Add the date to your calendar: Mother’s day Sunday, which will take place on May 11 this year in Quebec, is fast approaching and many are already looking for some ideas to make their mom smile.
Activities with children, restaurants outings, gift suggestions: here is a practical guide that will offer some tracks to spoil your mother, on this second Sunday in May.
But first, where does Mother’s Day come from?
Celebrated sporadically since 1907, Mother’s Day was born from the insistence of an American from Western Virginia, Anna Jarvis, who wanted to establish a national holiday for mothers after losing his two years earlier, at the beginning of May, according to the Quebec Archives diffusion network.
It was during this same period that the celebration would have found its way to Quebec where tradition was quickly adopted, even before Mother’s Day obtained its official party status in 1914 with our southern neighbors, granted by the American president, Woodrow Wilson.
Today, Mother’s Day has become a good pretext to thank her own mother or the mothers around her, often by filling the paunch under the spring sun.
Where to brunch?
If you plan to bring your mother Bruncher, look forward to reserving your place right away in the restaurant so as not to be badly taken on D-day, since they tend to leave as hot on Mother’s Day.
With the expanded or just two family, sharing a meal at the restaurant can be a good opportunity to stop for a moment and chat, without the weight of dirty dishes to clean up afterwards.
For those who would like, for example, extend the outing with a walk in the old-port of Montreal, in Place-des-Arts or in Lafontaine Park, where Brunch for Mother’s Day in the Great Metropolis.
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What to do as an activity?
It is in the spring that the falls offer their most beautiful spectacle, according to Cité Québec, which proposes to visit the enchanting landscapes of the province this spring.
Hoping that the sun is there, you could take the direction of the Sainte-Anne canyon, about thirty minutes from Quebec City, which will open its doors on May 8-just before the Mother’s Day weekend-, or even visit Wendake’s arranged trails to discover the Kabir Kouba fall.
Otherwise, to enjoy the outside, organize a picnic and a walk in one of the parks where the trees will be in bloom around mid-May, stopping in a local market beforehand, such as the Jean-Talon or Atwater markets in Montreal, or even at the Grand Market in Quebec.
-For the occasion, Montreal will also organize a market for Mother’s Day craftsmen on May 10 and 11 at the Montreal Art Center, where food craft products, but also specialized jewelry and decorations, for example.
What to do with young children?
Mother’s Day is used to celebrate mothers, but what many of them want is to spend quality time with their little ones.
Porcelain cup painting, cooking and decorating cookies, leaving the park, DIY of a work for two or a day of board games: depending on the age of children, it is possible to use them to sunny the day off.
And in case of bad weather, there is always the popcorn option and film at home, with the favorite mothers sweets.
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What gifts to give to your mom?
No one will fall from the clouds: it is rather traditional to offer flowers to Mother’s Day. The majority of grocery stores will spread bouquets with smaller budgets, but it is always possible to opt for a more personalized option with a local florist who can advise you according to your budget.
Box of chocolate, tea, jewelry, personalized coffee cup: the other options of small attentions are wide, but sometimes the secret is in simplicity.
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From experience, a few words from the bottom of the heart in a map are often sufficient to move, and some local artisans offer low -prices options that will be filled and deposited directly on the portico.
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But if you want to kill two strokes with a good time by having a good time with your mother, it is always possible to pay her a family photo shoot with a professional photographer, or even bring a camera and a tripod during a sunny day: laughter will be there and you will keep beautiful memories.
