8 Creative Ways To Celebrate Mother’s Day in Thailand This Year
In Thailand, Mother’s Day comes around every August 12. It’s the time of the year where we find the best way to show appreciation and love for our beloved mothers. Whether you decide to take her out for a fine dinner meal, spend hours crafting a hand-made card, design the most beautiful flower bouquet, or go old-school with the iconic Thai-style garland, it’s a beautiful day for mothers and their children all around the country.
What if you wanted to take this special day to a whole new level? After all, Mother’s Day doesn’t need to be all about giving your mothers gifts or a fancy dinner occasion. In a city like Bangkok, you can find all sorts of events and activities tailor-made for your family to celebrate Mother’s Day in style. Other than giving your mother the greatest gift of happiness, your family will also have a chance to make this special time of the year even more special than ever.
We’ve got for you 8 Mother’s Day activities in Bangkok that offer fun and unique experiences for your whole family to enjoy. Within just a span of a day, you’ll be sure to create a memory of a lifetime for your mother to cherish every time she thinks about them. Pick out the one you like most, make the call, and let your mother know she’s in for a real treat this year!
Mother’s Day Chocolate Card by Fab Cafe
Maybe it’s time to move away from using regular paper to make your Mother’s Day card and move into something that’s much more creative and delicious even. This year, Fab Cafe is hosting a Mother’s day Chocolate card activity where you and your mom can design, create, and take home a Mother’s Day card made entirely out of chocolate. At the workshop, the staff team will guide you through the process of using a Laser Cutter to design a card, creating a mold using a vacuum sealer, and filling the mold with chocolate alongside your mother. The workshop costs 1,500 per card in which you’ll be able to take both the finished product and the mold home with you. What’s better than giving your mom a one-of-a-kind card made from the love and creativity between the two of you?
MOM&ME Workshops at Siam Discovery by PINN Creative Space
We’d all like to give our mothers the greatest gift we can find on Mother’s Day, so why not make it ourselves? PINN Creative Space is hosting the Mom & Me Workshop where we can craft our own Mother’s Day gift set that includes a cloth bag, a cap, a glass, a pouch for the glass, and a Mother’s Day card. You’ll have a chance to enjoy making each item using a “Digital Fabrication” method that involves neat gears like a 3-D Printer and a Laser Cutter. If you’d like to, you can also take your mom to the workshop so she can have hand in creating this special present together with you. No reservations are needed in advance for this workshop and each gift set will cost 1,500 THB for you to make.
Mother’s Day at Siam Tea Room by Siam Tea Room
If you’re looking for a nice place for a Sunday brunch with your mom on Mother’s Day, you might want to give Siam Tea Room at the Bangkok Marriott Marquis Queen’s Park hotel a try. For 760++ THB a person, you’ll get to try your hands on making some traditional “Kanom Pakakrong” with Junior Sous Chef “Anukul Poolpipat” before heading over to the dining room for a 4-course set lunch and a special drink.
Workshop D.I.Y Lipstick by Lailalin Soap
Lailalin Soap, a homemade cosmetic and skincare products shop, is hosting Workshop D.I.Y Lipstick for you and your mother to enjoy making your own lipsticks this Mother’s Day. You’ll have a chance to make 3 types of lipsticks including cream lipsticks, liquid lipstick made from natural ingredients, and a matte liquid lipstick. You’ll get to make two of each from your own selection of colors, odor, and material. This your chance to share not just a good experience with your mother, but also handmade cosmetics that you couldn’t find anywhere else. If you know that you and your mother are fans of beauty products, be sure to sign up to this exclusive workshop before the remaining 12 open spaces runs out. The class goes for 2,500 THB per person.
Free Beginner’s Yoga Class by My Peace Yoga
We all want our mothers to have good health so they can be with us for as long as possible. Why not take your mother out for a bit of exercise for the body and mind? My Peace Yoga is hosting a beginner’s yoga class on Mother’s Day for free! In the class, you’ll have a chance to learn some basic yoga moves from a professional instructor that you can take home and practice anytime. It is the perfect class for everybody, even if you never had any previous yoga experience before. Register now before the spaces fill out and take your mom out for a physical, mental, and spiritual relieve for Mother’s Day this year.
Flamenco and Beyond with Victoria by The HOME BKK
“Flamenco” is a Spanish art form originating from southern Spain that consists of multiple elements including cante (singing), toque (guitar playing), baile (dance), jaleo (vocalizations and chorus clapping), palmas (handclapping), and pitos (finger snapping). Most of us might’ve seen it from various places, but never had a chance to try it out. For Mother’s Day this year, why not take your mom out to experience the “Flamenco” first-hand at an exclusive private workshop hosted by professional dancer Victoria Bonís. For 1,200 THB a person, you’ll get to learn how to use every inch of your body to recreate the alluring Spanish dance moves.
Floral Crescent Moon Workshop by Plant House
We all love our mothers to the moon and back, but giving her the moon and stars for a Mother’s Day gift might be a little bit of a stretch. That’s why Plant House is hosting the Floral Crescent Moon Workshop so you and your mother can create and take home a unique and beautiful crescent moon-shaped flower bouquet. The workshop will happen at Another Story in The Emquartier and will be 2,400 THB per person.
Sweet Kisses Lip Balm Workshop by Bangkok Soap Opera
This lip balm workshop by Bangkok Soap Opera is the perfect way to spend some quality time with your mother. Choose your own unique combination of herbs, flowers, and oils and learn step-by-step on how to make your own lip balm from scratch. Everyone will also get to pick one main ingredient from a list of Jasmine, Rose, Lavender, Orange, Mint, and Chocolate to spice up their creation. On the 11th of August, there’s also another workshop for making scrubs from 100% natural ingredients as well. These workshops are free of charge, so be sure to register before it fills up!