FREE Mother's Day: Activity Mats | EYFS & KS1 Printables

FREE Early Years (EYFS & KS1) Mother's Day: Activity Multi-Mats (Playdough, Loose Parts, Art & Craft, Colouring, Whiteboard Pens)

Celebrate the special women in children's lives with our wonderful FREE Mother's Day: Activity Mats! These engaging printable 'multimats' are perfect for EYFS and KS1 children, providing a versatile platform for creative expression, fine motor development, and hands-on learning through a charming Mother's Day theme.

Ideal for Preschool, Nursery, School, or for Parents and Childminders at home, these multimats are a fantastic way to create a personalised gift or keepsake while developing crucial skills.

This versatile FREE pack features:

• Mother's Day Multimat templates. Each mat shows a bold outline, ready to be filled with intricate patterns, designs, and materials.

• Iconic Mother's Day images: The templates include beautiful flowers and hearts, offering a clear starting point for a heartfelt creation.

• Multiple Use Options:

  • Laminated & Reusable: Once laminated, these mats are ideal for use as a playdough mat or a loose parts mat, allowing children to press, roll, and arrange materials to create their design. They can also be used with whiteboard pens, providing a reusable surface for mark-making and drawing.

  • One-Time Use: Without lamination, the sheets can be used as a traditional colouring sheet or in conjunction with art and craft cut-and-stick materials for a fun collage project.

(Note: Please use your own discretion and knowledge of your children to ensure appropriateness of each activity suggested on this page and safety concerning any materials given and activity undertaken.)

• 💡 How to use this resource in your classroom/setting

  Our FREE Mother's Day: Activity Mats are incredibly versatile and can be used in a multitude of ways across various early years and KS1 environments:

  • Sensory & Fine Motor Centre: Place a laminated mat in a continuous provision area with playdough, small manipulatives, or other loose parts. Children can use their fingers or tools to arrange the materials, strengthening crucial fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination.

  • Art and Craft Activity: Turn it into a collage project! Children can cut and stick colourful paper, tissue paper, fabric scraps, or other craft materials to create vibrant designs on the mats. This can be a lovely keepsake or gift.

  • Mark-Making & Colouring: Provide the mat with different pens, pencils, or crayons. Children can fill the outlines with patterns, lines, and shapes, practicing their pre-writing and mark-making skills.

  • Personalised Gift Creation: The finished mats can be displayed as a special piece of art, or mounted on card to be given as a unique and heartfelt Mother's Day gift.

  • Discussion & Expression: Use the mats to open up conversations about family, love, and what makes the special people in their lives so wonderful. This provides an opportunity for children to express their feelings.

• 🎯 Learning objectives covered - 🐣 EYFS Framework

  EYFS Framework:

  • Expressive Arts and Design: Children explore and use a wide range of media and materials to create their own designs. They develop their own ideas and express creativity through the different ways they decorate their mat.

  • Physical Development (Fine Motor Skills): The acts of manipulating playdough, arranging loose parts, or using mark-making tools and scissors all strengthen hand muscles, improve dexterity, and enhance hand-eye coordination.

  • Personal, Social and Emotional Development: Creating a gift for a loved one fosters empathy, gratitude, and a sense of pride in their work.

  • Communication and Language: Children can describe their creations, explaining their design choices and the materials they used.

• 🎯 Learning objectives covered - 🐤 KS1 Curriculum

  KS1 Curriculum:

  • Art and Design: Children use a range of materials to design and make products. They can explore colour, pattern, and shape to create their mats.

  • Design and Technology (indirectly): Designing a product for a specific purpose (a gift) and selecting appropriate materials.

  • PSHE (Relationships): Supports discussions around expressing affection, kindness, and appreciating family and friends.

Download our FREE Mother's Day: Activity Mats today and bring a focused, hands-on, and loving learning experience to your setting!

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