Mother's Day Printable Coupon Book and Activities

Ideas for Celebrating Mom

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Updated on February 25, 2019

In the United States, Mother's Day is observed on the second Sunday each May. It is recognized as a holiday to honor mothers and is typically observed by presenting cards, flowers, and gifts to the mothers and influential women in our lives.

The Origin of Mother's Day

Celebrations honoring mothers date back to the ancient Greeks and Romans who held festivals in honor of the mother goddesses.

Forms of Mother's Day are celebrated all over the world. The American Mother's Day holiday can be traced back to Anna Jarvis. Ms. Jarvis began her campaign to recognize the sacrifices of mothers for their families following her own mother's death in 1905.

Jarvis wrote letters to newspapers and politicians urging them to recognize Mother's Day as a national holiday. She saw her dream realized in 1914 when President Woodrow Wilson officially established the second Sunday in May as a nationally-recognized holiday, Mother's Day.

Unfortunately, it didn't take long for Anna Jarvis to become completely disillusioned by the holiday. She didn't like the way the greeting card and floral industries commercialized the day. By 1920, she began urging people to quit buying cards and flowers. Jarvis became as active in campaigning to have the holiday dissolved as she had been in seeing it established. She even used her own money to fight legal battles involving the use of the name Mother's Day.

Ideas for Celebrating Mother's Day

Anna Jarvis' campaign to have Mother's Day dissolved was unsuccessful. As many as 113 million Mother's Day cards are purchased each year, making the holiday third after Valentine's Day and Christmas for the greeting card industry. Almost $2 billion is spent on flowers for the holiday.

It is not uncommon for children to give their mothers homemade cards and hand-picked wild flowers for Mother's Day. Some other ideas include:

Serve your mother breakfast in bed
Clean the house for her
Spend time enjoying her favorite activities with her
Make her favorite meal
Read aloud to her
Play games with her
Let her enjoy a nap or quiet bubble bath
Preserve the flowers you give your mom

You might also want to print the coupon book below. It includes coupons that moms can redeem in exchange for things like having household chores completed or meals prepared by family members. After that, you can print some other fun, customizable activities.

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Mother's Day Coupon Book

Print the pdf: Mother's Day Coupon Book - Page 1

Make a Mother's Day coupon book for your mom. Print the pages. Then, cut out each graphic along the solid lines. Stack the pages in any order with the cover page on top, and staple them together.

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Mother's Day Coupon Book - Page 2

Mother's Day coupon book printable, page 2

Print the pdf: Mother's Day Coupon Book, page 2

This page contains Mother's Day coupons good for making dinner, taking out the trash, and giving Mom a hug.

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Mother's Day Coupon Book - Page 3

Mother's Day coupon book printable, page 3

Print the pdf: Mother's Day Coupon Book, page 3

This page of coupons entitles Mom to a batch of homemade cookies, a freshly-vacuumed room, and a car wash.

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Mother's Day Coupon Book - Page 4

Mother's Day coupon book printable, page 4

Print the pdf: Mother's Day Coupon Book, page 4

The last page of coupons are blank so that you can fill them in with ideas specific to your family. You might consider services such as:

Washing the dog
Cleaning the windows
Running an errand (particularly useful for teen drivers)
Doing the laundry

You could also make up a few extra hug coupons. Moms love those!

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Mother's Day Pencil Toppers

Print the pdf: Mother's Day Pencil Toppers

Decorate your mom's pencils for Mother's Day with these pencil toppers. Print the page and color the picture. Cut out the pencil toppers, punch holes on tabs, and insert a pencil through holes.

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Mother's Day Door Hangers

Print the pdf: Mother's Day Door Hangers Page

Give Mom some peace and quiet with this "do not disturb" door hanger. You can hang the second one on the inside of her door to wish her a happy Mother's Day.
Cut out the door hangers. Then, cut along the dotted line and cut out the small circle. For sturdier door hangers, print on card stock.

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Fun with Mother - Tic-Tac-Toe

Print the pdf: Mother Tic-Tac-Toe Page

Spend some time playing games with Mom using this Mother's Day tic-tac-toe board. Cut the pieces and the playing board apart at the dotted line, then cut the pieces apart.

For best results, print on card stock.

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Mother's Day Card

Print the pdf: Mother's Day Card Page

Make a personalized card for your mom. Print the card page and cut out on solid gray line. Fold the card in half at the dotted line. Write a special message to your mother on the inside and give the card to her on Mother's Day.

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