Treat your mum to something a bit more special than just breakfast in bed this year. Whisk her away for an extra special spa day, or push the boat out and take her further afield

• Hit the city shops
• Enjoy a jazz lunch
• Traditional afternoon tea
• Spoil her with an indulgent break
• Take to the skies
• Tuscan treats for a foodie mum
• Fun for all the family

Hit the city shops
If your mum likes to shop, then place a well-heeled foot forward in the capital. What better place to indulge in some retail therapy...

Stay at the Thistle Marble Arch, an art deco-style hotel overlooking the shops of busy Oxford Street. You're just a short walk away from Covent Garden where you can explore the collection of boutique shops, bistros and delis. If you're feeling flash, why not wander down Bond Street and do a bit of window shopping?

Price Package
An overnight stay at the Thistle Marble Arch, including bed and breakfast costs from £120 for a standard double room (based on two sharing) per night.

To book, visit www.thistle.co.uk or call 0870 414 1516

Hit the right note with a jazz lunch
Relax in the company of a jazz duo and enjoy a buffet lunch overlooking the Thames at Windsor

The Runnymede Hotel and Spa is offering a buffet lunch consisting of salads, seafood and soups to start, with a carvery and dessert trolley to follow. Reasonably priced at £35 for adults and £17.50 for under 12s, the price includes half a bottle of wine per adult and unlimited soft drinks for the kids as well as a gift for mum to take home.

To further spoil your ma, treat her to a pampering session at the spa.

To book, call 01784 220981 or visit www.runnymedehotel.com

Traditional treats
Take afternoon tea in the secret sunken Garden Room at the Athenaeum.

The Athenaeum on Piccadilly and iconic Parisian patissier, creator of the 'macaron', Laduréee, have teamed up to bring a new dimension to afternoon tea. Wash down quintessentially English flavours of finger sandwiches, toasted crumpets and fresh scones with a glass of Laduréee's rosée champagne and own label loose-leaf tea. Then sit back and enjoy rainbow-coloured bite-sized macaroons flavoured with orange saffron, lily-of-the-valley and strawberry poppy.

Price package
The Athenaeum's Laduréee Afternoon tea costs £40 per person.

For more information visit www.athenaeumhotel.com or call 020 74703333

Spoil her with an indulgent break
Whisk your mum away for some well-deserved R&R at the Palm Beach Hotel and Spa.

Get 'best daughter' points by indulging your mum with a luxury break in the Canary Islands.

Stretch both body and soul with some yoga, or just unwind at the spa before tucking in to a sumptuous buffet.

Price package
A seven-night stay with two people sharing a standard room, including return flights from Gatwick costs from £965 per person.

For more information, visit www.seaside-hotels.com or book through www.prestigeholidays.co.uk or call 01425 480 480

Make this Mother's Day memorable!
Make your mother fly at the UK's first indoor skydiving centre.

For a day out with a difference, head to Airkix at Milton Keynes, where you can enjoy weightless flying on a column on air. The vertical wind tunnel generates wind speeds of up to 130mph, allowing young and old to fly in a fully controlled environment.

Even if you have no previous skydiving experience, highly qualified instructors will show you the ropes and get you airborne in no time.

Price package
If this treat is for mum alone, an introductory package costs £34.99 and includes two flights. Alternatively, share the fun with the whole family with the Family Flight package from £151.99 which includes flights for up to five family memebers (from 5 years) and includes a free DVD to take home.

For more information visit www.airkix.com or call 0845 331 6549

Treats for a foodie mum
Pack your parents off for a gourmet four-night cooking and wine-tasting break in Tuscany.

If your mum's adventurous in the kitchen and enjoys new recipes and ingredients, she'll love the chance to expand her repertoire with this gastronomic Tuscan experience.

Chef Massimo Bocus will guide them through dishes inspired by classic Tuscan recipes using olive oil produced in the hotel grounds, fresh herbs from the gardens, homemade pasta and locally sourced meats. After enjoying the fruits of their labour, guests can enjoy an afternoon of wine tasting at the Cantina di Greve in Chianti, followed by a four-course candlelit dinner in the hotel's Barrique Cellar.

After all that culinary experience, your parents can feast their eyes on the vineyards, olive groves and Tuscan forests that surround the Villa Mangiance and soak up the relaxing atmosphere of the 16th-century villa.

Price package
A four-night stay with two people sharing on a B&B basis costs from £680 per person. It includes a welcome drink and fresh fruit on arrival, a cooking class followed by lunch for two, wine and olive oil tasting in Chianti, a four-course candlelit dinner for two, daily spa access, a Tuscan cookery book to take home and a bottle of Chianti. Flights are not included but British Airways fly from London to Pisa for approx £87 return, or RyanAir and EasyJet also offer flights to Pisa.

For more information, visit www.hlc-hotels.com

Make it a treat for all the family
There's nothing better than a family holiday, especially when everyone's happy. Celebrate by taking everyone to Disney Land Resort Paris. There's something for everyone and you're never to old to enjoy meeting Mickey and Minnie!

Price package
Three nights in Disney Land Paris costs from £635 based on two adults and two children sharing. You'll stay at the 3-star Novotel Atria and price includes flights from London Luton, departing 29 February 2008

For more information, visit www.crestaholidays.co.uk or call 0871 664 7963 or visit your nearest Thomas Cook and Going Places agent