Mother’s Day is always celebrated the second Sunday in May. Mother’s Day recognizes mothers, grandmothers, step-mothers, all mother figures and mothers to-be! Usually Mother’s Day Celebrations include going to church, brunch, dinner, and buying flowers and cards.

With the uncertainty of the world these days, there is one thing that will always remain -The love that we all have for our Mother’s! While we are uncertain whether or not restaurants will be open to take Mom out to brunch for her special day, most are still offering amazing takeout. If take-out isn’t an option, nothing shows your love more than breakfast in bed or a home cooked meal that she doesn’t have to make.

Moms always take care of everyone else, so a Mother’s Day Gift should take care of her!

Here are some fun idea to celebrate Mother’s Day at home:

Make Mom her favorite breakfast and surprise her with breakfast in bed. Grab a large baking sheet and cover it with a towel or placemat.  Or you can set the dining room table and grab some champagne and OJ for Mimosas! 

Order flowers from your local florist for delivery and have them delivered the day of or a few days before

Make Mom her favorite dinner

Let Mom relax for the day and do all of the cleaning

Make a Hand Made card. Grab some paper, colored pencils or crayons and write a handwritten card. This is also something that the kids can help with!

Buy chocolates from local shops including Cherri’s Chocolart www.cherrischocolart.com and Confections with Conviction www.confectionswithconvictions.com

Buy Strawberries and Melting Chocolate to make chocolate covered strawberries. The kids can help with this as well and top them with fun sprinkles

If the weather permits, have a picnic in your backyard

Grab a jar and have everyone in the family write down a fun memories together for her to read later

Bake Mom a cake or cupcakes

Make a pancake or waffle bar. Cook your pancakes or waffles and setup multiple toppings such as chocolate chips, whipped cream, fresh fruit, jams, syrup, or sprinkles

Support your local bakery and order her favorite dessert

Something that mom has been eyeing but won’t buy herself? You can order online and have it shipped or pick it up curbside

Put together a photo album or scrapbook of fun memories together as a family

Give mom a spa day at home. Put together a spa basket with bath bombs, bubble bath, wine, face mask, nail polish and a new book

Have the kids draw or paint mom a picture

Throw her a tea party

Camp out in the living room with lots of pillows and blankets for the day watching movies

Buy Mom her favorite wine. Tempo Vino Winery of Kalamazoo is offering Curbside pick-up

Have a family night and play board games together

Binge watch her favorite TV show or movie

Try cooking a new recipe together

Send mom on a scavenger hunt throughout the house with her favorite candy, perfume, flowers, wine, chocolates

Create a new tradition

Plant flowers

Order a fun craft project or wine/cocktail glasses from Colors and Cocktails. You can pick up curbside or have it delivered www.colorsandcocktails.com

Everyone’s life is hectic and busy, particularly now, so it’s important to spend quality time with our loved ones. It is specifically important to celebrate mom on Mother’s Day! Over all of these years she has been your chauffeur, cook, maid, teacher, shoulder to cry on, and most of all your biggest cheerleader. Show mom how much she means to you and make her day special and all about her. Remember, you don’t have to spend a lot of money to show mom you love her. Just spending time together and a heartfelt action as simple as making her breakfast in bed means more to her than anything else.