By Margie Dayana - Parent's Corner I hope you will take a moment and celebrate Mother's Day. Did you know that almost in every language the word Mother starts with an M. There are many ways to surprise your mother, like bringing breakfast in bed, so that she does not have to get up so fast or doing all her chores. Maybe you would like to send her a card with Paperless Post. The point is to honour her on this day and to give her a special break from her o so busy life. But if you are still unsure of what to do, then I would suggest to surprise her with a heavenly traditional picnic. Having a picnic has many benefits and this is why.... A picnic can be a real mood booster and it is very uplifting, this is because you are outside in the sun (bring sunblock if you need). You have the opportunity to become one with your surroundings and nature. This is a great way to self-reflect or even meditate if you need to. Go ahead, smell the flowers or just lay down on the blanket and listen to the birds around you. Just release your stress and enjoy the sun. A picnic does not have to be expensive, you can just put together whatever you have left in your fridge. Or if you do would like to prepare then I suggest preparing easy finger food like sandwiches, cookies, and fruits. Do not forget the water, juice, cups and napkins. To make it special for your mother, you can also bring marshmallows and put little hearts on top or bring candy hearts. But you can make the picnic as healthy as you like, depending on what food you would like to bring. If you love baking and you want to spend extra time, then you could bake some tarts or cupcakes. If you do want to spend a bit of money and you want to surprise your mother then I would suggest to buy her a nice book or flowers. If you do have more money to spend, then you can always consider to buy her a Pandora bracelet with charms. Pandora has great Mother's Day collection with charms that represent family, love or anything else your mother might like. For example, you can buy her charms with her favourite colour, star sign or initial. Picnics are great for bringing young children because it fosters family warmth and love, and it gives a sense of belonging. Besides they will get an opportunity to run around in the field and get some exercise Picnics provide moments to bond with family and to improve relationships. Nowadays everyone is so busy and always on their phones. Picnics allow you to have a face to face conversation in a relaxed setting. So put your phones away...pictures can be taken later.....Have a nice conversation! You do not need to discuss heavy topics, just talk about what you are doing at the moment. Maybe you can discuss how things are in school or life. If you feel like it, now would also be a good time to tell your mother how much you appreciate her for all the things she has done. After all, it is Happy Mother's Day!
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Glory Brooks
4/20/2018 07:19:29 pm
This is a great article for Mother's Day and I really like the pictures you took as well. That is a great idea to do something like that for Mother's Day and the Paper Post cards are neat. I will look into that. Thanks!
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Katie
4/23/2018 07:39:07 am
It was a great article and I really love your idea about the picnic. It is a simple, but personal and it gives a very special gift, which is sadly maybe rare nowadays, to spend time together. Also, the pictures are beautiful too, I like them very much! :)
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