4 Mother’s Day Activities to Create a Special Day for Mom
Delicious brunches and breakfasts aren’t the only things to enjoy on Mother’s Day! Get some inspiration for new and exciting ways to help her relax and have fun with these Mother’s Day event ideas from Pottery Barn.
Tastings – Not Just for Wine
Tastings are fun gatherings that allow groups large and small to sample different kinds of food or drink. Most people love relaxing and chatting at wine tastings. These can be a great way of finding new bottles for your collection and learning more about Mom’s favorite drink. If your mom isn’t into vino, you have plenty of other options for tasting activities. Depending on where you live, you can take your mom to a coffee tasting session with a local roaster. Or, taste everything from honey to fruit and olive oil. Choose a local farm that offers tastings and head there for the afternoon.
If you can’t find local tasting events in your area for Mother’s Day. You can easily host your own by choosing Mom’s favorite food. Create a tasting spread with multiple small dishes or cups. Try to get some information on everything you’re serving, so you can explain the differences and add some color to your homemade tasting event.
An Appetite for Adventure
Moms who love to get out into the world and experience new things deserve a Mother’s Day filled with excitement and adventure. Take your mom and the rest of the family into the great outdoors on a rafting trip in a scenic river area near your home. This kind of outdoor experience makes for great memories. It also allows plenty of bonding time away from screens and digital distractions. If Mom isn’t the roughing it type, but still has a taste for thills, consider a hot air balloon or helicopter ride. Some hot air balloon tours include secluded picnics and other special events, which makes for a truly unforgettable experience.
Flowers That Last Forever (or Until the End of the Season)
A beautiful bouquet of flowers in a pretty vase is always a nice Mother’s Day gift. It’s nice to take this one step further and make the flowers the main event for the day. There are many lovely garden-focused things to do on Mother’s Day, including tours of botanical gardens. If your mom has a green thumb, spend the day playing in the dirt together. Help her make her own home garden even more spectacular than it already is. Start the day off by taking your mom to a nursery to buy any plants her heart desires. Then, bring them back to her house to plant in decorative containers or directly in the ground. Pick up any necessary gardening accessories, such as gloves and fertilizer, while you’re at the nursery. Feel free to take on the lion’s share of the work so she can take it easy and enjoy a lovely day in her garden.
Do Something New Together
Moms who love to learn will appreciate educational Mother’s Day activity ideas combined with family togetherness. Classes offer a fun way to experience something new and give Mom a skill she can enjoy as a hobby. This is a long-lasting gift that’s well worth it. Cooking, gardening, and arts and crafts are all potential activities to explore. Even more unusual activities, like beekeeping, beer brewing, fishing or meditating, can be ideal for the curious mom who loves to learn. Look into local community centers, community college extension services and businesses like kitchen stores, garden centers and specialty hobby shops to see what classes are available on or near Mother’s Day.
Think about what your mom really likes or wants to do before you decide on a class. She may have expressed an interest in doing something specific, like learning how to speak a new language before traveling. Maybe she wants to make her own cheese at home. If you can’t think of anything new, go for something that relates to her current interests. This can still leave her with something she can keep forever, like a painting or a recipe to try again in the future.