{"id":112612,"date":"2020-05-07T15:35:47","date_gmt":"2020-05-07T15:35:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.microsoft.com\/?p=437501"},"modified":"2020-05-07T15:35:47","modified_gmt":"2020-05-07T15:35:47","slug":"5-mothers-day-ideas-whether-youre-together-or-apart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2020\/05\/07\/5-mothers-day-ideas-whether-youre-together-or-apart\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Mother\u2019s Day ideas \u2013 whether you\u2019re together or apart"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/5-mothers-day-ideas-whether-youre-together-or-apart.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>1. Capture and create family video, automatically. <\/strong><\/p>\n<div readability=\"12.355191256831\">The easiest way to create a video is to let the <a aria-label=\"Learn more about the Microsoft Photos application\" class=\"c-hyperlink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/windows\/photo-movie-editor\">Microsoft Photos<\/a> app do it for you. In Photos, select Create &gt; Video remix and select the photos and videos you want to include. Or open an album and select the Play button to create a video automatically. You can even <a aria-label=\"Learn more about video effects in Windows 10\" class=\"c-hyperlink\" href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/help\/17205\/windows-10-create-videos\">add music and video effects<\/a>. Don\u2019t forget to post and share with extended family and friends too!<\/div>\n<p><strong>2. Help the kids create something fun. <\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<ul class=\"c-list\">\n<li><strong>Create gift coupons.<\/strong><span> Lend mom a helping hand with <\/span><a aria-label=\"Learn more about custom coupons\" class=\"c-hyperlink\" href=\"https:\/\/onedrive.live.com\/view.aspx?resid=9A2BB4220BEAFCAF!107&amp;ithint=file%2cpptx&amp;authkey=!AKyarK7zm9bU0Kk\">custom coupons<\/a><span> good for tasks that go above and beyond everyday household chores. Good for help around the yard, folding laundry, washing dishes, vacuuming the house, cleaning their room, or help with a house project of mom\u2019s choosing.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Put their imagination on display.<\/strong><span> Help your little ones put on their own version of a Broadway play. Create their own \u201cMom: The Musical\u201d using their wild imaginations or a <\/span><a aria-label=\"Learn more about mad-libs templates\" class=\"c-hyperlink\" href=\"https:\/\/templates.office.com\/en-us\/funny-fill-in-story-tm33618145\">mad-libs style template<\/a><span> in Microsoft Word for inspiration. They can even create and print <\/span><a aria-label=\"Learn more about ticket templates\" class=\"c-hyperlink\" href=\"https:\/\/templates.office.com\/en-us\/Star-concert-tickets-TM45355759\">tickets for admission<\/a><span>.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>3. Create \u2018honey-d\u2764\ufe0f\u2019 certificates. <\/strong><\/p>\n<div readability=\"13.611111111111\">Give her the gift of your time using simple <a aria-label=\"Learn more about custom coupons\" class=\"c-hyperlink\" href=\"https:\/\/onedrive.live.com\/view.aspx?resid=9A2BB4220BEAFCAF!106&amp;ithint=file%2cpptx&amp;authkey=!AP2uv2QM6gyYf4k\">custom coupons<\/a> good for chores, errands, or projects you\u2019ll do for her. Get inspired to cover the basics like household chores or yard work\u2014or go above and beyond to do something using your unique skills and talents. Good with computers? Offer to organize and back up files. Got a green thumb? Plant her favorite fruit or vegetable. Finally hang that art you bought years ago in the den or color coordinate her closet. Don\u2019t hold back on your generosity!<\/div>\n<p><strong>4. Put together a family photo slide show. <\/strong><\/p>\n<div readability=\"16.561844863732\">Grab your favorite family photos, put them into <a aria-label=\"Learn more about PowerPoint online\" class=\"c-hyperlink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/microsoft-365\/free-office-online-for-the-web\">PowerPoint<\/a> for free online, and create a masterpiece for all to see using a <a aria-label=\"Learn more about photo album templates\" class=\"c-hyperlink\" href=\"https:\/\/templates.office.com\/en-us\/family-photo-album-green-leaf-nature-design-tm03488835\">family photo album template<\/a>. You could even make one of the slides <a aria-label=\"Learn more about family tree templates\" class=\"c-hyperlink\" href=\"https:\/\/templates.office.com\/EN-US\/family-tree-TM55579078\">your family tree<\/a>. <a aria-label=\"Learn more about narration in PowerPoint\" class=\"c-hyperlink\" href=\"https:\/\/support.office.com\/article\/record-a-slide-show-with-narration-and-slide-timings-0b9502c6-5f6c-40ae-b1e7-e47d8741161c\">Narrate<\/a> during the slide show, and share loving and funny stories of mom over the years, or just <a aria-label=\"Learn more about adding music in PowerPoint\" class=\"c-hyperlink\" href=\"https:\/\/support.office.com\/article\/Play-music-across-multiple-slides-in-your-slide-show-b01ded6a-28c8-473a-971a-6dfa92cc9367\">add her favorite music<\/a> to play during the whole show. Relive that favorite family vacation or the day you were born. Celebrate and share who she was before she became mom.<\/div>\n<p><strong>5. 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