Mother's Day in Kansas City: 2012
Treat mom like a queen this Mother's Day with our list of great ideas to celebrate mothers in Kansas City this May!
Gifts for Mom
Make a Gift Visit one of the many places in our guide and your children can create one-of-a-kind gifts for Mom. Best of all, your children will enjoy giving their own creations to those they love! Read our guide to Places in KC Where Kids Can Make Gifts. For more inspiration, read on:
FREE Mother's Day Projects at Lowe's Lowe's locations across the metro are offering TWO FREE projects Moms will love! First, on April 28, make a Terrarium for Mom. Spring is here and it’s time to start gardening! Your child will love learning about plants and watching them grow with this great Terrarium kit!. Then, on May 12, make a Picture Frame Planter. Spring has sprung! Your child will love building the Picture Frame Planter and personalizing it with photos. Plant something together! www.lowesbuildandgrow.com
Clay Handprints and Footprints for Mother's Day DEADLINE April 29, Ceramics & Coffeehouse at Paint, Glaze & Fire. Baby and children's hand and footprints are a keepsake that lasts a lifetime. A lasting reminder of those precious days of little feet and hands. Make your reservation today so we can help you make your child's hand or foot prints in CLAY. We'll do all the rest! Deadline for Mother's Day - Sun, April 29! $35.00 includes everything: 7" Circle Clay Print, Help making imprints in clay, Simple boarder, name & date, Paint, glaze & two kiln firings, Ribbon for hanging. Would you like to paint it yourself? SAVE $5.00 Call 913.661.CLAY(2529) today for your reservation!
Mother's Day Gift Wrap Offer May 1 - 13, Crown Center. Spend $50 at any Crown Center shop, restaurant or theatre during May 1-13 and get one FREE gift wrap. Simply take your receipts to Customer Service by May 13, during regular shopping hours, to redeem. 816.274.8444 Crown Center Mother's Day Gift Wrap Offer
FREE Mother's Day Project at Home Depot May 7, 9:00 AM - Noon, Home Depot locations across the metro. Kids can build a planter box and add plants for a touch of color just for Mom! Kids will learn to build their very own planter box while learning tool safety. Have fun, make friends and gain a sense of achievement and work ethic. You can paint and add embellishments to your project while at the workshop. For more information see Home Depot May Workshops.
Mother's Day Bouquet Painting May 12,9:30 am until 10:30 am, Shawnee Civic Centre (13817 Johnson Dr.). Create a Mother's Day Bouquet painting on a quality canvas board which is easily framed to be treasured forever. A step-by-step individualized process using different techniques is used. All washable paints and supplies are provided. Ages: 5-10. Cost: $15. 913.631.5200
Make Mom a Cupcake May 12, 10:00AM - 2:00 PM, all 49 Price Chopper locations in the metro. Kids 12 and under will enjoy a FREE Mother’s Day cupcake decorating event.
Mother's Day Events:
Mother's Day Celebrations at Paradise Park May 6-13, Paradise Park. Childrens Edutainment Theme of the Week: Mother's Day Celebration Then, May 8-14, they are offering, "Mom... It's all about you!" Register to will FREE Annuals at your home for a year by Miller Lawn and Landscape over a $500 value. Paradise Park.
Mother's Day Event at Children's Orchard May 12 from 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM, Children's Orchard Olathe. One Day Only: Take 25% off regularly priced clothing. Children's Orchard Olathe: 11933 Strang Line Rd. 913.780.6600
Mother's Day Tea May 12, 10:30 AM or 2:30 PM at Anna Marie's Teas in Liberty. Mother's Day Tea Party: A full high tea. Elegant. Special. Time just for you. A perfect way to thank the special lady or ladies in your life. Celebrate all those women - mothers, daughters, grandmothers who are a part of you! Choose 10:30am or 2:30pm. $20.50/ea. Call 816.792.8777 for reservations and visit www.annateashop.com
Mother Daughter Tea with Jane Austen May 12, tours start at 2pm and continue every 15 min. until 4pm. Tea served on the lawn after your tour at the John Wornall House Museum. Celebrate Mother’s Day by having tea at the Wornall House. Start out with a tour of the house where ladies in each room will demonstrate activities popularized in Jane Austen’s novels. Typical activities and attire from the Empire period will set the stage for a tea party on the lawn. This is an interactive tour appropriate for all ages. $25 per mother/daughter (or sister/sister etc……) team. Add another $5 for each additional person in your party. Reservations are a must! Call 816.444.1858 or visit Mother Daughter Tea at the Wornall House.
Mother's Day Tea & Fashion Show at Story May 12, 2:00 pm until 3:30 pm at Story (3931 W. 69th Terrace PVKS). Mother's Day Tea & Fashion Show at Story featuring fashions from Clique, Tulip and Mady & Me boutiques. View the menu online at www.storykc.com/events. Cost $30/adult $15/child. Call 913.236.9955 for reservations.
Mother’s Matter May 13, Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop and Farm. All mothers are admitted to Mahaffie free! All family members will enjoy spending time with mom at Mahaffie. Learn about 19th century clothing, enjoy tea and refreshments and sit with your mom to fill out your familiy tree. No registration required. 913.971.5111 www.mahaffie.org
FREE Mother's Day Fun at the Zoo May 13, 10:00AM-3:00PM at the Kansas City Zoo. FREE admission and giveaway for moms on their special day. Explore the Zoo and see what animals are moms too. 816.513.5800 www.kansascityzoo.org
Mother's Day Brunch & Music May 13, Powell Gardens. Mother's Day is a perfect time of year to visit Powell Gardens. Come for brunch (reservations required) or bring a simple picnic to enjoy on the lawn as you listen to the tunes of perennial favorite Brookside Brass from 1 to 3 p.m. While you'ret here, stroll through the Gardens and look for flowering daffodils, tulips, dogwoods and other spring blooms. Be sure to visit the Heartland Harvest Garden to sample early spring crops and to check out the view from atop the observation silo at the Missouri Barn. And this is also the final weekend to enjoy the Orchids & Gems of the Woodlands in the Conservatory. Brunch includes Garden admission; for prices and reservations call 816.697.2600 x209. www.powellgardens.org
Mom's Play FREE at Cool Crest May 13, Cool Crest. Moms play Miniature Golf for FREE with one paid player at Cool Crest!
Mother's Day for Mother Earth May 13, 1:30 PM Brush Creek Amphitheater in Theis Park (47th and Oak, KCMO). Join StoneLion Puppet Theatre for a FREE puppet show of ginormous proportions Preshow starts at 1:30 - Don't miss it!
Mother's Day Brunch at the Nelson May 13, 11:00AM - 2:00 PM Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. Seatings are every 30 minutes. Last seating is at 2 p.m. Cost is $32 for members/$36 for non-member/$15 for children 12 and under. A 15% service charge will be added to bill at the time of purchase.. www.nelson-atkins.org
FREE Mother's Day Celebrations at the Nelson May 13, Noon- 4:00 PM Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. Fair fun fills the museum! "Meet" characters from the past world's fairs and hear their real stories as you stroll to the featured exhibition Inventing the Modern World: Decorative Arts at the World's Fairs, 1851-1939. Free Events Include: Enjoy a fair treat in Kirkwood Hall and discover world's fair memorablia. Watch cartooning demonstrations and pose for a photo with the "1904 World's Fair Couple". Build your own miniature paper pavilion using templates inspired by real world's fair pavilions! Ticketed events are also offered on Mother's Day, for information see Nelson-Atkins Mother's Day Event. www.nelson-atkins.org
Treat Mom to Tea! Kansas City boasts many delightful tea rooms! Whether you enjoy a country atmosphere, a European experience, a formal tea, or something more casual... you'll find something for every tea party lover! And, for little girls, Shabby Hattie's in Parkville offers special treats to make their day even more memorable. Read our Guide to Kansas City Tea Rooms to choose the perfect place for mom's special day!
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