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5 thoughtful ways to celebrate Mother’s Day
It’s Mother’s Day on Sunday 30 March 2025. So we’ve put together a whole host of inspiring (and some unexpected) ideas to help you spoil your mum, partner, best friend, step-mum and mums-to-be at Whiteley.
Whether it’s breakfast in bed, pampering beauty ideas, family sharing lunches with grandparents too or active days out together – here are all the best ideas for Mothering Sunday (also don’t forget the clocks go forwards an hour if you book anything…).
1. The most wanted Mother’s day gifts
First of all, the basics cannot be overlooked: cards, flowers, chocolate and jewellery. Marks & Spencer have recently launched their gorgeous in-store Flower Market across the UK featuring carefully sourced and long-lasting bouquets including the Peony Kiss and Eucalyptus, £35, and colourful spring tulips.
For cards, head to Waterstones and Flying Tiger Copenhagen (or encourage the kids to make their own colourful creations with their art supplies). Then pick up chocolates at both Tesco and Marks & Spencer.
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For something she can treasure forever, Accessorize, Beaverbrooks, Ernest Jones and Next have beautiful jewellery and watches or be inspired at Pandora by creating a personalised piece with the children’s names and dates of birth – they also have a gorgeous Disney collection too.
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Other coveted presents for spring 2025 include: wideleg and barrel jeans, leopard-print adidas SL 72 trainers, UGG Tasmans in pale blue and butter-yellow homewares. So stop by Boots, Clarks, Marks & Spencer, schuh, Next, H&M, Seasalt Cornwall, River Island and Tesco.
2. Breakfast in bed…
Got little early risers? Then there’s no greater gift than some extra hours of sleep followed by a delicious breakfast in bed. Stock up on coffee, croissants, sweet treats and tasty juices at Tesco and Marks & Spencer. Serve it up on a gorgeous tray of pretty tableware from Flying Tiger Copenhagen.
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3. Mother’s Day menus: brunch and lunch
Harvester’s Mother’s Day three-course menu (filled with ribs, roasted salmon, rotisserie chicken and smashed burgers) is £24.99 with unlimited salad; Frankie & Benny’s is booking now with their signature New York-style Italian or, for big family sharing feasts with the kids and grandparents, book Baja Mexicali for guacamole, enchiladas and churros or Prezzo for win-win pizzas and pasta (kids’ menus are just £8.50 for starters, mains and desserts).
If you want to do something for the two of you, book the babysitter and take her out for an elegant menu for prosecco, steak and chips, gorgeous desserts and more at Bar + Block. They’re offering a special Mother’s Day menu of £35 for three courses and a Peach + Raspberry Mojito – it also includes their signature Sunday lunch. The welcoming Wildwood also has everything from ribeye steaks to artisan Italian dishes too.
4. Family day out together
Make it a Mothering Sunday that’s full of fun and go climbing at Rock Up. With climbing walls designed for children from the age of four to adults, there’s vertical challenges, soft play for under 7s (£3.95 and free for adults), a drop slide and high ropes with special family packages (two adults, two children for £64.95). Book here.
Take a trip to Cineworld to see Disney’s Snow White then go for family-friendly menus at Burger King, Nando’s, McDonalds, Dim T, wagamama and Five Guys. Finish off with treats of sundaes, waffles and shakes all round at Kaspas Desserts.
5. Pampering beauty hampers and wellbeing ideas
For new mums-to-be gifts and beauty pampers for all, be inspired at Next (go for the gorgeous Mother & Baby Essentials Beauty Box which includes Bloom & Blossom Baby Whisperer Sleep Spray), Marks & Spencer (try their Wellbeing box featuring This Works, Dr Paw Paw and more), Boots and Superdrug. All have gorgeous boxes of vegan-friendly replenishing face masks, overnight creams and nourishing cleansers. The Body Shop also has gorgeous limited edition Mother’s Day Nourish & Flourish hampers in shea, strawberry, mango and more.
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The other most-wanted beauty bits for spring 2025 include: Sol de Janeiro Delícia Drench Shower Oil and Byoma Phyto Mucin Glow Serum. And you can’t go wrong with silk pillowcases, eye masks or an LED face mask. Head to Boots, Superdrug, Holland & Barrett, Marks & Spencer and Next.
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