Celebrate mom or grandma this month with these festive Mother’s Day events.
TEAS
5/6
Mom and Me Afternoon Tea. Celebrate Mother’s Day with tea, juice and a light snack while you play games and make crafts — all while making memories with the ones you love. 2-3 p.m. North Ridgeville Branch Library, 37500 Bainbridge Road, 440-327-8326, lorainpubliclibrary.org
5/12
Family Night Out: Mother’s Day Swim. 6:30-8 p.m. Goldfish Swim School Cleveland East Side, 4670 Richmond Road, Ste. 100, Warrensville Hts.
5/13
Mother’s Day Brunch Tea. Create a memory while sharing elegant tea fare with mom, grandma, daughters and/or special friends. Delicious hot tea, savories and sweets, and a walk-through tour and shopping in the Cellar Door Store. 10-11:45 a.m. Hower House Victorian Mansion, The University of Akron, 60 Fir Hill, Akron, 330-972-6909, howerhouse.org
Mother’s Day Tea. Celebrate Mother’s Day with the Lorain Public Library System and Lorain County Metro Parks. Tea, refreshments, craft and entertainment. Free. 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Lakeview Park, Sunset Terrace, 1800 W. Erie Ave., Lorain, metroparks.cc
Mother’s Day Tea Party. Celebrate mothers, grandmothers, aunts or any special woman in your child’s life with stories, a fun craft and a variety of tasty treats. 11-11:45 a.m. Morley Library, 184 Phelps St., Painesville, 440-352-3383, morleylibrary.org
CRAFTS
5/6
Upcycled Mother’s Day. Use the Innovation Center’s laser engraver to make that special mom in your life a unique keepsake box for Mother’s Day. 2-4 p.m. Garfield Heights Branch Library, 5409 Turney Road, 216-475-8178, cuyahogalibrary.org
5/8-13
DIY2GO! Candy Kiss Roses for Mom. No time to make something? No worries! Pick up a craft kit and make it on the go. Green Branch Library, 4046 Massillon Road, Uniontown, 330-896-9074, akronlibrary.org
5/13
Mother’s Day Craft. Make a nature-themed gift and card for your mother, grandmother, aunt or mother-figure in your life, while supplies last. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Seiberling Nature Realm, Seneca Deck, 1828 Smith Road, Akron, 330-865-8065, summitmetroparks.org
Mother’s Day Blooms-To-Go. Make colorful flower arrangements to be donated to the Community Women’s Shelter for Mother’s Day. 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Cleveland Botanical Garden, 11030 East Blvd., Cleveland, 216-721-1600, cbgarden.org
Mother’s Day Appreciation. Stop in and make a Mother’s Day card for mom or another significant person in your life. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Headlands Branch Library, 4669 Corduroy Road, Mentor, 440-257-2000, mentorpl.org
MOMS GET IN FREE
5/14
Akron Zoo, 505 Euclid Ave., Akron, 330-375-2550, akronzoo.org
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, 3900 Wildlife Way, Cleveland, 216-661-6500, clevelandmetroparks.com
Greater Cleveland Aquarium. Moms admitted free with the purchase of a child or adult general admission ticket. First 150 moms also receive a Mother’s Day commemorative button. There will be a make-and-take mom-themed craft. Also, for $2, fifty families can have their Mother’s Day cards decorated by stingrays. 2000 Sycamore St., Cleveland, 216-862-8803, greaterclevelandaquarium.com
Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage, 2929 Richmond Road, Beachwood, 216-593-0575, maltzmuseum.org
Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens, 714 N. Portage Path, Akron, 330-836-5533, stanhywet.org
OTHER FUN
5/13
Mom and Me Matinee. Spend quality time with mom while enjoying snacks and watching “The Parent Trap.” 1-4 p.m. Lodi Library, 635 Wooster St., Lodi, 330-948-1885, mcdl.info
Muffins with Mom. Climb aboard the “Muffins with Mom” train ride as you ride the rails through this continuous round trip through the Cuyahoga Valley National Park. You will be served yummy muffins catered by Creekside Restaurant of Brecksville. Akron Northside Station, 27 Ridge St., Akron, cvsr.com
Mother & Son Spring Gala. Join the movement to help strengthen the bond between mothers and sons around Northeast Ohio and dance the night away. 6:30-9 p.m. Helms Hall, 7575 Old Oak Blvd., Middleburg Heights, [email protected]
5/14
Mother’s Day Milkweed Giveaway. Stop in for a free milkweed plant to plant in your yard for the Monarch butterfly. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. 9465 Kinsman Road, Novelty, 440-286-9516, geaugaparkdistrict.org
Mothers of Nature. Celebrate mom andl learn to appreciate not only human mothers, but all of the mothers nature gives us during spring time. 9:30-10:30 a.m. Furnace Run Metro Park/Daffodil Trail, 3100 Brush Road, Richfield, summitmetroparks.org
Hike with Mom. Enjoy a relaxing stroll through the forest and meadow, and be on the lookout for birds, deer and other creatures who become mothers in spring. 3-4:30 p.m. Wood Hollow Metro Park, 2121 Barlow Road, Hudson, summitmetroparks.org
