How fun are these Mother’s Day/Father’s Day Explosion Cards? Our template includes US and international spellings of Mum and Mom, a version for Dad for when Father’s Day rolls around, and a “You Are” version for grandparents and carers who go by other names…
So you can basically make this card for anyone. When Mum or Dad open it, a message about how wonderful they are “explodes” out!
This craft is suitable for ages 8 and up.
Nobody’s perfect—not even us parents—but when you think about it, we do a lot! So it’s nice to have one day each year to bask in some thanks from our kids.
My mum and dad have always done a lot for me, too. It’s not that I don’t notice, it’s just that I never think to give them much positive feedback until Mother’s Day or Father’s Day comes around.
This card is filled with positive words that may seem a little over the top, but they need to be said, because the rest of the time, parents are taken for granted. Everyone likes to be reminded that they’re doing a great job sometimes.
My mum and dad are Wonderful, Terrific, Excellent, Amazing, Super and Incredible. What about yours?
This card is designed to be a pattern art base. Use the printed starburst sections as areas to fill with doodle art designs to make your card unique. It also works as a straight colour-in project if you don’t want to bother with patterning.
Extension Option
If you’d like to extend the project, there’s a blank starburst included. Kids can come up with personalised adjectives to describe their mum or dad. Write these in fancy lettering in every second space then decorate the spaces in between with pattern art.
Cardstock is recommended for sturdiness but paper also works. If using paper, be sure to use washable markers or pencils instead of sharpie markers.
Here are over 40 Pattern Art Projects for Kids
Are you ready to get started?
How to Make a Mother’s Day or Father’s Day Explosion Card
You will need
- White card stock
- Sharpie markers (or a suitable alternative) plus fine-tipped pens for more detailed patterning
- Scissors
- Glue stick
- The Mother’s Day/Father’s Day explosion card template, available from our printables store and our TPT store
How To
Print the card base and inside starburst page to card stock.
Colour and decorate the card front and back. Write a personal message in the space provided on the back.
Colour and decorate the starburst explosion page.
Optional: Fill each blank wedge of the starburst with pattern art.
The top right design below has been created with hand-drawn “fancy lettering” adjectives.
Cut your card base and explosion page out.
Follow the folding instructions in the video to create an explosion effect when the card opens. A set of step-by-step photographs is also included in the template.
Glue the folded inside into the card base, ensuring the explosion opens the right way up before sticking it down.
Mum/Mom/Dad/That someone special is going to love it!
Mums and dads, you’re doing a great job 😉
More Mother’s Day ideas
- Look who popped out of Mum’s teapot this year
- Here are 28 Awesome Mother’s Day crafts for kids, sorted by age
- See all our Mother’s Day ideas here
More Father’s Day Card Ideas
- Trophy Photo Father’s Day card
- Retro colouring card Father’s Day set
- Mix’n Match dog cards — not specifically for dads but would also work for Father’s Day
See all our pattern art projects here
