Free Printable Mother's Day Cards (some of them you can color!)

Free Printable Mother’s Day Cards. 3 different designs…some you can color! Color and give a personalized card she can’t get anywhere else.

If the average mom in the “real world” is anything like the mothers in the little military world I live in, stuff that the kids have put effort into means more than a card bought on off the store shelf.

With that in mind, I created free printable mother’s day cards. 2 of the designs you can color! Who doesn’t love coloring? And it makes the card personal in a way no store-bought card ever could be.

These are great for:
Teachers: to print out and let their classrooms decorate for mothers.
Mothers: is their a grandma in your child’s life? Would grandma appreciate a card?
Fathers: (if any of you drop by my website) I’m sure your wife would love one of these!
Babysitters/Child care workers: same as the teachers, wouldn’t this be nice to occupy “your” children for a little while?

You might also be interested in “Free Printable Mother’s Day Coloring Pages” & “Free Printable Mother’s Day Cards & Gift Tags.” The latter has gift tags that match the cards.

If you’re looking for some gift ideas, check out:

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History of Mother’s Day

Mother’s Day- as we know it today in the United States- started with activist Ann Jarvis. In 1868, she started a committee dedicated to “Mother’s Friendship Day” to foster friendship and community between mothers on both sides of the Civil War. Other sources say that Ann Jarvis called for “Mother’s Work Days” to improve the conditions of the soldiers on both sides of the war.

Ann’s daughter, Anna Reeves Jarvis, established a day of observation in 1908, the first “modern” Mother’s Day.

It became official in 1914 when Woodrow Wilson signed the second Sunday into May as official Mother’s Day.

Sadly, Anna Reeves Jarvis became unhappy with Mother’s Day as it became increasingly commercialized.

Other countries have their own versions of Mother’s Day, some much older than the United State’s version. The English version- Mothering Sunday– dates back to the 16th century!

Interesting Mother’s Day Facts

More phone calls are made on Mother’s Day than any other day of the year.
Those who aren’t making phone calls are taking their moms out to dinner! It’s the busiest day of the year for restaurants.
A lot of families also go to church on Mother’s Day. Pastors rank Mother’s Day the third most attended day (behind Christmas & Easter).
Over $28 billion was spent on Mother’s Day gifts (including all those dinners) in 2021.
Despite all the money spent, the TRADITIONAL gift for Mother’s Day is a single carnation.
Speaking of flowers, 25% of the total flower sales for the year take place around Mother’s Day.
Mother’s Day takes place on the second Sunday in May, meaning it’s a different day each year.
The ancient Greeks used to have a celebration in honor of the goddess Rhea, whom was the goddess of motherhood and fertility. (We don’t know if they gave thanks to their earthly mothers at the same time.)
If stay-at-home moms were paid for all their work, they would be making 6 figures! In fact, Salary.com estimates it at a little over $162,000 (in 2018 dollars).

Instructions

Print options: regular paper works, but I suggest card stock or glossy photo paper. Particularly the glossy photo paper if you have a good quality printer.
All of the files are in pdf below. Just hit the “download” button (or pink word “download,” depending upon browser).
The default size of these is full-page. However, if you want smaller, simply reduce the print size!