It’s almost Mother’s Day, and my students spent yesterday working on a special craft just for Mom! I make these flower pens with my class every year, and they’re always a HUGE HIT with moms!

I love how they turn out, and the best part is that they are C-H-E-A-P to make! Everything you need to make these pens can be found at the Dollar Store. I only spent $6 on this craft for 20 students!

In this post, I’ll show you step-by-step how I make these pens with my students.

The Dollar Store always has a variety of flowers to choose from. I usually just grab a bunch with different colors because I encourage my students to pick their mom’s favorite color! I keep a lot of ribbon on hand at all times. At Michaels, I always go to the ribbon section and grab a few I like that are on sale for 50-75% off.

Tips for Mother’s Day Craft

Avoid purchasing Bic pens for this project! The ends don’t easily pop out.  You have to be able to pop the end out of the pen, and the Dollar Store pens that “resemble” Bic pens pop out the easiest!

Younger students may need a little help wrapping the pen. My 4th graders do a great job! They have to pull the tape tightly around the pen to get it to stick. Sometimes the tape breaks, but that’s okay just have them start again where it broke off.

And….that’s it!  A beautiful flower pen that is easy to make. If you’d like to make this Mother’s Day craft with your own students, you can download this gift tag for FREE here.

What kinds of Mother’s Day crafts do you do with your class? I’d love to hear about them and get some new ideas. Comment below!

Save this craft for later!

Make sure to pin this easy Mother’s Day craft to your favorite spring Pinterest board. When you get ready to prep for Mother’s Day crafts, you’ll be able to come back to this cheap and easy craft!