{"id":11622,"date":"2010-05-07T10:14:40","date_gmt":"2010-05-07T14:14:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/?p=11622"},"modified":"2021-08-24T14:37:22","modified_gmt":"2021-08-24T18:37:22","slug":"last-minute-mothers-day-ideas-nyc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/11622\/last-minute-mothers-day-ideas-nyc\/","title":{"rendered":"Save or Splurge: 11 Last Minute Mother&#8217;s Day Ideas Near NYC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Whether you identify with Abraham Lincoln, \u201cAll that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother,\u201d or George Carlin, \u201cI remember when I was a kid I used to come home from Sunday School and my mother would get drunk and try to make pancakes,\u201d use oM\u2019s guide to celebrate a truly memorable Mother\u2019s Day around New York City and beyond.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Adventure<br \/>\nSave: <\/strong>Bring the family to Prospect Park for a fun DIY feast at Smorgasborg. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.smorgasburg.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PP<\/a>]<strong><br \/>\nSave\/Splurge: <\/strong>Take Mom on a joy ride on the new Citi Bike NY bikes, then stop for lunch at one of these <a href=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/2013\/02\/06\/bike-friendly-businesses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">bike-friendly spots<\/a>. [<a href=\"http:\/\/citibikenyc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CitiBike<\/a>]<strong><br \/>\nSave: <\/strong>Harness your chi together at a free fitness class amidst art. [<a title=\"Socrates Sculpture Park in Queens\" href=\"https:\/\/socratessculpturepark.org\/programs\/all\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SocratesSculpturePark<\/a>]<br \/>\n<strong>Splurge:<\/strong> Whisk Mom away for a Maycation at Hidden Pond (May 2-May 16) and enjoy 15% off the nightly rate (from $331), accommodations in a luxurious two bedroom cottage, and a $100 resort credit to be used towards spa treatments in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=10150338271846955&amp;set=pb.113055891954.-2207520000.1367086605.&amp;type=3&amp;theater\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tree Spa<\/a>, a meal at restaurant Earth, three-hour bicycle tours, cooking classes, or stand-up paddle boarding lessons. Breakfast, afternoon tea, and a s&#8217;mores bonfire are also included. [HiddenPond]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Brunch<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Save:<\/strong> Enjoy locally-sourced fare and special Mother&#8217;s Day bites in a Brooklyn garden. [<a title=\"iCi restaurant in Brooklyn\" href=\"http:\/\/www.icirestaurant.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iCi<\/a>]<br \/>\n<strong>Splurge:<\/strong> Escape to the countryside for a lavish Sunday brunch at a beautiful restaurant overlooking the Hudson River. ($45\/adults, $28\/child [HarvestonHudson]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Gifts (for Mom and Mother Earth)<br \/>\nSave:<\/strong> Find a one-of-a-kind item for Mom at the Spring Handmade Collective, featuring 35 local artisans, designers, and crafters. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/2217364718518740\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SpringHandmadeCollective<\/a>]<strong><br \/>\nSplurge:<\/strong> Plant a Prospect Park tree in your mother\u2019s name. [<a title=\"Prospect Park tree donation\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prospectpark.org\/get-involved\/commemorative-giving\/give-a-commemorative-tree\/?gclid=CjwKCAjw7_rlBRBaEiwAc23rhqzaH94y_AQPOoMRJOR3P5iCubkz6oIBOVZadXpJRCFe-jBXLQNpihoCnccQAvD_BwE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ProspectPark<\/a>]<strong><br \/>\nSave:<\/strong> Sponsor a wild place like Yellowstone National Park or Yosemite for as little as $20. [<a title=\"Sierra Club mother&#039;s day gifts\" href=\"http:\/\/action.sierraclub.org\/site\/PageServer?pagename=MothersDay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SierraClub<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Culture<br \/>\nSave: <\/strong>Take Mom to a Hatha Yoga class ($23) at Wave Hill, then treat her to lunch in the cafe. [WaveHill]<strong><br \/>\nSplurge:<\/strong> Tour a gorgeous, historic mansion on the Hudson River, attend a food and wine tasting ($35) of the best restaurants and wineries in the Hudson Valley, and enjoy the view. [<a title=\"Boscobel Mansion\" href=\"http:\/\/www.boscobel.org\/events-and-exhibitions\/calendar-of-events\/may\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Boscobel<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whether you identify with Abraham Lincoln, \u201cAll that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother,\u201d or George Carlin, \u201cI remember when I was a kid I used to come home from Sunday School and my mother would get drunk and try to make pancakes,\u201d use oM\u2019s guide to celebrate a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":37193,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,325,271],"tags":[239,293,451,145,120,212,278,192],"class_list":{"0":"post-11622","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-events","8":"category-new-york","9":"category-news","10":"tag-botanical-gardens","11":"tag-budget-friendly","12":"tag-craft-market","13":"tag-dining","14":"tag-family-fun","15":"tag-hiking","16":"tag-hudson-valley","17":"tag-prospect-park"},"acf":[],"mv":{"thumbnail_id":37193,"thumbnail_uri":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/8686794134_47448bbf2b_z-300x187.jpg"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11622","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11622"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11622\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37193"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11622"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11622"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11622"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}