A Sweet Mother Bear Art Project for Storytime and Mother’s Day
If you’ve been reading Goldilocks and the Three Bears or other bear-themed stories in your classroom, why not follow up with a fun art project featuring Mother Bear? This creative activity is perfect for celebrating Mother’s Day—or anytime you want to highlight caring, family, and storytelling.
In my Mother Bear Directed Drawing Art Lesson, available in my Teachers Pay Teachers store, you’ll find a step-by-step guide and printable templates to make it easy for students to create an adorable Mother Bear drawing. It’s designed to build confidence, follow directions, and add personal flair.
Once students finish their drawings, here are three extra ideas to add even more fun and learning:
1. Decorate with buttons for texture and whimsy
Take the art up a notch by gluing real or craft buttons onto the bear and background. I love adding buttons on Mother Bear’s clothes, cheeks, and even her nose. You can also scatter them in the background to make flowers or playful polka dots. This adds a wonderful tactile element and gives each bear a unique personality!2. Use the “Mother Bear Loves Buttons” rhyme as a math table warm-up
Bring the rhyme to life by setting out a bowl of buttons at the math table for students to explore. As they recite the rhyme, they can physically sort the buttons by shape, color, or size:Sort the buttons from the jar,
Round, square, oval, flowers and stars
Find all the green ones then the blue,
Can you pair them – one and two?
This activity encourages hands-on sorting, classifying, and counting skills while connecting math with playful language. You might also invite students to come up with their own sorting challenges or patterns using the buttons.
3. Write a letter to Mother Bear
Invite students to write a short letter or message to Mother Bear after completing their art. They might thank her for something, tell her about their day, or ask her a question. For younger writers, try sentence starters like:“Dear Mother Bear, thank you for…”
“Mother Bear, I love when you…”
This simple writing extension builds literacy skills and makes the project meaningful for a variety of grade levels, including Grade 2 and up.
Whether you’re celebrating Mother’s Day, exploring classic stories, or looking for an engaging cross-curricular project, this Mother Bear art activity brings creativity and connection into your classroom.
Find the full lesson guide in my Teachers Pay Teachers store and enjoy making memories with your students!