29 Virtual Mother’s Day Ideas
1. Honor Mom With a Drive-By Mother’s Day Wish
If you can’t spend Mother’s Day together in person, have her meet you outside by a drive-by greeting. You can use this time to also drop off gifts, flowers and treats.
2. Host a Murder Mystery Party
Get your detective on with a murder mystery party. There are a ton of different options for themes from the likes of Night of Mystery and Red Herring, and you can play many in person as well as virtually, with The Murder Mystery Co. specializing in parties over Zoom, just in time for Mother’s Day. For the mom who loves true crime, you can go even darker and more grisly with the Hunt A Killer route.
3. Take a Flower Arranging Class
Check with local florists to take a flower arranging class with your mom this Mother’s Day. If you’re practicing social distancing, many shops are offering virtual lessons as well. You can check out some course options here.
4. Indulge in a Virtual Wine Tasting
Take mom to sample some vino with a Mother’s Day wine tasting! Still social distancing? No problem: You can enjoy free virtual wine tastings together from Wine.com or see our entire list here.
5. Have a Paint and Sip Night
Take a painting class with your mom for Mother’s Day! If your local studios are closed, fret not: Plenty of expert art lessons are available virtually, including Yaymaker, Paint Bar, Paint for a Purpose and Pinot’s Palette.
6. Give Her a Manicure
Pamper the hands that changed your diapers with a manicure. Can’t do it in person? Gift her a kit and treat yourself to one too.
7. Leave Her a Surprise to Come Home To
Decorating Mom’s door with a sweet wreath is a fun way to surprise her. Here’s a simple how-to to make your own.
8. Watch a Mother-Daughter Movie Together
Have a Netflix Party or use Skype or Zoom while you take in a mother-daughter classic like Mother’s Day, Stepmom, Mermaids, Terms of Endearment, Mamma Mia!, Steel Magnoliasor Freaky Friday.
9. Have Brunch at Home
Whip up a tasty brunch or get delivery or takeout from her favorite eatery and serve Mom brunch in bed (like these yummy Mother’s Day quiche options from Marie Callender’s). You can do this while social distancing, too!
10. Get Crafty Together
Get together (in person or over video) and work together on a craft project. This Mother’s Day needlepoint from Etsy is great for the mom with a great sense of humor. Mother’s Day Gift From Daughter Funny Cross Stitch Kit With Instructions, $17, Etsy
11. Learn a Skill Together
Take a free online course with mom for Mother’s Day and compare notes! Check out a great list of cool, no-cost classes here.
12. Make a Scrapbook Together
Take a trip down memory lane and assemble a scrapbook together of old photos and mementos. Can’t be there in person? Pick out your favorite digital photos together over video chat and have the prints sent to her at home.
13. Have Her Assemble a Special Mother’s Day Puzzle
Make a sweet customized photo puzzle of a favorite memory and assemble it together. Custom Photo Jigsaw Puzzle, $25, Custom Face Stickers
14. Take a Dance Class Together
Make mom a custom playlist and have a dance party, or take an online dance class together like Jazzercise, which has a free Mother’s Day class on YouTube.
15. Have Dinner Together
Order Mom’s favorite takeout or delivery and have a cozy meal with her.
16. Grow Together
Get to work in the garden with mom for Mother’s Day. Bonus points if you grow herbs or veggies you can use to make her lunch or dinner!
17. Have Trivia Night
Whether you’re using an online trivia game, an app, or writing your own questions for each other, having trivia night with mom is a great way to have some laughs on Mother’s Day.
18. Play Games Together
Get your board game on, make towers tumble with Jenga or crack each other up with Taboo, Scattergories or Pictionary.
19. Explore New Places
Want to have a new experience but can’t travel right now? Take virtual tours of national parks, art museums, gardens, first ladies’ homes or even catacombs.
20. See a Show or Musical
Few people know that the show must go on more than moms do. Take her to a local theater to take in some great performances, or stream some at home together online or with Broadway HD.
21. Indulge in Chocolate
Take a guided chocolate tasting class from Riversea Chocolates from the comfort of Mom’s own couch—where no one else can see how much of it you managed to smear on your faces or have stuck in your teeth!
22. Make Custom Fragrances
Take a class with mom this Mother’s Day to create your own customized perfumes.
23. Have a Pajama Party
Have an old school pajama party this Mother’s Day—and surprise her with custom photo-printed pajamas! Custom Photo Satin Pajamas Happy Mother’s Day, $39.95, PhotoPajamas.com
24. Run a Marathon Together
Work up a serious sweat (plus endurance and bragging rights!) by running a marathon, half-marathon or 5K together. Find a ton of online races here and don’t forget to choose a charity!
25. Bake Up Something Sweet
Bake one of Mom’s favorite desserts or signature dishes with her. Then dig in!
26. Take Her on a Picnic
If the weather permits, take Mom and some of her favorite foods to scenic spot and dine al fresco. Can’t spend it together physically? Facetime!
27. Have a Spa Night
Indulge in a different kind of face mask (DIY one here), deep condition her hair, give her a massage.
28. Make a Custom Cookbook
Digitize your recipes with a service like Create My Cookbook.
29. Get the Gang Together
Host a virtual Mother’s Day party with all of your siblings. Seeing your faces will make her happier than anything in the world! Wondering how to play games on Zoom? Here’s 8 virtual games to play on Zoom!
