Pick up After Yourself 

Let's face it, mom has picked up after you more times then you can probably count on two hands. 

Toys all over the place, video games all over the place, clothes all over the place and who knows what else. You name it, she has most likely picked it up. 

So turn the tables and pick up after yourself, put your stuff away wherever it is supposed to go. 

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Send Flowers 

Send over some colorful flowers to brighten up the day, weekend and the house. 

Chances are, the next time you are in the kitchen, they will be sitting on the table as the new centerpiece. 

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Take Mom to Tower Hill Botanic Garden 

A stroll through Tower Hill Botanic Garden is free on the weekends and is a great opportunity to take mom out. 

Flowers, scenery and other sights and sounds will make for a great day. 

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Call Mom Everyday 

Especially if you don't live at home or are living at school, nothing will brighten up a mothers day like a phone call, but not a phone call because you need or want something. 

A phone call just for the heck of it. 

She will enjoy it. 

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Give Mom a Day Off From Laundry 

Doing the laundry for a household of people is a tedious job that can take hours of a day. 

Tell mom to take a day off from the laundry and get the rest of the family to team up and do it for a day, maybe the weekend? 

Imagine the great day that mom could have if she didn't have the stress of laundry hanging over her head. 

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Write to Mom Everyday 

In a day and age where it is all about emailing and texting, a handwritten letter would be a nice way to change things up. 

You can start by slipping a letter inside the Mother's Day card. 

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Blackstone River Bikeway

Take mom for a walk or a bike ride on the Blackstone River Bikeway and enjoy the sights and sounds while you are there. 

Runs from Worcester to Providence

Movie Night 

Plan a family movie night at home and let mom pick out the movie that she wants to watch. 

Grab some popcorn, maybe a beverage or two and enjoy. 

An alternative to a movie would be binge watching a show on Netflix that she has yet to watch due to how busy she is. 

Cut the Grass 

Don't let mom cut the grass or have to tell you to do it 50 times. Instead, volunteer to do it. Insist on doing it so she gets time to do what she wants. 

Or maybe mom calls a company, another relative or a neighbor to do it and stresses about when they are coming and how much they charge.

Then she has to worry about how it looks and if it's done right. 

Give her a break and just do it yourself. 

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The Freedom Trail

The Freedom Trail is a two and a half-mile walking tour that connects 16 significant Boston landmarks. Other than interior access to Paul Revere's house, the Old South Meeting House and the Old State House, it's all FREE. 

Mom will love the walk and the cool historical landmarks. 

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