For the Mom Who Is Everything

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Let’s be honest: Mom really doesn’t need another bath bomb or cozy blanket. This Mother’s Day, give her the gift of great memories by offering her an experience she’ll never forget.
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Archery Lessons

Let your mom try an ancient sport and put her strength, concentration, and precision skills to the test. Six- and ten-week lessons can help her stay sharp! She will learn everything from range safety to developing her own technique. All equipment is supplied, so you only have to gift her a bow for next year’s Mother’s Day.

Bowman’s Tag, Maxville

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SUP Classes

Sign mom up for six paddleboard sessions that take place in varying locations on the St. Lawrence and Cornwall Canal.  Equipment is included or bring-your-own-board. She can focus on her fitness while enjoying the water. You might want to join her on that sunrise paddle from Gray’s Creek!

Lucy Hill Fitness, Cornwall

Yoga In The Vineyard

Mom can set up her mat in a field with grapevine views and enjoy one hour of gentle flow, led by Ahimsa Yoga. Post-stretch, she can relax on the outdoor patio and sip on samples of three wines produced on-site. Sessions are available throughout the summer.

Stonehouse Vineyard, Alexandria

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Boudoir Session

Give mom the gift of reconnecting with her beautiful self. Her one-hour session will take place in an elegant boutique hotel where she’ll be reminded of the powerful, sexy vixen that she is. Her package will include 30 fully edited images for her to cherish forever.

Brittany Delorme Photography, Cornwall

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Chocolate Bliss Getaway Spa Package

Prioritize mom’s well-being with a ritual of relaxation. She’ll first have her body shrouded in a cocoa wrap that polishes and detoxifies. Then, while she gets a chocolate mousse pedicure treatment, she’ll enjoy a skin-hydration session with macadamia, almond, and jojoba oils. Spaaaaaah!

Heritage House Health Spa, Winchester

CALLIGRAPHY CLASSES

Arrange a private class with super-talented teacher Robin so mom can fully explore the traditional techniques of calligraphy. Engaging in this artistic endeavour will allow her to relieve stress, spark natural curiosity, and nurture her creative expression. 

Crayon Box Collective, South Glengarry

COMEDY SHOW

With a comedy series on stage all summer, this professional theatre company has something that’ll make mom LOL. Choose from four hilarious comedies: Doris and Ivy in the Home, Sugar Road, Wally’s Café, and Come Down From Up River. To make the night extra special, book her a room at the gorgeous Russell Manor!

Upper Canada Playhouse, Morrisburg

Sweeten the deal

If mom’s the type who loves to stop and smell the roses, she’ll surely have a great time wandering the 40 acres of sunflower fields and picking her own blooms in the new one-acre, fresh-cut-flower field.

Fields of Gold, Monkland

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Stained Glass Class

This intimate, three-hour class will have mom tapping into her creative side. She can learn the classical art of stained glass by designing her own tea lantern or suncatcher. This is a hands-on experience with glass cutting, foiling, and soldering. Bonus: She can also watch other artists at work in the open glass-blowing studio.

Priest’s Mill Art Centre, Alexandria

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Maxville-based Kerry Gibson is fond of her McCrimmon roots and passionate about giving back to her community (mostly by supporting local ice cream stands). When she’s not busy wrangling her kids, you can find her pulling weeds in the garden or in a tent by a lake.