Co-op wants to know how you would make your mother’s day? - £300 voucher to be won NOW CLOSED

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To celebrate Mother’s Day, Co-op wants to find out what would make your mother’s day this coming Sunday. Maybe she’s a Mum with simple tastes, and a card or bunch of flowers will suffice to make her really happy? Or perhaps you’re going all out this year, inviting her around for a meal and a day spent with the family. If you’re taking a more creative approach, perhaps you’ll be making her gifts by yourself, or just planning a day together for some one-on-one time with you - maybe brunch and the cinema? As a mum, tell us what would make your day extra special?

Here’s what Co-op has to say: “This Mother’s Day we want everyone to think about their mum and how to make it really personal and special to her. To not only buy the usual expected mother’s day gifts, but to really think about what makes your mum happy. Because only when you really know your mum can you really make it her day.”

Whatever it is that you’re going to do to make your mother’s day really special, Co-op wants to know. Please share your thoughts below - everyone who posts will be entered into a prize draw and one MNer will win a £300 Co-op vouchers.

Thanks and good luck with the prize draw!

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As a mum, what makes mothers' day special for me is having my children want to be with me , not particularly having to do anything special or expensive but just them taking time to do something to show they care - maybe make a card, a cup of tea ... anything to show they are thinking of me rather than themselves... I have teenagers!

I just popped in with some flowers for a cup of tea - she deserves more than that really but spending time together is always special

Just spending time with my girls makes me happy as my mum isn't here .

Mothers Day this year was a turning point because they chose a card by appearance, the message was quite confusing. So for special days, birthdays, Christmas, the emphasis will be on home made with love. So cards we work on as a family, which have more of a personal touch.

Actually MN put it into perspective as DC went to their GP, my DH's parents for the day. So whilst Mother's Day is important, for me having DC after suffering losses and needing help with fertility, each and every day is a blessing. It's made me want to keep a journal of the year, so it's something to look back on, like us older folk look back on photo albums. With everything being digital, you don't have the excitement of waiting for photos like you used to.

So each and every day a blessing, each and every day with a positive, lesson learnt, photo etc. Which I'm making into a personal album, for DC to cringe at in the future.

I'm quite ill, so it is really special, I might not be here when they're adults to recount these memories. So it has context in that sense too.

Well, we were planning a Mother's Day get-together at DD2's - at 38 weeks pregnant, she didn't want to travel far, so we were all taking the party to hers. We had to cancel last week when a late scan raised concerns that had us all worried.

She completely made her, and my, Mother's Day weekend by safely delivering the latest gorgeous addition to the family on Saturday.

Umm, nothing different, really! Sorry, I just think it's just another day that's mainly highlighted because it suits retailers to sell flowers, cards and chocolates. Granted, rather lovely when you're DC is 7 and they make a card or breakfast in bed, but not massively necessary adult to adult when you treat them well as a matter of course.

My mum's rather pleased about mother's day this year in as much as she's got lots of flowers in the sales but that's as much to do with getting a bargain as the flowers themselves. She used to get our Easter Eggs and selection boxes in the sales too - perhaps where I picked up the idea that a specific date isn't really so important!

My daughter kept telling me how upset she was that she couldn't get me anything 'decent' for Mother's Day because she'd seen all the flowers, cards and needless 'Mother's Day' items in the shops in the run up to the day little knowing that actually the only thing i want, they only thing i ever want on Mother's Day is her! Soppy i know but we spent Mother's Day in the garden planting the flowers of spring- to be honest it was perfect for me. The sunshine, my daughter taking breaks to jump on her trampoline and my husband presenting me with a bacon sandwich in amongst our blooming daffodils.

Mother's Day is really made special by togetherness. That's it. We have three generations in our house so it's always a really special day. My daughter's also love to do an Afternoon Tea(the works with tiny cucumber sandwiches and Victoria Sponge! Fit for a queen!) which really makes the day.

Just spending time with my children is enough for me.

Mothering Sunday - so flowers from church for me. And a lovely hand scribbled card from DC. A nice peaceful lazy day pottering around doing things together. And I bought myself chocolate because, hey, any excuse.

We surprised my mum with a visit from my sister, who lives on the other side of the country. Our mum hasn't been well for the last few months, so time spent together was the best thing we could do. We bought her some nice gifts, homemade cards from the DCs and a big family meal together.

I would be happy with chocolate and a card. I am taking my Mother out for afternoon tea.

My mum never likes too much fuss made, but really appreciates a mother's day card and a phone call if we can't get to actually see her.

I like a card, no flowers or chocolates needed, just thought that my DCs care enough to send a soppy card is enough.

Forgot to say that to make it really special, my DS made me some chocolate chip shortbread this year and it was delicious!

MY mum would like to be taken to a football match, at least that's what my brother says!

Mother's Day for me is very annoying as my mum wasn't and still isn't a great mum so having to do something nice for her is a no no! So I prefer to have a lovely day with my own children as I want them to always feel loved and appreciated. Unlike my own mum. So I wish there wasn't so many things about 'Getting our mums flowers etc for being wonderful' because a lot of us mums didn't or don't have loving mums

My mums dead, so it's never been a thing for me

A full English Breakfast, a day out at a National Trust Property and a big slice of cake.

On Mother's Day I still make a Mother's Day card for my mam and my kids make their own cards for me too - homemade cards are so much nicer to receive than shop bought! Homemade biscuits or truffles in a homemade box are always a real treat too! It is the thought that counts :)

My mum lives abroad but was visiting over the weekend. I took her for a day out to my favourite beauty spot. I packed a picnic and we did some lovely scenic driving and stopped off in various places. It was a lovely day out!

I would give anything for us to sit down for a family meal without bickering, point scoring and 'mom tell him' being shouted out. To have a meal where we can take turns talking, being kind, enjoying each others company would be the best mothers day gift I could ever have. It costs nothing, just a little thought :)

My MIL lives alone and is quite elderly so just having company and a bit of spoiling makes her day.

If I still had my mum I'd take her for a spa day and champagne lunch that we could enjoy together

My Mum who is 74 had a lot of 8mm films of when she was just married and of the family when we were just born... For this MD I got them all transfered to DVD so she could watch them again! :)

My Mum is no longer with us but I spent the day thinking about her.