My mom will be in town Fri without my dad. I happen to have the day off and LOs can be in daycare. I want to spend the day with my mom because I haven't spent time with her one on one since LO1 was born - 3.5 years ago.
I'm looking for ideas. My mom isn't into spa stuff at all (but feel free to answer that way if your mom is).
I'm in the SF Bay Area if you have any specific suggestions. Wine tasting seems like the obvious choice. Not sure if that's too fancy for her.
honeydew / 7622 posts
Usually lunch, shopping and a pedicure. Dim Sum or Alfred's would be fun, biking or driving over the bridge to be tourists on that little island.
coconut / 8430 posts
Lunch, shopping and maybe the botanical garden is what my mom would enjoy. She isn't into spa stuff either.
persimmon / 1322 posts
Lunch, shopping, a walk, or a trip to a museum maybe. Grab a coffee and just talk. That sounds lovely! I love seeing my mom as a grandma, but I miss our one on one time.
wonderful pea / 17279 posts
Brunch or lunch- either way there will be spirits 
My mom enjoys art exhibits, whether it's at a museum or gallery. She would get a kick out of really cheesy touristy stuff because she could also people watch.
wonderful pear / 26210 posts
My mom isn't a spa kind of person either, her idea of fun would be to reorganize a closet...which we have done when she visits.
She also likes tourist type stuff, so for this we usually buy the express tickets so we're not waiting in line a ton.
wonderful pear / 26210 posts
@youboots: Absolutely! I'll send her over, with her gardening gloves too. One thing that she loves to do is go to a garden center and buy plants. Then she plants all my outdoor pots. I help, mostly by doing the heavy lifting.
honeydew / 7463 posts
I just had one of these with my mom last week!
We went bargain shopping (TJ Maxx and the like), had lunch, went home for an hour to relax, then we went to get massages. My mom doesn't ever ever do that for herself so I like to treat her.
That was the only day I had full childcare.
A separate day we also went to a Broadway show (but I live in NYC).
Fwiw my mom would loooove to go wine tasting. Can you search for a casual/fun place that isn't too stuffy/fancy?
wonderful kiwi / 23653 posts
Aw, now I feel like I should schedule for a grown up day with mom too!
My mom loves shopping, so if we had a whole day, I'd take her out for a mani/pedi (she will never spend $ on these), lunch and then shopping.
persimmon / 1367 posts
Shopping, shopping and more shopping! Probably at an outlet center.
apricot / 444 posts
I have no idea! My mom hates shopping (except bargains, so maybe outlets?), she doesn't like spa/nails, she doesn't really drink.
Maybe Academy of Sciences or the SF moma? There are neat walking tours of SF that my in laws have enjoyed when they visit.
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