No coronavirus can ever stop people from celebrating their mothers on a special day. There are many ways to celebrate Mother's day at home during lockdown.
To prepare a Mother's day celebration when under quarantine, one needs to be creative and resourceful.
Here are some of the ways to celebrate Mother's day at home during coronavirus lockdown:
Make breakfast in bed. Surprise and serve breakfast in bed for Mother's Day. Country Living recommends recipes like Crepes with Strawberries and Lemon Curd, Oatmeal Cream Pies, Chicken and Corn Bread Pancakes with Spicy Syrup, Sweet Potato, Bacon and Egg Breakfast Tacos, and Caprese Eggs Benedict.
Cook her favorite dish. Prepare the ingredients in advance. Cook for her and serve it on lunch or dinner. Don't forget to add a DIY card when you serve the meal.
Create a DIY Mother's Day card. There are 20 DIY Mother's Day cards that are simple to make from Good Housekeeping. Moreover, you can include an old photo of her or one that includes the entire family.
Bake together. Baking can be tough with all the ingredients and preciseness it requires. Ask her to join the baking session and have fun together making cookies, donuts, or even a Mother's Day cake. There are 25 desserts for Mother's Day on Woman's Day.
Set up a picnic in your yard. After cooking or baking, the family can have a picnic in the yard. Bring out the family's loveliest blanket, baskets, and colorful plates. According to The Little Potato, the things one needs for a nice picnic are:
- Blanket
- Basket or backpack with the food
- Thermos or bottled water (in plastic)
- Lemonade, iced tea, sparkling water and/or wine or beer
- Corkscrew if needed
- Silverware (bamboo flatware is ideal)
- Sharp knife, tucked into a blade protector
- Plastic or metal cups
- Napkins, paper or bamboo plates
- Zipped cooler bag for your edibles
- Dishtowel and rag for spills (wrap any glass containers in these, too, for transport)
- Solar votive or two for ambiance
- Lantern and flashlight if you’ll be staying past sunset
- Bag for trash/recyclables
Indoor activities
Build a mini garden for her or add more plants to her garden. Gardening can keep her busy and help her cope with the lockdown. Moreover, experts say that gardening has benefits for mental health as the world battles with isolation and quarantine.
Play an indoor game. Prepare an indoor game with the family. The family can play board games like Monopoly, Jengga, Scrabble. Video games like Jackbox and Skribbl.io are also fun. The family can also prepare guessing games.
Create a DIY home décor for Mother's Day. Be creative and make her a picture frame, trinkets, or signs she can display inside her room. There are 28 Easy-to-Make DIY Paper Flowers on The Spruce Crafts.
Clean her room. Offer to do a general cleaning of her room. Mop the flood. Fold her clothes. In addition, rearrange some furniture. Change her curtains. Also, leave the Mother's Day card on her bedside table.
How to celebrate Mother's Day when you are far from her
Set up a surprise video chat on Zoom. If the family cannot be together physically, a video chat will surely make her smile. Then, eat a meal together or play some music.
Create a Mother's Day video for her. Compile all the family videos and pictures. Put her favorite song as the background music. Then, ask the family to send their video greetings.
Drive by her house. If you do not live with your mother, you can drive by her house. Moreover, show up with a balloon. Leave a gift, a meal, and a card on her doorstep. Pop up on her window to say hi. When you go home, call her for a video chat to see her reaction when she opens your gift.
