Mother’s day is on May 12, so we asked the children of Omihi School in Hurunui what they loved most about their Mum.

“The thing I love about my Mum is that we read books together at night time.” –Maddy, age 6

“The thing I love about my Mum is that she plays games with us. My favourite game is Catan” – Theo, age 6

“The thing I love most about my Mum is we go horse-riding together down the hill” – Emma, age 6

“The thing I love most about my Mum is that she blows balloons up for us.” –Amelia, age 5

“The thing I love most about my Mum is that she made me an aeroplane cake.” – Eddie, age 5

“The thing I love most about my Mum is that she takes us ten pin bowling.” Ariy, age 6

“The thing I love most about my Mum is that she plays with me. We play Lego farms with Lego animals.” –Arty, age 6

“The thing I love most about my Mum is that she makes yummy dinners for us. My favourite food is lasagne.” –Jack, age 7.