Celebrating Mothering Sunday

Mothering Sunday is one of the best days in the year in my opinion. After I had Sops I valued Mothering Sunday higher than my own birthday. Why? Because being a mum is hard work. I didn’t realise how challenging parenting was until I had my own little vulnerable person completely dependent on me. Over the years I have been a nurse, a teacher, a role model, a cook, a counselor and a shoulder to cry on. It’s nice that for just one day a year my daughter makes the effort to show that she appreciates everything I do for her. Also, it is good to teach children to be grateful to those who help and care for them. It will help them to grow to be thoughtful of others. So even when you are being served breakfast in bed on Mothering Sunday, you are still teaching your child valuable life lessons.

Call me cynical, but I don’t think children will go out of their way to make their mum a card or buy a present without some encouragement from other members of the family. This is especially true for younger children who don’t know what they can do for their mum’s on Mothering Sunday. They tend to rely on their dad’s to help. I remember when Sops was 4 years old and she tried to make gingerbread for her dad on Father’s Day, whilst I was at work. She had broken the eggs completely in the bowl and randomly added the flour and sugar without measuring it. It was cute and thoughtful and very messy! Poor guy had to clean up after the mess on Father’s Day. So if you want ideas on how to thank your mum for being so awesome then look below. Just please do ask another adult in the family to help you. (Sops bought my present this year by “borrowing” my credit card. Gulp)

5 Ways to Celebrate Mothering Sunday

Firstly, find out your mum’s love language. There are 5 different ways to express and receive love. If you know your mum’s love language, you’ll know the best way to show her how much you love her. Take the test here.

For gift ideas for your mother, check out our post on how to give the perfect gift according to personality types.

Once you know what her love language is, here are a few things you can do for your mum this Mothering Sunday:

Go for a walk with your mum. Don’t check your phone whilst walking. Just listen to her. Reminisce the old times and admire nature. If your mum’s love language is ‘Quality time’, then she will appreciate this gesture more than a bunch of daffodils on Mothering Sunday.
Make your mum breakfast in bed. Put away your clothes and clean her car. If your mum’s love language is ‘Acts of Service’ then the ‘small things’ she nags you to do may also be a cry for love.
Write a beautiful poem about how much you love your mum and why. Make it really personal to her. Should your mum’s love language be ‘Words of Encouragement’, she’ll probably gush all over it.
Give your mum a nice long hug. Or have a little dance with her. Curl up and watch a movie together under a weighted blanket. Your mum will really appreciate it, if her love language is ‘Physical Touch’.
Make your mum a gift, or put oodles of thought into a gift you buy for her. Make it personal like a personalised Photo Album or a mug with her name on it. Take into consideration what she likes. The more thought you put into it the more your mum will feel loved by you, especially if her love language is ‘Gift Giving’.

For more gift ideas to give your mum this Mothering Sunday check out our post ‘Perfect Gifts for Mothering Sunday.’

How are you celebrating?

So how are you going to celebrate Mothering Sunday this year? This year we will cook a meal together and probably play some games. I wonder if I can persuade Sophia to play Disney Monopoly again? But that may end up in tears and tantrums (Monopoly does that to people). Do let us know how you will celebrate Mothering Sunday in the comments box below.