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Whenever I asked my mom what she wanted for Mother's Day, she would always say nothing. "You're the best gift I've received," she'd explain. That was the worst response I could get. It made me try even harder, yet it was no help in coming up with particular gift ideas. And I bet quite a few kids who made it to this list have had the same thing happen to them. Bored Panda has collected a list of some of the funniest Mother's Day gifts children have ever presented and it's probably safe to assume that they were way better than what their moms could've asked for. So continue scrolling, enjoy the funny gifts, and upvote your faves!
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#1
Still Killing It On Mother’s Day
Anna Jarvis is the one who's most often credited with founding Mother's Day in the United States. Designated as the second Sunday in May by President Woodrow Wilson in 1914, aspects of that holiday have since spread all over the world, sometimes mingling with other local traditions. Jarvis took great pains to acquire and defend her title as “Mother of Mother's Day,” and to focus the day primarily on children celebrating their mothers.
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#2
Our Gift For Mother's Day
But, as National Geographic points out, others had the idea first, and with different agendas. Julia Ward Howe, better known for writing "The Battle Hymn of the Republic," promoted a Mothers’ Peace Day as early as 1872. For Howe and other antiwar activists, including Anna Jarvis's mother, Mother's Day was a way to promote global unity after the horrors of the American Civil War and Europe’s Franco-Prussian War.
#3
My Mom Wanted A Nice Picture Of Me And My Sister For Mother's Day. Well She's Getting These Instead
Frank E. Hering, a former football coach and faculty member at University of Notre Dame, also promoted the idea of a Mother's Day before Anna Jarvis. In 1904, Hering spoke to an Indianapolis gathering of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, calling for support to “setting aside of one day in the year as a nationwide memorial to the memory of Mothers and motherhood.”
He didn't suggest a specific date for the occasion, though he did mention that Mother's Day should be held on a Sunday. Local “aeries” of the Fraternal Order of Eagles took up Hering's challenge. To this day, the organization still holds Hering and the Eagles as the “true founders of Mother's Day.”
#4
I Wasn't A Planned Baby. This Is The Card I Got My Mom For Mother's Day
Anna Jarvis did not like the idea of Mother's Day having a "father." She blasted Hering in an undated 1920s statement entitled “Kidnapping Mother’s Day: Will You Be an Accomplice?”
"Do me the justice of refraining from furthering the selfish interests of this claimant," Jarvis said, "who is making a desperate effort to snatch from me the rightful title of originator and founder of Mother’s Day, established by me after decades of untold labor, time, and expense."
#5
This Kid Is Going Places
Michael Famigletti 5 years ago
He is definitely going places,maybe not where he expects but....
Cigdem Ugurlu 5 years ago
Mom told me the same thing when i congratulated her. We decided it's a team effort in the end (including my dad) 😄😄😄
Megawizard 14 5 years ago
He should be giving gifts to his mum because if there's no mum there's no him
TheNerdyOne 5 years ago
Well if I did this my mom would get mad but if anyone else if up for task...
#6
Always Be The Last One To Sign The Mother's Day Card
#7
Looking For A Mother's Day Card For My Biological Mother Who Gave Me Up For Adoption - Is This Too Dark?
#8
Friend's 5th Grade Son Made Her This Card On Mother's Day
#9
Mother's Day Breakfast In Bed, Prepared By A 5-Year-Old
#10
I Too Updated One Of Mom's Favorite Pictures For Mother's Day (Not Much Has Changed In 30 Years)
#11
Now That My Son Is 13, He Understands What I *Really* Want For Mother's Day! There's A Little Stack Of These
#12
The Best Way For A 16-Year-Old Boy To Scare His Over-Protective Mom On Mother's Day
#13
My Friend's Last Minute Mother’s Day Gift
#14
My Buddy Made This For His Mom For Mother's Day When He Was 12
#15
My Nephew's Faces On Pillows For A Mother's Day Gift Was A Great Idea In Theory
Luis Milian 5 years ago
I had to scroll up again and make sure it said Mother's day and not Halloween
#16
Happy Mother's Day
#17
Hallmark Was Running Out Of Mother's Day Cards So I Had To Improvise
TheExtremeSmell 5 years ago
They engaged in playing what my father lovingly described as adult wheelbarrow bed racing
#18
This Mother's Day Card
#19
She Said It's A Hand Pointing To Me. Happy Mother's Day To Me
#20
9 Year Old Niece Gave This To My Mom For Mother's Day
#21
Now That's A Mothers Day Gift
#22
My Cousin Made This For Her Mom On Mother's Day
#23
This Is The Mother's Day Card My 10 Year Old Brother Made (He Didn't Want It To Be A Soppy Card)
Hunter Spencer 5 years ago
My Biology teacher is pregnant right now, she had her 30th birthday last week, when we came in the room had 30 balloons drawn on paper. Someone thought it was sperm as we were learning about sex cell recreation. And I will never see balloons as anything but sperm now.
#24
This Is How My Brother Addressed Our Mother's Day To Card To Our Mom
#25
My Mom Has Been Complaining About This School Picture For Almost 20 Years Now. I Decided To Immortalize It For Her For Mother's Day
#26
Mother's Day Card From My Brother To My Mom. How Sweet
#27
So I Was Going Through The Stuff My Mom Saved From Our Childhood And Found This Card I Made Her For Mother's Day In First Grade
#28
My Son's Mother's Day Gift
#29
My Mother's Day Gift A Day Late. It's Funny Until I Weep
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BusLady 5 years ago
I will be spending Mother's Day with both of my sons this year. First time since 2015.
Emily Huang 5 years ago
Love this! I've been hearing a lot of discussions lately that buying cards for mothers don't mean as much as a hand made gift but screw that bull because we don't necessarily need an 100% hand made gift to show we care . In the end, it's the thoughts that count ;) Happy Mother's Day Pandas!
Frozengeckolover 5 years ago
I didn't always make my mom a handmade gift; sometimes it was just a card. One year, I made her a papier-mache butterfly pin, hand painted it, and put rhinestone jewels on it. It wasn't perfect, but she loved it. I was surprise to learn she still has it, decades later.
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glowworm2 5 years ago
Mother's day is actually rather sad for me these days ever since I lost my mother to lung cancer two years back in 2017.
Gracie Mae 5 years ago
When i buy cards, I stand around and read them until i find the one that 'fits' how i feel. one year, i guess i must've gotten tired of reading all the cards, because the one Mom ended up with said, "To someone who's been like a Mom to me" --we laughed when she pointed it out. She also understood since she's seen me picking out cards before & knows how long it can take. After that though, we would go shopping together, stand in the card section, and pick out cards for each other--without buying them...forgot to give Mom her card yesterday (yep, bought one!) & sent her a msg to apologize. her comment? "thank you. you mean i don't have to go to the store to read it?"
Carol Roeder 5 years ago
A big "Thank You" from this mother for making her laugh on her special day!
BusLady 5 years ago
I will be spending Mother's Day with both of my sons this year. First time since 2015.
Emily Huang 5 years ago
Love this! I've been hearing a lot of discussions lately that buying cards for mothers don't mean as much as a hand made gift but screw that bull because we don't necessarily need an 100% hand made gift to show we care . In the end, it's the thoughts that count ;) Happy Mother's Day Pandas!
Frozengeckolover 5 years ago
I didn't always make my mom a handmade gift; sometimes it was just a card. One year, I made her a papier-mache butterfly pin, hand painted it, and put rhinestone jewels on it. It wasn't perfect, but she loved it. I was surprise to learn she still has it, decades later.
Load More Replies... glowworm2 5 years ago
Mother's day is actually rather sad for me these days ever since I lost my mother to lung cancer two years back in 2017.
Gracie Mae 5 years ago
When i buy cards, I stand around and read them until i find the one that 'fits' how i feel. one year, i guess i must've gotten tired of reading all the cards, because the one Mom ended up with said, "To someone who's been like a Mom to me" --we laughed when she pointed it out. She also understood since she's seen me picking out cards before & knows how long it can take. After that though, we would go shopping together, stand in the card section, and pick out cards for each other--without buying them...forgot to give Mom her card yesterday (yep, bought one!) & sent her a msg to apologize. her comment? "thank you. you mean i don't have to go to the store to read it?"
Carol Roeder 5 years ago
A big "Thank You" from this mother for making her laugh on her special day!
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