Mother’s Day is May 13. According to Zagat Guides, more people go out to eat on Mother’s Day than any other holiday including Valentine’s Day. Here are 10 ideas how to celebrate mom this Mother’s Day with a fun activity or little different gift idea that share in her passions.

 

1. Consider taking Mom out on Saturday to avoid the crowds; then spend Sunday with Mom doing something fun like going to a movie or museum or take her shopping.

 

2. Host a brunch for Mom and invite the family. If the family is too combative or does not live in the immediate locale, invite your friends to celebrate your mother or ask them to bring along their mother. Remember, mothers are guests. They don’t cook or clean up.

 

3. Host a tea party for Mom and invite your friends and/or their moms and ask everyone to wear hats and gloves. If time permits, watch a movie from the 1930s or 1940s where women dressed to the hilt for major and minor events in their lives.

 

4. If your mother is into gardening, take her to an arboretum or botanical garden and buy her a membership subscription or an assortment of seeds. Schedule a time to plant the seeds and promise to be there.

 

5. If mom is into nature and hiking or walking, take mom to a beautiful serene spot, tell her to wear her walking shoes and a hat, and spend some time bird watching or exploring nature. Enjoy an elegant picnic with foods celebrating the bounty of spring.

 

6. Does mom like to be pampered? Pop for a day of beauty or a massage or facial. Don’t forget to pamper yourself too. Get duo manicures and pedicures. Have some girl fun! (I know some enlightened men are into good skincare and taking care of themselves too. So sons can use this option with their mom too.)

 

7. Send mom flowers. Don’t wait until the last minute and worry if the flowers will arrive in a timely manner. Order them early. Consider ordering flowers so my favorite charity (AZ Greyhound Rescue) benefits from an affiliate sale. The flowers are truly beautiful and last for a long time. And every little bit helps retired racing greyhounds find responsible homes.

 

8. Does your mother do volunteer work? Find out how you can help in her pursuits and share her enthusiasm. She will be proud to show you off.

 

9. Sign yourself and mom up for a cooking lesson at a recreational cooking school or restaurant. Or sign up for a golf lesson, knitting lesson, bridge lesson, wine tasting, or some other activity that you both can learn from, enjoy, or share.

 

10. Send mom a plane ticket to visit you or go away together for a weekend. Let her choose the destination.

 

Four years ago my mother died the day before Mother’s Day so I have a double hole in my heart. Celebrate your mom today because she may not be here tomorrow.