All mom really wants is quality time with you. Actually, if we're being real here, she probably wants lunch with Hugh Jackman or maybe a foot massage from George Clooney. But that's not happening. So let's fall back on the idea that all she really wants is time with you.
Here are 5 ideas for packing a SnapBasket and sharing time you'll remember for a lot longer than that time she got a foot massage from a creepy old guy with thick stubble and a gravelly voice.
1. Cook your mom's favorite childhood meal together
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Your SnapBasket: SnapBasket Thermo
- Your packing list: hit the grocery store and gather the ingredients for her favorite childhood meal.
- For bonus points: write up the recipe and frame it as a keepsake.
2. Start a fresh and floral spring garden
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Your SnapBasket: SnapBasket XL
- Your packing list: Seed packets, flower starters, gardening gloves and a wide-brimmed hat. And if you're feeling fancy, throw in a bird feeder.
- Tip: \ which vegetables, plants and flowers thrive in your area this time of year.
3. Drive-up movie or backyard movie viewing
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Your SnapBasket: the classic black and gray
- Your packing list: popcorn (the kernels not the microwave bags) and sweet and salty toppings, Goobers, Junior Mints, your mom's beverage of choice and a couple throw blankets to sit on or curl up in.
- Tip: don't let bugs ruin the mood, consider bug spray or a repellent candle.
4. Do moms like picnics? Heck yes.
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Your SnapBasket: SnapBasket Thermo XL
- Your packing list: a plethora of finger foods, chilled chardonnay and glasses (don't forget the corkscrew), napkins, and an oversized blanket.
- Tip: Put some thought into the location. It must have one of the following: a view, a body of water, or an idyllic scene from yesteryear.
5. Make like locavores and visit the Farmer's Market
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Your SnapBasket: to fit in with the cool kids, we recommend the ever-trendy coral and aqua
- Your packing list: This is fool proof. Nothing. The SnapBasket starts out empty. The experience will entail filling it up with local food, produce and hand-made goods.
- Tip: bring cash. You don't want to have to pass on a pound of loquats because the vendor doesn't have Square.
Okay now go! Go create some memories.
All mom really wants is quality time with you. Actually, if we're being real here, she probably wants lunch with Hugh Jackman or maybe a foot massage from George Clooney. But that's not happening. So let's fall back on the idea that all she really wants is time with you.
