Mums are special. Why not make her day with science! (If you are really clever, you’ll keep some of these ideas and make her year with science!)
Mother’s Day food ideas
- Our Sweet as science Pinterest board has some great sugar-based edibles
- Making lava fudge combines chocolate and geology (but is chocloate good for you? – we think a special treat won't hurt)
- For a savoury food idea you could create a cheesboard – explore cheesemaking
- Home-made marinades will help make a tasty Sunday dinner
- Served with a fermented drink, of course
- Try out the hidden science of breakfast in bed with The chemistry of croissants.
Not your usual gifts
- Adopt a star at Space Place or Stardome
- Science-based home-made gifts
- The Science Learning Hub's Science gift Pinterest board
- A poem based around her interests, for inspiration why not listen to Dr Robert Hoare reading his poem about the native moth (Houdinia flexilissima) in Fred the Thread – a poem.
Mother’s Day experiences
- Celebrate the 'star' in your life with a trip to Stardome (Auckland) or Space Place (Wellington – Mother's go free on 12 May)
- High tea at Zealong
- A day’s walk to an eco-sanctuary like Zealandia or Orokonui
- Mother’s day fun at Butterfly creek
- One of Aotearoa New Zealand's wonderful museums, such as Te Papa or Tūhura Otago Museum.
Zealandia Te Māra a Tāne
Zealandia Te Māra a Tāne in the heart of Wellington City was conceived in 1995 and opened in 2000 after the erection of an 8.6 kilometre long predator proof-fence. The sanctuary has a 500 year plan to restore the reserve to how it would have appeared before humans arrived in New Zealand. It is home to many endangered species of birds, plants and animals such as saddleback, tuatara, giant wētā and little spotted kiwi.
