Young Women Mother’s Day Activity Ideas
Celebrate Mother’s Day with these meaningful Young Women activity ideas! Including a flower frame craft, heartfelt letters, mother-daughter photos, and fun treat ideas—plus bonus LDS Mother’s Day activity ideas to make the day extra special.
When we sat down to plan our Young Women Mother’s Day activity, the girls had one request: chocolate-covered strawberries with their moms!
We loved the idea, but we knew we needed a few more elements to make the night feel extra special and meaningful. So we got creative and pulled together a simple yet heartfelt evening that included a beautiful craft, mother-daughter letters, and a few sweet surprises.
It turned out to be such a touching activity—one that we’ll all remember for years to come. Here’s everything we did, plus even more ideas you can use for your own Young Women Mother’s Day celebration!
Materials Needed
For this activity you will need the following:
- 8×10 frames (I got these from the Dollar Store to save money. If you want the flowers to fit well, you’ll need shadowbox frames but these are more expensive)
- Photo mats (for the frames that didn’t have a big enough mat included)
- Fabric flowers (option 1, option 2)
- Hot glue gun
- Cutting pliers (to remove the flower backs)
- Cute stationary and envelopes
- Desired treats (we did chocolate fondue with fruits and other dippers)
Mother’s Day Activity
A few weeks before the activity, we handed out stationary to the girls during our Sunday lesson and had them write a letter to their moms. Then we secretly took stationary to the moms and had them write a letter to their daughters.
Before the activity I told everyone we would be taking pictures so they could plan accordingly. We also gave the moms advance notice so they could plan to make it to the activity.
We started by explaining the craft – pressed flower frames. All of the girls chose a frame and the flowers they wanted to use to decorate. Some of the frames didn’t have a mat that was thick enough to glue flowers on, so that’s where the extra mats came in. The girls glued these to the provided mats and then added the flowers.
I took mother/daughter pairs out one at a time and took their photos. Later, I printed these out so they could put them in their frames.
We also had chocolate fondue and other delicious treats.
While everyone was enjoying their treats, I handed out the letters for moms and daughters to read. This was a really special moment because we had a foreign exchange student with us and she got to read a letter from her mom in Germany!
We even invited the leaders to bring their moms with them! My mom was the only one who showed up, and I was so grateful she was there!
It was such a special activity and I can’t wait for next year!
Other Ideas
Here are even more ideas for a special Young Women Mother’s Day activity:
- Mother/daughter tea party – At the tea party, youth and women share stories of women who blessed their life.
- Service bouquets – Take flowers to all the widows in your ward.
- “Girls Night Out” – Serve the moms dinner and they can bring a friend to have dinner with them and just hang out.
- Recipe books – Have each girl bring in their favorite recipes and combine them all to make recipe books to give on Mother’s Day.
- Temple trip – Mother/daughter baptism trip with ice cream after.
- Freezer meals – Make easy freezer meals like lasagna or enchiladas for the girls to take home.
- Homemade cutting boards – Invite the moms to paint glass cutting boards. Use all surface acrylic markers or paint and then coat with Mod Podge dishwasher safe.
- Mother/daughter game night – Play a fun get-to-know-you game and then have yummy desserts like chocolate dipped strawberries or Italian sodas.
- Hand Lettering or Calligraphy Class – Invite someone to teach a beginner-friendly class and create framed quotes or cards together.
- DIY Jewelry Making – Make matching bracelets or necklaces. Include a spiritual charm or scripture reference.
- Pressed Flower Bookmarks – Use dried flowers and laminating sheets or contact paper to make keepsake bookmarks.
- Decorate Sugar Cookies – Provide frosting, sprinkles, and cookie decorating supplies for a fun and tasty craft.
- Fashion Show or Dress Swap – Do a fun “then and now” fashion show with old photos or recreate favorite outfits.
- Mocktail & Charcuterie Night – Have a classy “girls’ night in” with fruit drinks and a DIY snack board.
- Talent Night – Moms and daughters can share a talent together—singing, playing piano, telling a funny story, etc.
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