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Activities for the Family {Mother’s Day}

April 26, 2013 by KC Coake 26 Comments

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As you may know, Mother’s Day is just around the corner. Today, I have another in my series of activities for the family. I came up with a Mother’s Day activity for you and your family. 
Activities for the Family {Mother's Day}
This activity was a bit of a challenge to come up with because I know most of my readers are women and mom’s. I also know that, if you’re like me, we aren’t too likely to tell our family we are doing this activity and oh by the way…this one is all about me. So my family and I brainstormed together what kind of activity we might enjoy that would be fun for the whole family and still be somewhat Mother’s Day related.

Mother's Day Activity for the Family
You can right click the picture above and select copy link. Then open that link in another window and print from there. Sorry, that is a pain, but back in the early days of my blog I didn’t save the printables anywhere but Google Drive and this one got lost somehow. duh! So, I don’t have this one anymore. 
 
For this activity, you will want one square (or more) per family member. Each family member will write an idea of something they think their mom(or wife/partner) would like to do AND that the whole family would enjoy. 
 
When we filled ours out, we had ideas such as:
  • Go on a walk on a trail
  • Play Wii games
  • Play Sorry or Uno for 30 minutes
  • Go to nail salon
  • Go on a walk around the neighborhood
  • Play board games
  • Go to Baskin Robbins
You get the idea of activities. They should be something that you and your family enjoy…so they will likely be different than ours. I usually try to keep these types of activities electronic free. 
 
Each person in our family filled out at least two of the squares. Then I drew out one from each family member. We ran out of time to complete all three that I picked out. 
 
I think you could use this idea for an afternoon together as a family on Mother’s Day, which would be a great and inexpensive or free gift. You could also do what we are doing, we filled the squares out and each time we have some time together as a family, I get to pull a new square out. Then we do that activity. It is kind of fun to prolong the ‘celebration’ and to get more time with my family.
Activities for the Family
I pulled out to go to the nail salon. Pumpkin, my 6 year old had written this one. She knows I like to go, but that I almost never get to go. She thought we could go for this activity. It wasn’t in the budget nor would Mr. T, my husband, have enjoyed that. Since it was supposed to a be a family activity, we found a way to make it work. 
Mother's Day Activity for the Family
The girls set up an assembly line nail salon. First, hands got washed. Then we got a little massage with our hands in warm water. Polish was removed and nails were painted. Mr. T even got in on the action. My nails were wet and I couldn’t take a picture…you  know he is really upset about that! lol! He just got his hands washed and massaged. He had to work at a client location the following day, so he was pretty adamant about the no nail polish concept!Activities for the Family
Next up, I pulled out a square to play Sorry or Uno as a family. Those are two of my favorite games. We played Sorry. It was a pretty fierce battle. Activities for the Family
Toward the end of the game, I had only one pawn in my home spot. Everyone else had 2 or 3. I ended up coming from behind and came in second place. Pumpkin was the winner.
Activities for the Family
This little vase still sits on my kitchen table. It is ready for our next family time together. My girls keep asking when I am going to pull the next activity for us to do. 
 
If you are a Mom, I wish you a Happy Mother’s Day! I hope you enjoy a restful, relaxing, and fun day with your family.

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  1. Lauren- SAHM I am says

    April 26, 2013 at 10:56 am

    What a cute and clever idea! I always struggle to come up with activities that don’t cost money and that we can do as a family.

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    • KC Coake says

      April 27, 2013 at 1:29 am

      Thanks! I seem to specialize in low or no cost activities…kind of have to so we can stick with our budget.
      Take care,
      KC

      Reply
  2. Carrie @ My Favorite Finds says

    April 26, 2013 at 3:52 pm

    So fun! You have the cutest family ideas! Love it! Thanks for sharing at Pinworthy Projects.

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    • KC Coake says

      April 27, 2013 at 1:36 am

      Thank you! That is so sweet of you to say. I have fun coming up with the idea and more importantly we have fun doing the activities. Win/win!
      Take care,
      KC

      Reply
  3. Elise@growcreative says

    April 27, 2013 at 12:10 am

    What a fun idea! I love that your whole family got in on the nail salon… you’ll have good memories of that one!

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    • KC Coake says

      April 27, 2013 at 1:43 am

      Thanks! Yes, we did manage to all get involved in the nail salon…I won’t say everyone liked it (and you can probably guess which person wasn’t super thrilled about it) but we did enjoy an evening together.
      Take care
      KC

      Reply
  4. Libby says

    April 27, 2013 at 8:28 pm

    This is amazing. My mom never is one to say what she wants, but I know things she doesn’t want. This idea would work well, because she can put things she would like to do and we could just draw one out each day or however long we want to extend Mother’s Day. She and I can have our own little jam session. Thanks for the ideas and the printables!

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    • KC Coake says

      May 2, 2013 at 1:36 am

      Your welcome, Libby! I’m so glad I could help. I hope you and your Mom have a great time and make some great memories if you try this out.
      KC

      Reply
  5. Bonnie and Trish @ Uncommon says

    April 29, 2013 at 1:00 am

    This is a fabulous idea! Thanks for sharing it with us at Monday Funday!

    Take care,

    Trish

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    • KC Coake says

      May 2, 2013 at 1:38 am

      Thanks so much! Thanks for hosting the great link party.
      KC

      Reply
  6. Corey says

    April 29, 2013 at 9:09 pm

    Stopped by from Monday-Funday. I love this idea! Such a fun way to ensure that time spent together is in a meaningful way.
    Corey from http://www.tinysidekick.com

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    • KC Coake says

      May 3, 2013 at 3:12 am

      Thank you! Yes, it is a fun way to make sure that the family time is meaningful and enjoyable.
      KC

      Reply
  7. Lauren says

    April 30, 2013 at 10:48 pm

    Great ideas! πŸ™‚ We love playing games together. I’d be thrilled if you’d link up at this week’s Off the Hook!

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    • KC Coake says

      May 3, 2013 at 3:18 am

      Thank you! We have a lot of fun playing games together as well.
      Take care,
      KC

      Reply
  8. Kristle Jones says

    May 2, 2013 at 5:01 pm

    What a cute idea! I love this – thanks for sharing : )

    xo Kristle

    Stop by, say hi and stay awhile:

    https://www.lavitabelle.com

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    • KC Coake says

      May 3, 2013 at 4:01 am

      Thank you so much.
      Have a great night!
      KC

      Reply
  9. Adelina Priddis says

    May 3, 2013 at 2:09 pm

    What a fun idea!!

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    • KC Coake says

      May 4, 2013 at 12:53 am

      Thanks!

      Reply
  10. Brenda @ Chatting Over Chocolate says

    May 4, 2013 at 3:53 am

    How fun!! πŸ™‚

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    • KC Coake says

      May 4, 2013 at 4:29 pm

      We did have fun. Thanks for stopping by.
      KC

      Reply
  11. Jenn @ Clean and Scentsible says

    May 5, 2013 at 4:34 pm

    Such a sweet idea! Pinned!

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    • KC Coake says

      May 6, 2013 at 1:21 am

      Thank you, Jenn!
      KC

      Reply
  12. Marie bloominghomestead says

    May 6, 2013 at 2:57 am

    This is fabulous! Another great idea. πŸ™‚

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    • KC Coake says

      May 7, 2013 at 1:27 am

      Thanks, Marie! It has been fun coming up with them.
      KC

      Reply
  13. Cathy says

    May 6, 2013 at 4:01 am

    Cute!

    I would love for you to share this and link up to my TGIF Link Party! Who knows, you just might be featured next week!

    https://apeekintomyparadise.blogspot.com/2013/05/a-peek-into-my-paradise-tgif-link-party.html

    Hugs, Cathy

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    • KC Coake says

      May 7, 2013 at 1:28 am

      Thanks!
      KC

      Reply

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