Mother's Day Ideas Near Me
Two Ways to Say "Happy Mother's Day"
Before Mother's Day:
Surprise your mom with a personalized home accent created by you. It’s more fun than shopping for the perfect gift, and more meaningful than anything that comes from a store. Check out our studio’s calendar to find the painting she’d love the most. Sign up, bring your friends, and enjoy wine and painting while you make the perfect gift. Our artists will walk you through every step to ensure a beautiful finished product.
Mother's Day Weekend in Olathe:
So much better than brunch! Make reservations to sip and paint with mom at Pinot’s Palette Olathe. You and your mama will make forever memories while you laugh, drink and paint together. We are BYO for drinks and snacks, so bring your favorite beverage.
No art experience needed! Our professional artists will guide the class to make sure everyone loves their painting. Book your seats soon; Mother’s Day weekend events fill up quickly!
Just in case you didn't know...here's a little history on Mother's Day from Brittanica (https://www.britannica.com/topic/Mothers-Day)
Mother’s Day, holiday in honor of mothers that is celebrated in countries throughout the world. In its modern form the holiday originated in the United States, where it is observed on the second Sunday in May. Many other countries also celebrate the holiday on this date, while some mark the observance at other times of the year. During the Middle Ages the custom developed of allowing those who had moved away to visit their home parishes and their mothers on Laetare Sunday, the fourth Sunday of Lent. This became Mothering Sunday in Britain, where it continued into modern times, although it has largely been replaced by Mother’s Day. Mother's Day is celebrated on Sunday, May 8, 2022.
Anna Jarvis of Philadelphia, whose mother had organized women’s groups to promote friendship and health, originated Mother’s Day. On May 12, 1907, she held a memorial service at her late mother’s church in Grafton, West Virginia. Within five years virtually every state was observing the day, and in 1914 U.S. Pres. Woodrow Wilson made it a national holiday. Although Jarvis had promoted the wearing of a white carnation as a tribute to one’s mother, the custom developed of wearing a red or pink carnation to represent a living mother or a white carnation for a mother who was deceased. Over time the day was expanded to include others, such as grandmothers and aunts, who played mothering roles. What had originally been primarily a day of honor became associated with the sending of cards and the giving of gifts, however, and, in protest against its commercialization, Jarvis spent the last years of her life trying to abolish the holiday she had brought into being.
Festivals honoring mothers and mother goddesses date to ancient times. The Phrygians held a festival for Cybele, the Great Mother of the Gods, as did the Greeks for the goddess Rhea. Likewise, the Romans adapted the practice to their own pantheon. Some countries have continued to observe ancient festivals; for example, Durga-puja, honouring the goddess Durga, remains an important festival in India