Parents Day
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Parents Day is celebrated at different times and ways around the world, with the official global date being June 1st annually. In Korea, May 8th is the chosen day where Parents Day is annually held and observed. This celebration is meant to represent the love between a parent and child. The book Love You Forever by Robert Munch, will likely bring a tear to your eyes if you are a parent, or even a child. In many cases, your parents, in their own way, have tried their best to raise you and have sacrificed for you over the years, so today is a fantastic day to honor your parents. Even though you love your parents throughout the year, it is important to remind them of this love on this special day. |
Parents Day is celebrated at different times and ways around the world, with the official global date being June 1st annually. In Korea, May 8th is the chosen day where Parents Day is annually held and observed. This celebration is meant to represent the love between a parent and child. The book Love You Forever by Robert Munch, will likely bring a tear to your eyes if you are a parent, or even a child. In many cases, your parents, in their own way, have tried their best to raise you and have sacrificed for you over the years, so today is a fantastic day to honor your parents. Even though you love your parents throughout the year, it is important to remind them of this love on this special day.
Parents Day Cards
Whether sending or hand delivering a card to your parents, it is an important and kind gesture to express how much you love them. The purpose behind the card and the effort are often more appreciated over the mushy or funny note attached. Some card ideas include:
Mushy:
- Cute animals - Draw a cute baby animal with a parent animal, like elephants, whales, or your favorite animal.
- Growing flower - Do a painted hand print and paint a stem out the bottom to make it look like a flower. Then, say something like, “you helped me grow into the person I am today”
- Show off your skills - Make a card out of family photos of you all together. With this, you can create a collage of pictures and write a kind note of the back of the developed photo.
Funny:
- Science - If you or your parents are into chemistry, spell out “I love you” with different elements. Create element blocks for “I” (iodine), “L” (lanthanum) “O” (oxygen), “V” (vanadium), “E” (erbium), “Y” (yttrium), “O” (oxygen), and “U” (uranium).
- Tea - Draw tea cups or bags of tea and say “you are (a) TEA-rific parent(s)”
- The world - Paint a watercolor globe and outline it in a thick black pen. Then, write “my parents mean the WORLD to me, I love you”.
Parents Day Activities
- Host a family picnic with immediate family and friends or invite extended family and have multiple generations of parents all celebrate together
- Make a reservation at a favorite restaurant
- Go to the beach
- Go through family picture albums or create a slideshow to see how much everyone has grown
- Have picture frames with pictures of the parents and each child
- Take a nice family photo - If multiple older children, have the parents sit in chairs in the middle and have the kids line up behind them in either oldest to youngest or from tallest to shortest.
- Play a family board game or work together to solve a puzzle
- Play charades
- Finger painting - Give everyone a canvas or paper and do finger paintings or do one large painting with everyone's help
- Group baking - Together, bake a batch of cookies or a cake and have everyone help decorate
- Visit a local farmers market
- Go on a group nature walk - If you want to keep little kids entertained, you can have a simple scavenger hunt that they are looking for on the way (i.e. did you see a bird, a green leaf, a bug, etc.).
- Play backyard games like cornhole, bocce ball, giant Jenga, etc.
- Go mini golfing or bowling
Parents Day Food Ideas
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- Make your parents breakfast in bed
- Host a brunch - Have pancakes, croissants, muffins, fruit, and juice
- Go to a favorite restaurant
- For a larger group do make your own tacos, sandwiches, or order pizza
- Happy hour - Have a charcuterie board with cheeses, meats, crackers, fruit, sauces, etc.
- Have taquitos and salsa
- Steak, potatoes, and salad dinner
Gifts for Proud Parents
- Parent of the year award - Go to your local hardware store and buy a wooden plaque. Carve "Parent of the Years Award" and your parent’s name(s). When you get home, lightly sand the plaque and then put on a couple of coats of polyurethane.
- Write and illustrate a story - Write about a special event that happened between you and your parents (i.e. a family vacation, special memory, etc.). After the cover, dedicate the book to your parents with a special message.
- Write a parent poem - Write a love felt or humorous poem to your parents. Some poetry hints: pick an event to write about and keep it simple; it does not need to rhyme; try to write a first draft and jot down many ideas it does not have to be perfect; during the revision process take a couple of breaks and then return to the poem).
- Write and perform an original song - this can be simple if you take a childhood tune and create your own words to tell a story. You can show off your musical talents by playing an instrument and singing the song for your family. Make sure to ask someone to capture the moment on tape, so your parents cna rewatch the performance again later.
- Developed and framed family photo
- Family tree picture frame
- Birthstone or locket with picture jewelry
- Digital frame keychain
- Mug that says “world’s best parent(s)”