24 Drawing Ideas for Mother’s Day (with Step by Step Instructions)

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Around the world, there are many special occasions that celebrate mothers and motherhood. This custom is not new; days honoring mothers have been observed since ancient times. Need some ideas? Consider this list of drawing guides suitable for making a Mother's Day card or gift.

This easy drawing is great for making a greeting card - to make a greeting card, simply fold a piece of stiff paper in half - or as a picture on its own. The heart and ribbon are marked with the sweet sentiment "I love you Mom."

This simple, step-by-step tutorial includes a tulip and the words "Mom, I love you." Whether you use your drawing as a greeting card or a stand-alone work of art, its statement says it all.

How to Draw a Mother’s Day Heart

This easy drawing is great for making a greeting card - to make a greeting card, simply fold a piece of stiff paper in half - or as a picture on its own. The heart and ribbon are marked with the sweet sentiment "I love you Mom."

How to Draw a Mother’s Day Heart

How to Draw a Mother’s Day Flower

This simple, step-by-step tutorial includes a tulip and the words "Mom, I love you." Whether you use your drawing as a greeting card or a stand-alone work of art, its statement says it all.

How to Draw a Mother’s Day Flower

How to Draw a Flower Bouquet

A bouquet of flowers is one of the most quintessential Mother's Day gifts. You can draw a flower bouquet to give to mom using this easy tutorial. It contains some of the most popular flowers, including tulips and daisies.

How to Draw a Flower Bouquet

How to Draw a Dad’s Trophy

Don't forget about dad! This tutorial will help you to draw a trophy bearing the words "World's Best Dad." Whether or not you wait until Father's Day (celebrated the third Sunday in June), Dad will be pleased that you thought of him, too. Or you can change the text to “World’s Best Mom!”.

How to Draw a Dad’s Trophy

How to Draw a Teddy Bear with a Heart

This cuddly teddy bear holds a hand-stitched heart reading "I Love You." What a sweet way to show Mom how much you care!

How to Draw a Teddy Bear with a Heart

How to Draw a Heart

The shape known as the heart is at the center of any gift that says how much you love the recipient. Did you know that the heart shape has symbolized love for hundreds of years? This easy tutorial will teach you to draw a simple heart, complete with a three dimensional shine.

How to Draw a Heart

How to Draw a Simple Rose

Red roses are used to symbolize love, beauty, and respect; yellow for friendship; and dark pink for appreciation and gratitude. Any of these sentiments are appropriate for showing Mom that you care. Draw this simple rose and shade its petals to send your message.

How to Draw a Simple Rose

How to Draw a Rose Flower

This drawing guide adds detail to the rose's bloom with a head-on view of the flower. Surprise Mom with its lush and verdant petals.

How to Draw a Rose Flower

How to Draw a Lily

In floriography, the art of sending messages using flowers, the white lily means sweetness, purity, innocence, and friendship. Use this drawing guide to show Mom how sweet you think she is!

How to Draw a Lily

How to Draw a Lotus Flower

The lotus can be used to represent love that has been abandoned. Use the lotus to say "I'm sorry" and make up with Mom on her special day. The water lily, which this tutorial also resembles, means purity of heart.

How to Draw a Lotus Flower

How to Draw a Daffodil

Daffodils are bright spring flowers, often picked by children. Most daffodils, however, have finished blooming long before Mother's Day. If you can't pick one, draw one instead! Daffodils also symbolize respect.

How to Draw a Daffodil

How to Draw a Cartoon Mom

Mothers play a pivotal role in society. We’re all helpless after we’re born and mothers take on the vital role of providing maternal care, teaching and introducing us to other human beings. Draw a cartoon version of your mom, you can add it to a Mother’s Day card!

How to Draw a Cartoon Mom

How to Draw a Mother Hugging a Daughter

Physical contact and especially hugging creates a unique bond between a mother and her child. Would you like to draw a picture of your mother hugging you as a child? This simple, step-by-step, drawing guide will show you how to do just that.

How to Draw a Mother Hugging a Daughter

How to Draw an "I Love You" Heart

Similar to the “How to Draw an “I Love you Mom” heart, this easy to follow drawing guide will teach you how to draw a similar heart with the text “I love you” written beautifully next to a couple of flowers. Which version do you like more?

How to Draw an "I Love You" Heart

How to Draw Cartoon Flowers

Are you planning on drawing a hand-made card for your mom on Mother’s Day? You can choose what to draw on the card, but we recommend adding some cartoon flowers since they’ll definitely brighten your mom’s day! You just need a pen and paper, if you want to try it out a few times before drawing the cartoon flowers on the card.

How to Draw Cartoon Flowers

How to Draw a Carnation

Do you know what your mother’s favorite flower is? Ask her! If she likes carnations, this step-by-step drawing guide of a cartoon carnation is exactly what you need! Use your imagination while following this easy drawing example of beautiful carnations and draw the flowers on a Mother’s Day card.

How to Draw a Carnation

How to Draw Simple Flowers in a Vase

Do you want to make a drawing and give it to your mom as a present on Mother’s Day? This easy guide will show you how to draw a couple simple flowers in a vase. It will definitely make your drawing prettier and your mom will be very happy to see these beautiful drawing of simple flowers.

How to Draw Simple Flowers in a Vase

Peony

Peonies are beautiful flowers. They have many petals, much like a rose - only the blossoms are much bigger. With a few wavy strokes of a pencil, you can draw one to give as a gift.

Peony

Magnolia Flowers

Magnolia trees produce huge, elegant flowers in the spring. These blossoms are still in the bud stage, not fully opened yet. They are viewed from the side.

Magnolia Flowers

Easy Mother and Daughter

Immortalize a moment in time by drawing yourself and your mom encased in a heart-shaped frame. This drawing makes a great gift from a daughter.

Easy Mother and Daughter

Easy Mother and Son

Like the daughter drawing above, you can give your mom a drawing of you and her if you are a son, too.

Easy Mother and Son

Easy Mother's Day Card

You don't need to spend lots of money buying a Mother's Day card when you can learn how to draw one! This card features a bouquet of lollipop-like flowers surrounded by a swarm of butterflies.

Easy Mother's Day Card

Best Mom Drawing

You can make your mom feel like a queen with this best mom drawing. The cartoon heart is wearing a crown and wielding a magic wand.

Best Mom Drawing

Super Mom

Moms are superheroes! They save the day almost every day. Draw your mom wearing a Super Girl costume but with an "M" in the chest logo instead of an "S."

Super Mom