14 Mother’s Day ideas to celebrate Mom

Mother’s Day is coming up fast: Sunday, May 12. Many restaurants are offering Mother’s Day brunches, so make reservations in advance if that’s your preference. Here are some other ideas to make her day! 1. Mother’s Day Succulent Planting Party (May 4). Select from a variety of mini succulents and planting mugs at Changing Hands Bookstore in Tempe, which provides potting materials, gift tags and a gift bag for your creation. 2. Mother’s Day Gift Make & Take (May 10). Need a last-minute Mother’s Day gift? Paint a special jar to fill with little slips of paper recounting all the reasons you love Mom. This pottery painting class is $30 at six As You Wish locations in greater Phoenix, including the jar and paint supplies. Kids can customize the design and take it home the same day; it’s recommended for ages 5 and up. 3. Mother’s Day Giftmaking Kids’ Night Out (May 10). Rachel’s Young at Art gives mom a night off, and kids can create handmade gifts from the heart. Plus a pizza dinner, and slime! $30; $20 for each additional siblings. 6990 E. Shea Blvd., Suite 115, Scottsdale. 480-621-6155 or rachelsyoungatart.com 4. MomPalooza (May 11). Enjoy a fashion show, live entertainment, massages, manicures, makeup and more while kids bounce in the bounce houses, get their face painted or get crafty at OdySea in the Desert. 5. Moms and Mimosas (May 11). Enjoy cocktails, shopping, spa treatments and breakfast bites at Dr. AJ Chandler Park in Chandler from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Moms & Mimosas also features DJ Jen Jones spinning live, a brunch-themed scavenger hunt, champagne toast, a card-making station and a dapper lounge for Dad. $7-$10. momsandmimosas.com 6. Mother’s Who Write Reading (May 11). Join current and former members of the Mothers Who Write workshop for a 2 p.m. reading of their new work. Laugh, cry — and enjoy beer, wine, coffee, tea, and snacks from First Draft Book Bar in Phoenix. Note: Some material is not suitable for children, which can happen when mothers speak freely! 7. Mama’s Makers Market (May 11). Celebrate moms who make stuff (artists and crafters) and find a gift for your own mom at this central Phoenix market at The Shops at Towne & Country. Free. 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. 2021 E. Camelback Road, Phoenix. facebook.com/shopsattownandcountry 8. Discount Tire Free Family Sunday (May 12). The whole family can take Mom to the Phoenix Art Museum, which is offering free admission from noon to 5 p.m. with hands-on art activities, scavenger hunts, live performances, storytimes, free tours and more. 9. Moms Eat Free (May 12). All Cold Beers & Cheeseburgers locations in the Valley are offering one free entrée per mom, plus $3 Angry Orchard Rosé or $5 Three Thieves Pinot Grigio. Find locations at coldbeers.com 10. Tea with Belle (May 12). Don your favorite princess dress and enter the Beast’s enchanted castle at TheaterWorks, which is staging Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” at the Peoria Center for the Performing Arts. Tea time is 12:30 p.m.; show is 2:30 p.m. $25 per person plus $16 performance ticket. 11. Mother’s Day giveaway at Chase Field (May 12). The first 10,000 moms get a free Mother’s Day charm necklace courtesy of Tyson Foods when the Arizona Diamondbacks take on the Atlanta Braves. 1:10 p.m. game (arrive early for the giveaway). Ticket prices vary. 12. Discounts and deals for moms (May 12). The Children’s Museum of Phoenix, Arizona Science Center, and the i.d.e.a. Museum in Mesa honor moms and grandmothers with free admission on Mother’s Day. Moms also get $10 off general admission at OdySea Aquarium, and $3 off admission to Butterfly Wonderland — both at Scottsdale’s OdySea in the Desert. 13. Mother’s Day Musical Lunch (May 12). Organ Stop Pizza in Mesa hosts its first Mother’s Day Musical Lunch featuring tunes on the nation’s largest Wurlitzer pipe organ, built for the Denver Theatre and installed in 1927. All-you-can-eat pizza buffet and salad, plus cake. 14. Free concert (May 12). Bring picnic blankets and sprawl out on the lawn at McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park, which hosts free concerts under the stars every Sunday through June. Tonight’s band is Mogollon playing high-energy country music.