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Instead of picking one day a year to celebrate your mother's greatness, here are 75 ways to spread that love throughout the year.
Mother’s Day is fast approaching and whether you are an adult or a child, you will try to find ways to show your mother how much you love her on this special day. Here are 75 ways you can express to her how much she means to you.
- Paint a room her favourite color.
- Take out the garbage.
- Make a homemade Mother’s Day card.
- Make supper with all her favourite foods.
- Make breakfast in bed.
- Clean out all the cupboards.
- Clean the fridge.
- Plant a tree in her honour.
- Buy her one of her favourite plants.
- Make her a decadent dessert.
- Make her homemade candy.
- Make her homemade chocolate.
- Take her out to her favourite restaurant.
- Do everything on her “To Do” list.
- Write a poem in honour of her.
- Write a song for her.
- Paint a picture.
- Take her to the park for a picnic.
- Give her the day off.
- Watch the kids for her.
- Make an appointment at the spa for a massage or a facial.
- Buy her a book by her favourite author.
- Buy her favourite movie.
- Take her to a movie she has been dying to see.
- Buy a CD of her favourite musician.
- Buy her the dress or the outfit she pointed out to you.
- Book a makeover for her, including hair and makeup.
- Cuddle up on the couch with a big bowl of popcorn and watch her favourite movie.
- Buy her new shoes, purse or accessories.
- Buy her a family ring.
- Buy her a locket with pictures of the kids.
- Get a family picture taken.
- Get the whole family together in her honour.
- At dinnertime, read out a prepared toast.
- Play her favourite board game or card game with her.
- Buy her favourite flowers.
- Prep the garden for her.
- Put an ad in the newspaper telling the world what she means to you.
- Write an article in a magazine and dedicate it to her.
- Spend the day planting the garden with her.
- Spend the day doing one of her favourite things.
- Spend the day going to one of her favourite places.
- Make pottery for her.
- Prepare a bath, glass of wine and truffles.
- Sing a song for her.
- Buy a painting by her favourite artist.
- Buy a piece of art of sculpture by her favourite artist.
- Set her up on a blind date.
- Get her a gym pass for a year.
- Get her a subscription to the fruit or cake of the month club.
- Buy her a cruise trip.
- Reserve a weekend getaway for her.
- Make homemade candles.
- Make homemade aromatherapy gifts like lavender bath salts or peppermint massage oil for her feet.
- Find a heart rock.
- Make a stepping stone for her garden.
- Make a “Mom’s Garden” sign.
- Pick a bouquet of her favourite flowers in the garden and make a homemade vase.
- Bake her cookies.
- Give her coupons for hugs and kisses.
- Give her a fancy teacup with exotic teas.
- Make her a handprint plaque.
- Wash and wax her car.
- Clean up the yard.
- Have an argue-free day for all the siblings.
- Buy her inspirational magnets for her fridge.
- Get her a pedicure/manicure.
- Wash all the windows.
- Do all the dishes and put then away.
- Make homemade jewellery from beads and crystals.
- Put a banner on a overpass stating that mom’s rule.
- Rent a billboard and put up a picture of the world’s greatest mom.
- Sew a memory quilt with pictures and fabrics of the past.
- Pick up the phone more often, call her, and tell her how special she is.
- Take her out to a play, the symphony, the museum or a concert.
It's great to be reminded each year how special our mothers are. Why don't you take this list and do something with or for her more than once a year? It is truly will bring tears to her eyes just to know you tried.
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