{"id":158564,"date":"2025-03-26T22:47:28","date_gmt":"2025-03-26T22:47:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/som2nynetwork.com\/recipes\/category-a-b\/blw\/7-ideas-to-celebrate-mothers-day-with-small-children\/"},"modified":"2025-03-26T22:47:28","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T22:47:28","slug":"7-ideas-to-celebrate-mothers-day-with-small-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/som2nynetwork.com\/?p=158564","title":{"rendered":"7 Ideas to Celebrate Mother’s Day with Small Children"},"content":{"rendered":"


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For all the moms reading this\u2014Happy Mother\u2019s Day from Amara!\u00a0<\/p>\n

You deserve the biggest round of applause and the longest nap ever! Moms make the world go round. Always have, always will.<\/p>\n

This Mother\u2019s Day, we have a few low-key ideas of how to celebrate if you have young children.<\/p>\n

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1. Do something active with your family outside.\u00a0<\/h3>\n

It\u2019s mid-May! In most parts of the States, it\u2019s warm\u2014or warmish\u2014which means going for a walk around the block, frolicking in your backyard, strolling around a park, or going for a short hike nearby are all great (and EASY) options. Put your little one into their carrier or stroller, and you\u2019re off! (Don\u2019t forget snacks, like Amara\u2019s Smoothie Melts<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

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2. Plan a simple outing to your local gardening store.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Flowers and plants are two of the most common Mother\u2019s Day gifts. Growing up, my mother loved getting flowering, potted plants for her garden on Mother\u2019s Day\u2014but she also enjoyed picking them out. So, my dad would drive my mom, my siblings, and I to the local gardening store. It was a trip that lasted an hour max, and it allowed my mom to get exactly what she wanted. When we got home, we\u2019d all mess around in the garden together!<\/p>\n

3. Make a family recipe together.<\/h3>\n

Have a family recipe that you love? Have your partner prepare the dish while you help out\/supervise (unless you love cooking). If you have a toddler, place their highchair where they can see what\u2019s going on in the kitchen. Then tell them about the recipe and the family tradition behind it as the food is being fixed.\u00a0<\/p>\n

(Pro-tip: if the recipe includes lots of veggies, fruits, whole grains, and\/or healthy fats\u2014all the better! Point out the different ingredients to your toddler, explaining how important and tasty each one is.)<\/p>\n

Unless your little one is also partaking in the dish you\u2019re preparing, show them their food: the solids they\u2019re going to eat and how you\u2019re preparing them. (And here, don\u2019t forget about Amara baby food blends<\/a> as healthy and easy purees that you just mix with water, formula, or breastmilk!)<\/p>\n

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4. Read some Mother\u2019s Day-themed books with your little one.<\/h3>\n

Dig through your bookshelf or visit your local library for mom-themed books that you and your little one can read together for Mother\u2019s Day. Some staff favorites are:<\/p>\n