{"id":3153,"date":"2020-04-22T08:46:10","date_gmt":"2020-04-22T08:46:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smilebox.com\/blog\/?p=3153"},"modified":"2020-05-10T08:16:14","modified_gmt":"2020-05-10T08:16:14","slug":"celebrate-mothers-day-during-social-distancing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/blog\/celebrate-mothers-day-during-social-distancing\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Celebrate Mother\u2019s Day in the Coronavirus Age"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Mother\u2019s Day\nis coming along, a day in which we honor the most important people in the world\n&#8211; our mothers.&nbsp; This year\u2019s Mother\u2019s Day\nis shaping up to be a challenging one due to the Coronavirus pandemic.&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether you\nare in quarantine, affected by travel restrictions, or simply thinking about\nkeeping mom safe \u2013 this year seeing our mothers in person on Mother\u2019s Day is\ngoing to be quite difficult. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the other\nhand, it\u2019s times like these when mom needs and deserves our attention, and\nlet\u2019s admit it \u2013 we also need our mommy more than ever. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This \u201cCoronavirus\nMother\u2019s Day\u201d is an opportunity to do something special, while still\nmaintaining social distancing measures and keeping everyone safe and healthy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are some ideas on how to use Smilebox in order to do just that: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/plus.smilebox.com\/account\/welcome\/?f=2&amp;c=1&amp;s=4\" rel=\"nofollow\">Send Your Mom an Online Greeting Card<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Your mother gave you the gift of life, the least you can do is send her a nice <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smilebox.com\/maker\/card-maker\/mothers-day\/\">online Mother&#8217;s Day card<\/a>. Choose one from our huge selection, customize it with your own photos, music and personal panache. Then all you need to do is simply wait for mom to call you up all excited after receiving your card. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/plus.smilebox.com\/account\/welcome\/?f=2,4,1&amp;c=1&amp;s=4\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smilebox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/03\/Mothers-Day-Messages.jpg\" alt=\"How to Celebrate Mother\u2019s Day in the Coronavirus Age\" class=\"wp-image-3031\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/plus.smilebox.com\/account\/welcome\/?f=1&amp;c=1&amp;s=4\" rel=\"nofollow\">Create a Special Mother\u2019s Day Slideshow<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Choose recent photos of yourself, or perhaps ones from before the Coronavirus pandemic of you and your mom. Put them together using one of our beautiful, easily customizable templates. Share it with your mom as a way of saying, we\u2019re here \u2013 and soon we\u2019ll meet again.&nbsp; Especially relevant if you\u2019ve got kids yourself and Grandma hasn\u2019t seen them in a while!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/plus.smilebox.com\/account\/welcome\/?f=1&amp;c=1&amp;s=4\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smilebox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/Mothers-Day-Slideshow.jpg\" alt=\"Celebrate Mother\u2019s Day in the Coronavirus Age\" class=\"wp-image-3162\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/plus.smilebox.com\/account\/welcome\/?f=3&amp;c=8&amp;s=92\" rel=\"nofollow\">Use Smilebox LIVE to Chat With Mom<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There\u2019s nothing in this world mom wants to see more than you, so set up a virtual event that celebrates her with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smilebox.com\/maker\/smilebox-live\/\">Smilebox LIVE<\/a>. Since there is no limit to the number of participants in a Smilebox LIVE event you can include siblings and other family members &#8211; turn it into a party!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All you need to do is choose an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smilebox.com\/maker\/invitation-maker\/\">invitation<\/a>, customize it, then send to all the family members you want to attend the virtual event. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/plus.smilebox.com\/account\/welcome\/?f=3&amp;c=8&amp;s=92\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2536\" height=\"1388\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smilebox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/Smilbox-LIVE.jpg\" alt=\"How to Celebrate Mother\u2019s Day During Social Distancing\" class=\"wp-image-3161\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/plus.smilebox.com\/account\/welcome\/?f=2&amp;c=8&amp;s=91\" rel=\"nofollow\">Send Mom Funny Coronavirus-Themed Cards<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Put a humorous twist on a difficult situation. Give your mom a good laugh this Mother\u2019s Day using one of our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smilebox.com\/maker\/card-maker\/coronavirus\/\">funny Coronavirus-themed cards<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/plus.smilebox.com\/account\/welcome\/?f=2&amp;c=8&amp;s=91\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smilebox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/Funny-Coronavirus-Cards.jpg\" alt=\"Celebrate Mother\u2019s Day During Social Distancing\" class=\"wp-image-3160\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2>Don\u2019t Forget Grandma!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Whatever you\u2019re doing for mom this year, do for grandma too \u2013\nand then some. She is likely more affected by social distancing measures and\nneeds you more than ever. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In\nconclusion: this Mother\u2019s Day is going to be different than any Mother\u2019s Day\nwe\u2019ve celebrated before. It will require some out-of-the-box thinking that Smilebox\ncan help you out with. So, check us out. We\u2019ve got the stuff. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mother\u2019s Day is coming along, a day in which we honor the most important people in the world &#8211; our mothers.&nbsp; This year\u2019s Mother\u2019s Day is shaping up to be a challenging one due to the Coronavirus pandemic.&nbsp;&nbsp; Whether you are in quarantine, affected by travel restrictions, or simply thinking about keeping mom safe \u2013 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":2567,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[6,7],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v16.0.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"This Mother\u2019s Day is going to pose a challenge to sons and daughters the world over. 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