Mother’s Day 2025: What Date Does It Fall on This Year?

Happy Mother's Day! Get ten entertaining suggestions for rewarding Mom today, along with some delectable foods. Discover more about this historic occasion, which was formerly known as "Mothering Sunday," and celebrated with a Simnel Cake on the fourth Sunday of Lent!

What Time Is Mother's Day?

Every year, the date is changed because Mother's Day is observed on the second Sunday in May in the United States(Sun, May 11, 2025). The United States observes Mother's Day as a national holiday, although it is neither a federal holiday nor a public holiday, which means that businesses are not open on this day.

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Who “Invented” the Modern Mother’s Day?

The custom of Mother's Day was largely established in the United States by three women: Ann Reeves Jarvis, Julia Ward Howe, and Ann's daughter, Anna M. Jarvis. The fact that the remarkable women being recognized as moms were also activists who battled for the peace, health, and welfare of children may surprise you.

10 Ideas in Celebration of Mom This Year

Not feeling like making a Simnel Cake? Give Mom a little more love, support, and appreciation with these ten inventive ways to connect with her. Moms are there for us no matter what!

1. In the garden, provide your own services.

Give your mother a "gift certificate" for your own services, such as planting flowers or laying mulch, if you live nearby. Place the certificate in a flower pot filled with bulbs that were planted in the spring and will bloom in the summer.

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2. Give flowers or decorate your mother's door.

If you live close by, you can enjoy adorning your mother's front door with flowers, a wreath, streamers, and personalized signs!
A potted plant such as a Hydrangeas is always welcome.

Here's another thought! Create a bouquet with each child's monthly birth flowers.

3. Use these recipes to prepare meals for Mom.

Dinner is always a classic and appreciated! Something simple is fine for this, such as a light pasta dish or a fresh salad with a glass of wine or sparkling water. Or, serve her a proper feast with one of these 14 delicious dinner ideas, including Champagne Mimosas.

Or try making one of our easy cakes! We adore both Nana's Funny Cake and this Apple Pie Cake.

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4. Call your mother or host an online talent show!

Make your mom giggle by just giving her a ring or a "Zoom." Make a few clever "mom jokes," maybe.
Make a show of your talents! It can be easy. Play an instrument, perform some gymnastics, or sing a song.

5. Watch a movie or show together, side by side.

Have a movie night with theater snacks if everyone is in one location at home.
You can simultaneously watch the same movie on both of your laptops if you're in different places. Or begin watching your favorite TV shows in one sitting.

6. Use your imagination and create a video, music playlist, or artwork for mom!

Take a video of every children. Each of them might say "Happy Mother's Day" and share their gratitude for her. Video splicing on your phone is always possible using iMovie.
Create a playlist of music or a cassette. You may compile soothing music, like the sound of the water, for bedtime. Or you may compile her favorite tracks from the time period she admires the most. (Make a customized iTunes playlist that will be emailed to your mother if she owns an iPhone.)
What about giving Mom a unique piece of art? For instance, fill a terra-cotta flower pot with garden seeds and a card after painting the outside. Alternately, use your family's pictures to create a lovely picture frame. Numerous ideas are available on Pinterest and other websites.

7. Go outside! Take a walk in the park or prepare a picnic for Mom.

The fresh air always makes you feel better. A visit to a park in the spring is a great way to see all the beautiful spring flowers.
What about bringing a basic picnic? Place a picnic basket on your mother's porch if she lives close by! Bring a cooler for a lovely trip through the countryside if you live together. These picnic food ideas are fantastic.

8. Create a handmade present!

You don't have to purchase a gift from a store. Mothers adore heartfelt presents.
Here are some unique ideas

If you wish to buy a gift online, we also have other recommendations.

9. Take a virtual tour of a garden or museum!

The wonders of technology nowadays make so much possible, even if you're not together. A growing number of institutions are allowing virtual tours via their "walls"!

Arrange for you and your mother to go to the Louvre in Paris on Mother's Day! The Vatican in Rome, perhaps? Or New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art?
Which would you prefer: admiring nature's wonders? Check out this Oklahoma virtual field trip offered by the Nature Conservancy!
Does mom enjoy gardening? Keukenhof, the well-known Holland tulip farm, has produced a virtual tulip tour! Another way to see the waterlilies is to go to Monet's Gardens in France! Or how about visiting Hawaii virtually to experience the exotic flowers?

10. Hand-make Card

Always keep in mind to put in a card beforehand! Making a handmade card each year is a tradition in our household. Homemade is something moms adore! This is one method for creating handmade note cards.

Mother's Day's History

There has been a Mother's Day celebration for as long as there have been moms. Ancient mother-honoring festivals were frequently associated with fertility, birth, creativity, and growth cycles, as well as gods and goddesses. The mother is the guardian and provider for children and, by extension, for all people. In honor of Cybele, the Great Mother of the Gods, the Phrygians celebrated. Also revered by the Greeks and Romans was the mother figure of their respective gods. Even today, the goddess Durga is honored during Durga-puja, a significant Indian festival.

Sunday of Mothering

Europeans honored their mothers on Mothering (or Simnel) Sunday, the fourth Sunday of Lent, long before Americans observed Mother's Day. On the fourth Sunday of Lent, workers, apprentices, and servants—mostly girls who had left to work as domestic servants—were granted a holiday to visit their mothers and the "mother" church throughout the Middle Ages.

During family get-togethers, sons and daughters took on all domestic responsibilities and prepared a special meal in their mother's honor. The mother would go to special church services with her family at some point during the day. That day, there were exceptions to the Lenten fasting regulations. (The day's gospel frequently focused on Jesus feeding the multitude with loaves of food.)

The Simnel Cake

A "Mothering Cake" or "Simnel Cake," brought by the oldest son or daughter, was cut and shared by the whole family in 16th-century England. A dried fruit cake with two layers of almond paste is called a Simnel Cake. Eleven marzipan frosting balls, symbolizing the eleven disciples, were placed on top of the cake. (This excludes Judas.) Sugar violets were traditionally added as well. View a classic Simnel Cake recipe here.

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