For most of us, our mother was our first confidante, our first and biggest fan, our first teacher and our most important role model.  Of course, we shouldn’t wait until Mother’s Day to tell her how much we appreciate her, but it’s a nice excuse to show her a little extra love and devotion.  That’s why for this week’s Patch Picks we focused our efforts on finding the best Mother’s Day destinations. 

Whether she loves eating out, luxuriating at the spa, or just hanging out with the family, we’ve found the perfect spots to spend time with your mom this Mother’s Day.

The Best Spa Events

Mother’s Day at KD Studio (196 Katonah Avenue, Katonah).   Bring mom to KD Studio for a Mother’s Day makeover or makeup lessons (schedule your appointment in advance) and enjoy perusing the eclectic mix of cosmetics, sulfate-free body products, home items, hand bags and jewelry.  Or purchase a gift certificate for a Mother’s Day Facial – specially priced at $100.  Gift certificates must be purchased by Mother’s Day and used before June 1.

Satori Spa (171 Katonah Avenue, Katonah).  Satori owner and acupuncturist Sandy Lussi specializes in therapeutic spa services that are aimed at leaving her clients feeling great and beautiful.  Just for Mother’s Day, Lussi is offering $10 off all facials and massages so you can give mom the gift of health and beauty.

The Best Mother’s Eats

Crabtree's Kittle House:  Mother’s Day Sunday (11 Kittle Road, Chappaqua).  Enjoy a prix-fixe ($55 per adult, $27.50 per child under 12) brunch of fresh muffins & breakfast breads, veggie quiche, challah french toast, waffles, country bacon and sausage, and mimosas, bloody marys, and wine by the glass.  Brunch begins at 11:30 a.m.

Via Vanti Mother’s Day Dinner (2 Kirby Plaza, Mount Kisco).  Via Vanti has assembled a special Mother’s Day menu including ricotta & mint ravioli with a light meyer lemon crème sauce, roasted chicken stuffed with figs, pistachios & goat cheese, and for desert, gianduia  brownie bonbons with cappuccino gelato. Via Vanti opens at noon on Mother’s Day.

Lexington Square Cafe (510 Lexington Avenue, Mount Kisco) has prepared a special menu for Mother's Day brunch and dinner which includes the cleverly labeled appetizer offering “Mom’s Munchkins.”  Brunch begins at 11:30 a.m.

Bedford Post Inn Mother’s Day Dinner (954 Old Post Road, Bedford).  Guests are invited to enjoy a 3 course prix-fixe menu ($75 per person).  The Mother’s Day menu offers both brunch and dinner items including soft scrambled eggs with smoked sable fish, and Alaskan king crab corzetti.

The Best Mother’s Day Activities

The Stone Barns Mother’s Day Celebration (630 Bedford Road, Tarrytown) includes two “Mother & New Babies on the Farm” tours (1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m.).   In between tours, visitors can decorate a pot and plant seedlings  for mom and pick their own eggs.

Mother’s Day Weekend at The North Salem Library Fair (276 Titicus Road, North Salem).  For the bookish mom, spend time together among books, plants, and even ponies at North Salem’s Annual Book Fair.  On Saturday May 7, take mom to enjoy a family bike ride (8:00 to 10:00 a.m.), books, baked goods, plants, lunch, pony rides, and local bands.  Take her back to the fair on Sunday May 8 or the blowout book and plant sale.

Mother’s Day at Boscobel House & Gardens (1601 Route 9D, Garrison).  Mother’s Day at Boscobel – which is being billed as a “sweet, sparkly, and stylish celebration,” – is worth the drive to Garrison.  At 1:30 p.m., enjoy a guided tour through the historic Boscobel house and gardens, and then stop for a champagne reception in the Rose Garden – which will include champagne for the adults, lemonade for the children and desserts for all.  Finish the day with a fashion show.  Advance tickets are required ($40 per adult, $30 per child).