Mother's Day Ideas for Church: A Free 25-Minute Kids Program

Here are Mother's Day ideas for church that honour moms and keep Jesus at the center, all built around a free 25-minute children's program. The children recite short poems, act out the story of Hannah, say Proverbs 31:28 together and give every mom a verse or a prayer, and everyone sings three hymns they already know. The printable planner has the order of service, a rehearsal plan, a parts list and a note for families.

The program at a glance

1. Welcome poem by a preschooler, then What a Friend We Have in Jesus.
2. Reading: Proverbs 31:25–31 (KJV), read by a teen or a dad.
3. Poems: "Someone Dear", "A Little Coat" and "Honour" from our Mother's Day poems for church.
4. The skit: our Hannah Mother's Day skit (5 minutes), with a narrator reading 1 Samuel 1–2.
5. Jesus Loves Me, sung by the youngest.
6. Poems: "Moses' Mother" and the M-O-T-H-E-R acrostic, with six children holding the letters.
7. Poems: "Ruth and Naomi" and "Lois and Eunice".
8. "Someone Special", then every child says Proverbs 31:28: "Her children arise up, and call her blessed."
9. A prayer for mothers: the mothers, grandmothers and every woman who cares for children stand while the pastor prays. Our Mother's Day prayer page has one to read.
10. A gift: the children hand out Bible verse cards about mothers or prayer cards, then everyone sings Count Your Blessings.

More Mother's Day ideas for church

• Honour every mother, not only the young moms: grandmothers, the oldest mother in the church, and the women who have taught Sunday school for years.
• Remember the women for whom Mother's Day is hard: those who have lost a child or their own mother, and those still praying for a child, as Hannah did (1 Samuel 1:10–11). Pray for them by name if they wish.
• Teach a Mother's Day lesson the week before: mothers in the Bible walks through eight of them, and the Hannah's prayer story set has a full lesson, craft and coloring page.
• Host a Mother's Day tea after church with the Mother's Day left right game and mothers in the Bible trivia, kids against moms.
• Learn the verse: send home our honour your father and mother memory verse sheet.

Tips for the program

• Few kids? One child can say two poems, and an adult can play Eli. The acrostic works with three children holding two letters each.
• Not every child has a mom at home. Let each child give their card to a grandma, an aunt, a foster mom or a teacher, and say so in the family note.
• Hymns: all three are public-domain classics a congregation can sing without practice.