Tuesday, 9 March 2021

Mothers day (UK) history and resources

Mothering Sunday always falls on a Sunday halfway through Lent in the UK and in medieval times was a time when you were supposed to revisit your mother church (where you where baptised), this was called going "mothering".  From the Reformation in the 16th century it became a legal  right of servants to be given a day off to do this and since they did this with their family members it became associated with visiting their real mothers as well.  The idea that the holiday should became one where we celebrate our mother as a person came from the US following the movement created by a woman called Anna Jarvis and Mothers Day as we now know it began to be celebrated in the UK from the 1920's onwards; by 1950's it was fully established as the non-church celebration we have today.

As it heads towards Mothers Day this Sunday in the UK (14 th March 2021) here is a roundup of all things you might find useful

Free backgrounds for cards - Chantahliadesign.com

Free printable mothers day cards for if you just want the whole thing done for you! Got Free Cards

Cards from Canon creative park - Pop up, Craft cards (for those basic cutting and sticking skills), plain printable cards, mini, and even stationary to write a message on 

Although  as a mum I have to tell you that the ones with the hand drawn messages and pictures are always the most precious.

If you want to make mum feel special then breakfast in bed is often the way to go as is baking something special, although depending on age some help may be needed...

Here are some ideas from 

BBC Good Food

The Spruce Eats

Buzz Feed

Homemade recipes

Food Network

Sainsburys

Tescos

Of course you could always just search for a recipe for your mums all time favourite food.








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