How do you show your daughter you love them, to teach them how to value themselves and the world around them? How do you show your mum that you love her and value her?
We’re no psychologists, but the idea of doing mother-and-daughter dates sounds like a good way to do both.
So here are 25 mother-daughter bucket list ideas to inspire you to spend some quality time with that special lady in your life.
1. Build something together, like a bird house or even a cubby house
2. Fix something as a team
3. Make something – how about a dress?
4. Bake a batch of biscuits (and eat half the delicious dough before popping them in the oven!)
5. Take some sort of class together (think yoga or pottery)
6. Splash about in the rain
7. Visit a museum, go to the ballet, see a musical
8. Go to a sporting match together
9. Have a city date
10. Try something new together, like ice-skating, rock-climbing, kayaking
11. Dress up
12. Shop for a fancy dress together
13. Dance like no-one’s watching
14. Visit a landmark together, travel the world with her
15. Take road trip together
16. Get a free makeover at a department store
17. Plant a garden (or for those of us horticulturally challenge, buy some herbs and try to keep them alive for longer than a week)
18. Have a picnic on the grass
19. Look at old pictures together
20. Share your childhood dreams and memories
21. Do something your daughter wants to do
22. Complete a physical challenge together (ever tried a fun run?)
23. Redecorate a room together
24. Volunteer together – or find someone who needs help and do something for them together (like carry groceries inside for an elderly neighbour)
25. Take lots of photos together!