and love!
9. Toilet Paper Roll Kangaroo Craft
We love kangaroos, especially the amazing fact that they have a built-in baby carrier to carry their joeys around! Turn a toilet paper roll into a kangaroo with some craft paper and a printable template.
10. Chicken and Chicks Handprint Art
This would be a fun project for a Mom to do with her kids! Let Mom’s handprint make the chicken and the kids use their fingers to create the little chicks.
11. Mama Bear & Baby Bear Handprint Keepsake Craft
Mama Bear is a common term used to describe how protective mothers are around their kids, and how ferocious they can become if threatened! Crafty Kids Play captures this spirit in a fun craft that can involve both Mama and baby!
12. Stuffed Paper Bag Sea Otter and Baby Craft
Otter pups cannot swim till they’re at least 3-4 months old, so their Moms swim around with the babies on their chest. Buggy and Buddy recreates this cute scene with a paper bag and a printable template.
13. Mommy and Baby Bunny Tutorial
Art Projects for Kids bring us a drawing tutorial to add to our list of mother and baby animal crafts – a cute Mama bunny holding hands with her cute little bunny baby!
14. Pompom Mother and Baby Animal Cards
Scrapbooking shows us pictures of gorgeous pompom crafts featuring animal mothers and babies, including penguins, flamingos and more. Craft Project Ideas has more detailed instructions on how to make these cards.
15. Mother and Baby Koala Card
If you want lots of space to write on your Mother’s Day card, check out this one from The Craft Train. The koala opens up revealing lots of area to pen down your message!
We’ve tried to include different species in this list of mother and baby animal crafts, so your child can pick her favorite. Maybe each member of the family can pick one and spend an afternoon crafting!
If you’d like to check out more crafts for Mother’s Day, you may like these:
- 10 Adorable Handmade Mother’s Day Cards
- 20 Adorable Handprint Crafts for Mother’s Day
- 16 Adorable Mother’s Day Crafts using Craft Sticks
- Smart Tips for Smart Moms to Stay Stress-Free on Mother’s Day
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