What are some of your favorite mother-daughter activities?
I'd love to hear from fellow moms about any big or little ways you've found to make special time with your daughters over the years.
From small daily rituals to periodic mother daughter dates or special annual traditions, what are some fun mom and daughter activities you’ve come to treasure?
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My daughter and I are both avid readers, and since she was very young, one of our favorite things to do was to head to a nearby bookstore, spend a long time browsing the books, then buying a special one to read together at the bookstore cafe. This is a mother daughter tradition that ages well, too - only now, we each read our own book!
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Exercising is a great way for moms and daughters to spend time together. As she's gotten older, my daughter often joins me when I find time for exercise videos (we love blogilates on YouTube!) or to go on a walk or jog.
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One of my good friends has a really sweet mother daughter tradition that I keep meaning to adopt - as a birthday treat each year, they spend the night at a hotel in the city close to where they live, and enjoy a day and night out on the town together. I love that you can adapt what you do depending on age and interests each year, so it's a special tradition that can be enjoyed indefinitely!
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Mani pedis are a time-honored mother-daughter activity. It's a special treat to go out to the salon together, but my daughter and I sometimes prefer those times when we carve out an hour or so to do our nails together at home. The nails don't look quite as nice, but we spend lots more time chatting and laughing!
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I've loved picking a different TV series to watch alongside my daughter over the years. It's a fun and relaxing activity we both enjoy, and also results in plenty of fun conversations when we're not watching it! As she's gotten older, it's been especially cool to start watching shows with her that I've long loved, or to discover new favorite shows to binge watch together.
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We did a little volunteering as a family when my daughter was younger, but as she's gotten older, it's been really special to be able to volunteer more regularly in support of causes and organizations that we both really care about. It's by far one of my favorite mother daughter activities that we do together.
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Baking together! My daughter has been my most consistent baking partner over the years, and I can always count on her to join me in baking a batch of cookies or other sweet treat. It's a fun add on to other mother daughter activities, too, like watching a show or movie together.
