With Mother’s Day just about the corner, the diligent child in us awakes. Forgetting all the barriers, we are more worried about making them feel special. Or just to let them know that you haven’t forgotten about Mother’s Day.

A call in the morning, breakfast in bed, and a cake to bite into are all fine. However, when it comes to long-distance Mother’s Day, these efforts are impossible. So, while you are scratching your head trying to think how to make her feel special, we are bringing you this excerpt.

In this excerpt below, we will cover all the planning ideas for the long-distance Mother’s Day celebration. Rather than going for an adventurous treat, go for a more relaxing day. After a long week of work, your Mother would love it, and so would you!

Long Distance Mother’s Day

A long-distance relationship is when you cannot meet your mum on a special day. It is sad, and whether your Mother admits it or not, she will miss you.

However, let’s not start the celebration on a sad note. If the lockdown has taught us anything, distance doesn’t matter if you know the right way to celebrate.

During virtual dates and dinners, your Mother will certainly love a simple Facetime. But, in this excerpt below, we have more in store.

Activities You Can Try

Here are some of the long-distance Mother’s Day activities you can try out with your Mother. These should be fun and relaxing, especially if you are waiting for some mother-daughter or mother-son bonding.

1. Virtual Home-Made Spa Day

We all love those days when we do not do anything, slap a face sheet, and simply close our eyes to relax. So, why not bring that relaxation to the spirit of this special Day? You can send a well-customized self-care package to your Mother and then get the same products for yourself.

Pick a time to set up a web call!

Here is how you can go forth with this virtual spa day.

• Begin with picking a nice relaxing music (either of you) on the television if possible.
• Take a bowl of water and some lukewarm towels.
• Get to the business of washing your face and toning.
• Put on some luxurious eye masks and face sheets/packs.
• Get a beverage of your choice. A glass of chilled wine or milk and cookies.

With your relaxation mode on, it is time to have a long conversation with your Mother.

2. Watching A Movie Together

There are applications that can connect two devices while watching a movie. One such method is setting up a Netflix party account. If you both have to work that Day, it shouldn’t mean you should give up on the Mother’s Day celebration.

• Set up the Netflix account.
• Get your favorite Chinese takeout, and get something delivered for your Mother.
• Cozy up in a chair while you are on a call with your mum.
• Now you can both watch the movie simultaneously without two sounds clashing. Pause it together, and talk about it in between the shots.
• (Yes, like always, she will have loads of questions throughout the movies, and just for this one Day, you have to be okay with it! Yes, no complaints!)

Or, you can finish and then discuss the movie over a virtual dinner.

3. Virtual Cooking Session

This brings us to the next activity to enjoy with your Mother, a virtual cook session!

We all have that one recipe that is difficult to recreate, like your Mother. No matter how many times you try it, it is never the right taste. Well, this virtual cook session might not promise the exact taste.

However, it will ensure two things:

• A great time spent with your Mother.
• A dish close to the one you are trying to recreate.

Again, you have to set up a Facetime. But, before you do so, ask your Mother about all the ingredients you would require. Because while you are spending your quality time, you wouldn’t want too much interruption because of one ingredient.

Now, it is time to pour yourself a glass of good red wine and start cooking. Try to keep the dish simple so that you have enough time to chat with her as well. Afterall, the main goal is to spend time.

4. Have A Book Reading Session

This might be a little boring and monotonous for some.

So, you just Facetime her and read books?

That is probably the first question that will come to your mind. However, this activity is very niche oriented,i.e., it is certainly not for everyone. For a mother/daughter or a mother/son combination who absolutely loves to read books, this is paradise.

Their own personal book club and the occasion of Mother’s Day are allowing them to explore something so peaceful and relaxing. So, this is how it is done.

• You both pick a book you have never read before.
• Facetime each other.
• Read a few pages, and at an interval of every 20-30 minutes, discuss the nitty gritty.

It is the discussion about the characters and plots which is the most exciting part about every avid reader, and if your Mother is one of them, she will love this!

5. Book A Weekend (Meet HalfWay)

Not all long-distance have to be apart. If you have missed your Mother, and it is quite impossible for you to fly back home, why not arrange a halfway? It doesn’t matter that the actual Mother’s Day is not on the weekend; you can always extend the celebrations.

Surprise her with tickets to a halfway destination. If flying home is a nuisance, simply fly halfway. A chance to see her again, pamper her throughout the weekend, and hug her to make up for all the lost time you are away.

Before you book those tickets!

Ask her for clearance of the schedule if she is a working mother. One mustn’t always expect that mothers are sitting around free.

If she is dealing with some ailment, then pick the right place where she can travel comfortably. Or, ask whether she could travel at all.

Gifts For Your Long-Distance Mother’s Day

Now that we are covered with the activity list let’s dive into the gifting ideas. A mother would always express the need for no gifts. However, the human in her cannot deny the idea of a good gift. Underneath explained are seven good gift ideas she will love!

1. Send Her A Flower Arrangement

Suppose you are confused about what she will like. Remember, a lady always loves flowers!

So, send flowers for mothers day!

Whether it is colorful gardenias, monochromatic orchids, or a good old bouquet of English Roses, a Mother’s Day flower arrangement is not just a piece of art, it is silent appreciation spoken with perfection.

Try to order them early on or within a time frame. In this way, your Mother can receive the flowers early in the morning.

• A bouquet of white roses portrays her elegance and beauty as a mother.
• Sunflowers to show the brightness she has brought to all her children’s life.
• Tulips because it is spring, and it can liven up any area.
• Carnations because Mother’s Day will always be a celebratory time of the year.
• Irises for all the mothers who are doing excellent work in their careers as well.
• Peonies because they show love and appreciation.
• Chrysanthemums for all the colorful mothers who are still young at heart.

2. Buy Her An Online Class

Every retired Mother has a passion project to which they contribute with due diligence. Especially when they have nothing else to do and no one else to take care of, this project becomes their surrogate child.

If your Mother has any such passion project, there could be nothing better than them learning these professionally. Whether it is gardening, interior decoration, floral arrangement, or cars, you can find the oriented course for that.

Surprise them by buying that very course for your Mother. You can arrange a Facetime date and explain everything to her. Even talk about the qualification and certifications they will be receiving through this course.

So that if later she further wishes to build a career upon the certified course, she should be able to do so.

3. A Box Of Home Decor Goodies

There is an interior decorator inside every bored mum. Some have found the passion, and some are yet to discover it. If your Mother is keen on interior decoration, send them a box of interior decoration goodies.

You can customize it depending on your house’s structure and what would look beautiful.

• Buy lamps and lights to brighten up the space.
• Different wallpapers for your Mother to experiment with.
• Miscellaneous home decor objects suited to her taste.
• Curtains, cushion covers, new sheets, and pillowcases.
• A subscription to floral arrangements every week.

In short, you will be giving your Mother her very own DIY home decor kit. Now, matching it with the interior designer course from the gift idea above, you will have the perfect gift. The next time you travel back home, you might be up for a surprise.

4. DIY Packages

A giant Mother’s Day card from an online gift shop is good, but you know what would make it excellent?

A giant gift card made all by you, with love!

Yes, it is a tiresome process, and it doesn’t always have to be giant. But just imagine the smile on your Mother’s face when she sees a card made with so much effort. Here is how you can add personal touches to a piece of paper.

• A simple Mother’s Day note.
• Handwritten letter.
• A photo collage of you and your mum over the years.
• Chocolates for a sweet tooth, Mum.
• Tea is in the package for mums who like peaceful tea-filled afternoons.

The customized DIY gift box is a blank canvas, and you can add anything you want to it.

5. Self-Care Packages

Whether she is a stay-at-home mother taking care of the house or she is a woman of ambition conquering the world outside, they all need to relax sometimes.

As mothers, they often forget themselves in a way to cater to others. However, mothers Day is your chance to remind her that she needs herself as well.

A self-care package can consist of many items, but it is mostly filled with items that will remind her to sit and relax. Here is what you can add to a self-care kit:

A skincare night routine set (face sheet, eye masks, lip masks, a luxurious moisturizer, some hot tea to put her straight to bed, and a scented candle).

Relaxing night routine ( bath salts, bath bombs, aromatic candles, fresh sheets, a cozy blanket.)

Now you have gotten a fair idea of what it consists of, it is time to make your own self-care packages.

6. Surprise Her By Mailing Yourself At The Doorstep…

Lastly, if all the other gift and surprise ideas are failing, then try the ultimate weapon. Maybe it has been too long since you have been home with your Mother and siblings. If Mother’s Day is making you miss your mum more, then it could be psychosomatic.

Maybe your mum is missing you as well!

Take that much-needed leave from your office, book the ticket, and fly back home for Mother’s Day. No matter how expensive a gift you mail to your Mother, it can never match the experience of her opening the door to find you.

Making Her Feel Better From A Distance!

We all want to give her that tight hug and spend the entire day pampering her. However, distance is obstructing your plan.

So, all we can do is our best to make her feel better even from miles away!

The last thing you would want to do is feel guilty.

Try the above things, and make her Day!