Aah, Mom. What would we do without her? When I was a child I asked my mom why there wasn't a Children's Day. She told me that was because every day was Children's Day. And that's exactly what makes moms so wonderful; they make it possible for children to feel special all the time. So on one day a year, we return the favor.

The art on this page will allow you to honor your mom by making your own handmade Mothers Day cards. All you have to do is download the art by following the instructions below, size it to fit pre-cut card stock you can find at art supply or craft stores and print it on your home printer. If you also embellish the art with a small amount of glitter glue, it will make the final result all the more special. Mom will love you for it!

Choose a thumbnail of any of the vertical or horizontal vintage Mothers Day cards above the large images to the right or below this text. When you click on one of the images, it will appear larger.

IMPORTANT: Once you've chosen an image and see it larger, double-click on the larger image, which will make the best version of the art appear. Sorry for the extra step, but this will give you the highest quality art.

If you have a PC, just right-click and save the final version of the artwork to your hard drive. If you're a Mac user, control-click the image until you get a pop-up menu that will give you an option to save the file on your hard drive.

Also, please see the image use guidelines below the vertical Mother's Day cards.

Mother's Day Trivia

• Many of the sweaters worn by the star of the popular television show Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood were knitted by Fred Rogers' real mother.

• The odds of a woman having twins is 1-in-33. The odds of her having triplets or any other type of multiple birth is about 1-in-539.

• According to the Centers for Disease Control, four million women have babies each year. Of these, approximately 450,000 are teens and almost 100,000 are 40-years-old or over.

• The idea for Mother's Day was suggested in the U.S. by by Julia Ward Howe in 1872 as a day dedicated to peace.

• The first official Mother's Day proclamation was issued by West Virginia's governor in 1910. Oklahoma celebrated Mother's Day that year as well. By 1911 every state observed Mother's Day.

Give your mom the gift of love! Just print one of these FREE certificates and sign it and you'll have a gift your Mom or the mother of your children will love.