31 Best Mother’s Day Games Perfect for a Day Full of Family Fun

Yes, you read that right. Turn giving mom some much-deserved rest and relaxation into a game. Each kid — and heck, get your spouse in on it — start the day off with 20 points. Every time someone asks mom an unnecessary question, they lose a point.

What siblings don't love a bit of competition? See who knows mom's tastebuds best by setting out her favorite ingredients and seeing who can come up with the most delicious dish.

All you need for this energetic game is some string or rope and a few balloons. Each player gets a blown-up balloon attached to them via a long piece of string or rope. When someone yells go, players run around trying to stomp on players' balloons while keeping their own intact. The last one left with their balloon unpopped wins!

Spending Mother's Day with a large group of people? The breakfast-in-bed relay is a great way to get everyone involved. Put the kids in one group and the parents in another. Designate an area in the house as the start line and label that area as "the bed." At the other end of the course, there will be items like plates, coffee cups, bowls, and utensils. Once each team has a serving tray, players will race to the end of the course, pick up one of the items laid out, and race back while balancing it on the tray and placing it in the bed area. The first team to fully serve "breakfast in bed" wins!

Although charades is an easier game to play with little kids, Fishbowl is a great option when you throw in some teens and young adults. Write down Mom's favorite movies, TV shows, celebrities, activities and more. Once you throw all the slips of paper into a bowl, split into two teams. The two teams will battle against one another for three rounds. In the first round, one player from each team has a minute to give clues by describing the word or phrase. If their team guesses correctly, they keep pulling out slips of paper until time runs out. In the second round, players can only offer a one-word clue. And finally, for the third round, no talking is allowed, and you have to act out your word or phrase. Count up all your points and see which team ultimately dominates.

The hide and seek is for the kids, but the presents — that's for mom. Have each kid hide with their present so that mom gets two lovely things when she finds each of her young ones. If you don't want to use gifts, have kids hide with a different flower each round. After multiple turns, she'll have a stunning bouquet.

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With this fun contest, Mom gets pampered and the siblings can see who has the best makeup skills. Take photos of the final results, and mom will have pictures to treasure for years to come.

This game puts your memory skills to the test all day long. Anytime someone has to ask mom a question, they must say, "Mother, may I?" before doing anything, even if it's something as small as brushing their teeth or getting a glass of water. If you forget to say it, you're out.

Picture hunts are a great way to look back on old photos that have been stored away in scrapbooks for years. Create a list of photos of your mom you have to find, like "mom wearing a party hat" or "mom on vacation" and see how many photos of her you can find. You won't believe the laughs and fun stories that come out of this game.

Break out the brushes, paints, crayons and other art supplies. Mom starts her own artwork, then passes it on to the kids for them to continue adding to it. At the end, she has some lovely new art to show off on the fridge.

Turn a favorite game from childhood into one that celebrates mom on Mother’s Day by whipping up a game of DIY mad libs. Customize a story about your mom — factual or fictional — but substitute key words for blanks. Under each blank, specify the part of speech (noun, verb, adjective, etc.) and let everyone fill in words of their choosing. When everyone’s done, read all the resulting stories out loud for some seriously humorous results.

If your family’s the karaoke type, give the activity a special Mother’s Day twist by choosing only from a catalogue of songs around the theme. Think The Shirelles’ “Mama Said,” Tupac’s “Dear Mama,” Kanye West’s “Hey Mama,” and Dolly Parton’s tribute to mom strength, “Coat of Many Colors.” Or pick from songs special to the mom you’re celebrating — maybe her favorite tunes, or her wedding song. No fancy equipment required for this one: In the absence of a proper karaoke machine, just grab a toothbrush as a microphone and belt out those tunes.

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Make your own bingo cards for a personalized Mother’s Day game sure to keep the crowd laughing. Create grids on each card, and fill them with words and phrases related to mom: her favorite catchphrases, her dependable habits, the characteristics that define her. Designate a caller, and hand out prizes when winners fill their boards and call out “Bingo!”

This game will show everyone in the family just how much they call on mom for everything — all day, every day — and how they’d be lost without her. Give each person five safety pins at the beginning of the game. The rule of the game is that no one is permitted to say “mom.” Whoever hears another person say the word gets to steal one of their pins. The one with the most pins at the end wins.

Get the energy soaring with a good old-fashioned backyard sack race. Try moms against dads, or mom-kid relays — whatever pairings make sense for your group.

This age-old party game is completely free and requires nearly no prep. Just scribble some ides on strips of paper and toss them into a bowl. Instead of writing the names of movies, give it a Mother’s Day twist by jotting down topics specific to mom — like her catch phrase or her favorite vacation destination. Then, set a 60-second timer for the group to guess what each player is miming. (Hilarity will surely ensue.)