As exams are still going on in many schools, most kids are dealing with a lot of stress and anxiety. Still, special days often fall right in the middle of all the academic chaos, just like Mother’s Day. So don’t worry, I’ve got you covered.

You can keep up with your studies and still take out an hour to make a beautiful card for your mother. It’s simple, elegant and all it needs is your attention and creativity. The result is truly beautiful in its simplicity.

Most of the things you need are easily available, so let’s begin:

Things you need:

1. White glue or hot glue

2. Colour markers

3. Coloured paper (any colour)

4. Four to five barbecue skewers, or you can use toothpicks

5. Green craft tape or green coloured paper

6. Foam play dough (3–4 colours of your choice)

7. Scissors

Directions:

1. Wrap the green craft tape or paper around the skewers or toothpick to make it look like a stem; picture 2.

2. Fold the coloured paper into a card shape. I used beige, but you can choose any colour; picture 3.

3. Make 6–7 small leaves and 4-5 flowers from foam play dough in different sizes and shapes; picture 4.

4. Start pasting the stems on one side of the card with either hot glue or white glue, leaving equal space between them so you can paste leaves and flowers accordingly; picture 5.

5. Paste the flowers on top of each stem, and add leaves at intervals along them; picture 6.

6. Cut a grass shape from green coloured paper, about one centimetre wide and three inches in length, and paste it at the bottom where the stems begin; picture 7.

7. Write your message on a separate piece of paper using a marker. You can get creative and design a personalised message; picture 8.

8. Paste this message on the other side of the card.

Your simple Mother’s Day card is ready. Even during exam time, small gestures like this can mean a lot. A few heartfelt words can make your mother’s day truly special.

The writer can be contacted at ithecraftman@gmail.com

Published in Dawn, Young World, May 9th, 2026