When choosing the perfect gift for Mom this year, consider getting creative. Buy some edible flowers and plant them for her on Mother’s Day, May 14. Perhaps she’d like to tour a winery in Lake County and then choose a bottle or two to take home. Maybe she’d rather be taken out to brunch, or get creative herself during a painting class or maybe she’d like to tour a gold pyramid.
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Here are five ways to make Mother’s Day weekend special this year in Lake County. Some require reservations, so call ahead to make sure Mom gets the beautiful day she deserves.
Organic Spring Plant Sale and Farm Open House
10 a.m.-1 p.m. May 13
Prairie Crossing Learning Farm, 32400 N. Harris Road, Grayslake; 847-548-4062; www.libertyprairie.org
Free
Take Mom to the open house to purchase organic plants, including edible flowers such as nasturtiums, marigolds and bachelor’s buttons – then help her plant them in her garden. At the event, visitors can meet local farmers from Duck Tail Farm, Gretta’s Goats, Radical Root Farm and more, as well as youngsters who participate in the Prairie Farm Corps. The organic plant sale is a fundraiser for the corps.
Painting & Wine with Daisy
1-4 p.m. May 14
Round Lake Beach Cultural & Civic Center, 2007 Civic Center Way, Round Lake Beach; 847-201-9032; www.rlbciviccenter.org
$30 per person
Enroll your mom in a wine-glass painting event on Mother’s Day. Beginning artists are welcome. A professional will demonstrate painting techniques. Includes two wine glasses and all art supplies. Patrons can bring their own wine and snacks.
Champagne Brunch
Illinois Beach Resort, One Lake Front Drive, Zion; 847-625-7300; www.visitlakecounty.org/EventDetails?EventID=14581
9:30 a.m.-2 p.m. May 14
$35.95 for adults; $16.95 ages 6-11
Give Mom a scenic view of Lake Michigan while she has brunch that includes champagne, chocolate-dipped strawberries, made-to-order omelets and waffles and a carving station. Afterward, take a walk along the beach. Reservations are necessary.
Vineyard Tour
1 and 3 p.m. May 13
Vigneto del Bino Winery, 42150 Crawford Road, Antioch; 847-204-7352
Free
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Vigneto del Bino hosts free vineyard tours at 1 and 3 p.m. every Sunday, but is holding a special one for moms on May 13. The tour includes views of the vines that produce grapes, such as Somerset and Edelweiss, which are then crafted into wine. The gift shop and wine sampling room will also be open after the tour, when you can treat Mom to a bottle of her favorite.
Gold Pyramid House Tour
2 p.m. May 14
37921 Dilley’s Road, Wadsworth; 847.244.7777; www.goldpyramid.com
$10-$18
Take Mom to see a pyramid and other ancient Egyptian replicas in Lake County. The Gold Pyramid House is open Sunday afternoons through Nov. 5, including Mothers’ Day. Visitors can view King Tut’s tomb and tour the inside of the pyramid. The six-story, 17,000-square-foot house built with 24-karat gold is on an island and surrounded by a moat. After the hour tour, treat Mom to something in the gift shop. Arrive early to be guaranteed a spot on the Mother’s Day tour.
Sheryl DeVore is a freelance reporter for the News-Sun.