As a mother, spending one-on-one time with your daughter is so important – especially as they get older. Prioritizing quality time doesn’t need to be difficult. Here are a few mom and daughter date ideas to get you started.

Bake your favourite dessert together. Try these cookies the next time you’re baking!

Do one-another’s skincare and makeup.

Go to the beach!

Have a movie marathon or binge watch a new tv series. Make sure there’s popcorn involved, too!

Clean out your child’s toy bins. The memories and laughs will be worth the work!

Go thrifting at your local second-hand shop.

Pack a lunch and take it to the park to enjoy together. If the weather doesn’t co-operate, just enjoy a picnic in the livingroom!

At home spa day – complete with face masks, manicures, pedicures, and the whole works!

Attend a seasonal craft show.

Get tickets to a fun play you both may enjoy.

Spend the afternoon at a local museum.

Take a walk at a conservation area. Try visiting a new area for a change of scenery.

Go on a limited budget shopping trip. Or, better yet, just window-shop!

Take a class together. It could be a painting workshop or a beginner pottery class.

Make a lunch date. Or breakfast – or brunch!

Go for a drive and take a bunch of photos to capture the day.

Visit a coffee shop you’ve never been to. And don’t get it to go!

Go to the movies!

Hit the toboggan hill.

Try a new sport. Or just play a round or two of mini golf.

Play a board game or card game together.

Splurge on tickets to the theme park you frequented when you were a kid.

Walk an alpaca! Check it out!

Go fishing!

Go for a bike ride around town.

Download some tunes and create a road trip playlist.

Create some custom colouring pages together. Like these!

Enjoy lunch at home and cook it together!

Challenge each other to a Mario Kart race.

Take a walk around the local flea market.

Spend an hour or so at the library browsing books.

Which of these mom and daughter date ideas will you be trying first?!

And remember, you don’t have to spend a fortune in order to get some quality time with your mini. Some of these ideas cost little to nothing to enjoy and make lasting memories.