Families? Listen up! It’s time to start planning the perfect celebration for your mom this coming Sunday! Moms want to enjoy Mother’s Day with the people that they cherish the most, their children and loved ones. One of the best Mother’s Day gifts you can give mom is time spent together doing something you all enjoy. These fun Mother’s Day activities, from organic breakfast in bed to star gazing at day’s end, will make mom’s day totally memorable! Do one or do them all… and rest assured you’ll also be making Mother Earth happy with your eco-friendly choices on this very special occasion to honor your mother.
1. The Organic Brunch Bunch
On the morning of Mother’s Day, surprise mom with a homemade, organic breakfast made with local ingredients and serve it to her in bed. Children love to help prepare, cook and serve meals, and Mother’s Day breakfast is extra fun because it is a special treat planned just for Mom — and there may be powdered sugar involved!
2. The Power of Flowers
Give mom the green gift of beautiful organic blossoms this Mother’s Day — in the form of a long-lasting garden, plant or flowering tree that will be a visual reminder of how much she means to you. Whenever she prunes the flowers in the garden that was planted for her, or waters her organic flowering plant or tree, she will think of how lovely it is to be a mother, and she’ll feel so loved!
3. Happily Fairy After
Children love to be a part of projects that allow them to use their creative energy. Help your children create a special fairy garden, just for mom. Start with an eco-friendly planter, fill it with organic potting soil and plants (my favorite are cacti, since they require so little water), add rocks and recycled fairy accessories. My husband and son built me a fairy garden last year, and every time I look at it I smile.
4. It’s Tea Party Time
Doesn’t every little girl love having tea parties? Even as a grown-up, mom will still enjoy tea time! Get the entire brood dressed up and have high tea as a family in your garden or on your patio. Have a variety of fun desserts ready for snacking and enjoy a good cup of organic, Fair Trade tea in the sunshine, while raising a mug to toast mom.
5. Experience Art and Culture
Spending an afternoon as a family at your local theater supporting the performing arts is a fantastic way to celebrate mom. If your mom loves the ballet, opera or theater, sharing this affinity with her children will delight her. This type of bonding can instill a love of the arts in children from a very early age, and create an activity that the family will always enjoy together.
6. Pack a Picnic in a Basket
Surprise mom with a special outing to have a family picnic. Pack everything that you will need for a delicious lunch in the sunshine including; organic fresh breads, cheeses and fruits. You can also pack miniature individual cheesecakes for each member of your family for dessert. Just don’t forget the picnic blanket!
7. Be a Stargazer
Pack up the tent, sleeping bags and s’mores ingredients and head for the hills or your own backyard. Snuggling together as a family, next to the campfire, roasting marshmallows and reminiscing over past family memories is a fantastic way to celebrate both nature and mom. Later before bedtime, enjoy gazing at the stars together in the wide open sky; and take turns telling mom what you love and appreciate most about her. This is the activity that I will be sharing with my family this Mother’s Day and one that I am extremely excited about!
What special surprises do you have planned for Mother’s Day? Please let us know below in the comments!
