Add a sprinkle of humour and a whole lot of love to Mother’s Day celebrations with these pun-filled card templates. With a range of punny food-themed covers and editable writing templates, students can personalise a special message for their mum or caregiver in a heartfelt and hilarious way.   How to Complete This resource includes a variety of illustrated food pun card covers and matching writing templates in 24mm, 18mm and 14mm line widths. The message templates are editable, so you can adjust the text to suit your students’ needs.  

1. Print the card cover and message template of your choice on white cardstock.
2. Provide each student with a piece of A4 coloured card to use as the card base.
3. Students write their Mother’s Day message on the lined template, then cut and glue the message inside the card.
4. Glue the chosen pun card cover to the front of the folded A4 card.
5. Students colour the illustrations and decorate their cards using sequins, buttons, pom poms, stickers or scrunched tissue paper for added flair.

  Additional Tips

1. Model how to fold and assemble the card for younger students.
2. Encourage students to use expressive vocabulary when writing their message.

  Extension Ideas

1. Design Your Own Pun: Invite students to create their own food pun and illustrate a custom card.
2. Poetry Challenge: Turn the inside message into a short rhyming poem that matches the food pun theme.

  These playful cards are a joyful way for students to express love and appreciation with plenty of laughs along the way!   Be sure to check out our other Mother’s Day resources!