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Celebrate Mothers Day in Brooklyn

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Make mom happy on Mother's Day. Here are some fun ideas for Mother's Day gifts and activities, for moms, step-mothers, grandmothers, and expectant moms, too!

1. Have a Brooklyn Adventure: 9 Places to Take Mom This Mother's Day

If your Mom's from Brooklyn, the chances are that she is not a stick-in-the-mud. Here are nine diferent Mother's Day destinations that you just couldn't equal if you lived anywhere else other than in Brooklyn.

Here's the idea: Take a little trip, bring a camera and record the highlights, don't forget the laughs and hugs—and make a photo album or little card afterwards. It'll be more meaningful than Hallmark could ever hope for!

2. Make a Special Southern-Style Breakfast in Bed

Bagels are so, well, New Yorky!

Serve Mom something special for breakfast in bed, for instance, a Southern style breakfast in bed menu that will make her feel more southern belle than Scarlett O' Hara herself.

3. Be Charming: Make a Charm Bracelet

Have fun creating a unique charm bracelet at a cute charm and bead shop in Williamsburg.

4. Buy Her a Silver Platter

Mom does a lot, so why not serve her breakfast on a silver platter? Some of New York City's best bargains in silver goods can be found in Borough Park. The designs tend toward traditional, but there's a variety to choose from.

Grand Sterling
4921 13th Avenue near 49th Street
718 845 0623

Note: This is an orthodox Jewish area so stores close early on Friday and are closed on Saturday but open on Sunday.

5. Sunday:Free Admission to Brooklyn Historical Society for Moms (Bklyn Heights)

For Mothers Day only, all moms are being honored with free admission to the wonderful Brooklyn Historical Society in Brooklyn Heights. You can stop in, see the Dodgers exhibit, marvel at the beautiful wood-paneled library, and then take the four block walk to the Promenade, overlooking NY Harbor and the Statue of Liberty. It's a nice way to spend a few hours with mom! Along the way you can pick up sandwiches or a coffee on Montague Street, one block away

You can also take this brief walking tour of Victorian-era Pierrepont Street (where the Brooklyn Historical Society is located).

Free admission for all mothers!

6. Make an Heirloom: Paint A Plate, Mug or Teapot

For a lifelong memory, have the kids paint their own plate, mug, or vase for a gift, working in the studios at one of Brooklyn's several painted pottery shops. Plan ahead, because it takes a few days for the store owners to fire the painted clay objects in a kiln.

Or, make it a family outing on Mother's Day, when everyone can join in the craft fun!

In Carroll Gardens

The Painted Pot
339 Smith Street
(718) 222-0334

In Bay Ridge

The Painted Pot
8009 Third Avenue
(718) 491-6411

In Williamsburg

Baked in Brooklyn
242 Wythe Ave  (entrance on N 3rd St.)
(718) 384-2300

7. Take Mom to the Botanic Gardens, or Get a Gift at the Garden Gift Shop

If it's nice weather on Mother's Day, you can't beat a trip to the Botanic Gardens. The cherry blossoms may still be in bloom, and the lilacs and tulips are gorgeous. Or, get a nice embroidered pillow or shirt at Gift Shop, plants and gardening books and supplies at the lovely Garden Shop.

8. Make A Contribution in Mom's Name (For instance, for More Women in Congress)

Would the world be a kinder, more peaceful place if women were in charge—or even represented proportionally? Maybe. Only 17% of the members of the US Congress are women!

For Mother's Day, you could make a contribution to an organization such as the non-profit Women's Campaign Forum, which seeks to "advance the political participation of women committed to reproductive health choices for all."

Or, if Mom has a favorite charity, a contribution in her name would be appropriate for Mother's Day.